G/MA/QR/N/GMB/2  
 
3 October  2023 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
THE GAMBIA 
The following communication, dated 14 September 2023 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of The Gambia . 
 
A. Notifying Member:  The Gambia  
B. Date of notification:  14 September 2023 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/GMB/1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc. symbol) which are of the following 
nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of res trictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the following biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2012-2014, 2014-2016, 2016-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2022, and  
2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 25 April 2023. 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section 2:  Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
 The notification is in relation to the measures affecting import in the Custom Act of 201 0 
and the conventions that The Gambia rectified.  
 
* In English  only.  
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- 2 - Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR 
No.  General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code 
(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Prohibited Imports  of 
Counterfeit or non -
standard coins or 
currency notes  P Various  Counterfeit or non -
standard coins or 
currency notes  Article XX (d)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  
2 Prohibited Imports  of 
pornographic materials  P Various  Indecent articles 
(pornographic 
materials)  Article XX (a)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  
3 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted for Imports 
and Exports  CP 
NAL 
CP-X 
NAL-X 930390  Firearms and 
ammunitions of all 
types and other 
articles having 
appearance of lethal 
weapons , unless 
properly licensed  Article XXI (b) (ii) of 
the GATT 1994 
relating to the traffic in 
arms, ammunition and 
implements  of war and 
to such traffic in other 
goods and materials as 
is carried on directly or 
indirectly for the 
purpose of supplying  a 
military establishment 
and UN Protocol 
against the Illicit 
Manufacturing of and 
Trafficking in Firearms, 
their Parts and 
Components and 
Ammunition (Firearms 
Protocol)  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  
 
Arms and Amination Act 
CAP2101 Vol. 4 Revised Laws 
of The Gambia 2009 ER1 Administer ed by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority and th e 
Ministry of Defence of 
The Gambia  
4 Prohibited Imports of 
Illicit drugs  P Various  Illicit drugs of all 
forms  Article XX (a)  of the 
GATT 1994;  
 
United Nations 
Convention against 
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic 
Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  
 
Section 33 (1) of Drug Control 
Act 2003 
https://www.dleag -
gambia.org/en/article/drug -
laws Administered by Drug 
Law Enfor cement 
Agency Gambia 
(DLEA G))  
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- 3 - QR 
No.  General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code 
(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
5 Prohibited Imports of 
expired foods  P Various  Expired foods (liquids, 
soluble & medicine)  Article XX (b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  and Section 
38 of the Customs  and 
 
The Food Safety and 
Quality Act, 2011  
 Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  and The 
Gambia Food Safety 
and Quality Authority  
6 Prohibited Imports of 
waste and sludge 
deposit s P Various  Waste and sludge 
deposits  Article XX (b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  
 
The Food Safety and 
Quality  Act, 2011, section 33  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  and The 
Gambia National 
Environment Agency  
7 Prohibited Imports of 
organic phosphorus 
compounds  P 9897.00.00 (HS 
2012)  Any organic 
phosphorus 
compounds  Article XX (b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  
8 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
live birds   CP 010631  Most live birds (and 
their eggs)  Article XX (b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  
9 Prohibited Imports of 
Asbestos  P 252400  Asbestos in all forms  Article XX (b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  
10 Restricted Imports of 
Ivory and wild animal 
skins NAL 960110  Ivory, Articles of 
ivory, wild animal 
skins, snake skins and 
articles made from 
turtle shells and wild 
plants  Article XX (b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by The 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority  
11 Prohibited Imports  and 
Exports  of plastic bags  P 
PX 420299  Plastic bags  Article XX (g)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  and Ban on 
Plastic Bags Order, 2015  Administered by The 
Gambia  National 
Environment Agency 
and the Gambia  
Revenue Authority  
12 Conditionally 
Prohibited   imports of 
machines for 
duplicating keys  CP Various  Machines for 
duplicating keys  Article XX ( b)(i) of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010   Administered by T he 
Gambia Revenue 
Authority   
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- 4 - QR 
No.  General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code 
(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
13 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
handcuffs   CP 
NAL Various  Handcuffs , except 
under a licensed 
issued by Minister of 
Interior  Article XXI (b) (i) of 
the GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  and Private 
security and Company Act  Administered by the 
Minist ry of Interior  
and The Gambia 
Revenue Authority  
14 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
tear gas  CP 
NAL Various  Tear gas  Article XXI (b) (i) of 
the GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by the 
Minist ry of Interior  
and The Gambia 
Revenue Authorit y 
15 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
Camera drones  CP 
NAL Various  Camera drones  Article XXI (a) (i) of 
the GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  Camera drones must 
be cleared by the 
Ministry of 
Information and  
Digital  Economy  
16 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
Military gear  CP Various  Military gear  Article XXI  of GATT 
1994 Section 38 of the Customs and 
Excise Act, 2010  
 
The Gambia Armed Forces Act 
1990 Administered by the 
Ministry of Defence 
and The Gambia 
Revenue Authority  
17 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
live fish  CP 030199  Live fish other than 
live fish indigenous to 
the Gambia except 
under license issued 
by Ministry of 
Fisheries.  Article XX(b)  of the 
GATT 1994  Section 38 of the Cust oms and 
Excise Act, 2010  Administered by the 
Ministry of Fisheries  
and Water Resources 
and Th e Gambia 
Revenue Authority  
18 Imports and Exports 
Prohibition  on the  
Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazardous Wastes and 
their Disposal  P 
CP 
P-X 
CP-X Various items in  HS 
Chapters 05,  15, 
25, 26, 27,  28, 38, 
39, 47,  52, 71, 72, 
81, 84, 85, 86, 87  Waste or  recyclable  
material defined  as 
hazardous  under the 
Export  and Import of  
Hazardous Waste  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT 1994, Measures 
necessary to protect 
human, animal or 
plant life or health ; 
 
Basel Convention  Hazardous Chemicals 
Regulations, 1999  Administered by The 
Gambia National 
Environment Agency   
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- 5 - QR 
No.  General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code 
(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
19 Conditionally 
Prohibited and 
Restricted Imports of 
chemicals and 
pesticides  CP 2903.15  
2903.31  
2903.81  
2903.82  
2903.83  
2903.89ex  
2903.92  
2903.93  
2903.94  
2904.31  
2904.32  
2903.33  
2903.34  
2904.35  
2904.36  
2908.11  
2908.19ex  
2908.91  
2908.92  
2909.30ex  
2909.50ex  
2910.10  
2910.40  
2910.50  
2914.71  
2915.36  
2916.16  
2918.18  
2918.91  
2919.10  
2920.11  
2920.30  
2922.16  
2923.30  
2923.40  
2924.12  
2924.25  
2925.21  
2930.80  Chemicals and 
pesticides or certain 
toxic substances and  
Products containing 
them and unapproved 
pest control products  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT  1994 
Measures necessary to 
protect human, animal 
or plant life ; 
 
Rotterdam Convention  Hazardous Chemicals 
Regulations, 1999  Administered by The 
Gambia National 
Environment Agency   
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- 6 - Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in  the Agreement on Agriculture, 
Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing  Procedures, etc.) contains information on a 
quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing  in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/AG/N/         
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with  information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notificati on: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
WT/BOP/N/         
  
  G/MA/QR/N/GMB/2  
 
- 7 - 3. Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No    
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notificat ion: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/SG/N/  
        
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff lin e 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2007)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/         
   
  G/MA/QR/N/GMB/2  
 
- 8 -  
5. Other notifications  
 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No   
B. If yes, then  list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.   Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2022)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   Administration; 
modification of prev. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
        
 
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