G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add. 2 
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Comité de Acceso a los Mercados  Original:  inglés  
 
  
NOTIFICACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA DECISIÓN SOBRE EL  
PROCEDIMIENTO DE NOTIFICACIÓN DE RESTRICCIONES  
CUANTITATIVAS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
HONG KONG, CHINA 
Addendum  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 5 de septiembre de 2023, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de  Hong Kong, China.  
A. Miembro notificante:  Hong Kong, China  
B. Fecha de la notificación:  5 de septiembre de 2023  
C. Primera notificación:  
 Sí 
 No, la última notificación se presentó con la signatura (signatura del documento): 
G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6 /Add.1  
D. Tipo de notificación:  
 1. Completa (es decir, notificación de todas las restricciones cuantitativas en vigor)  
 2. Cambios de una notificación presentada anteriormente con la signatura (signatura del 
documento) consistentes en lo siguiente:   
  2.1 Establecimiento de nuevas restricciones, enumeradas en la sección 1.  
  2.2 Eliminación de restricciones, como se describe en la  casilla G infra. 
  2.3 Modificación de una restricción notificada anteriormente, como se indica en la 
   sección 1.  
 3. Notificación inversa de restricciones mantenidas por (Miembro):       
E. La notificación proporciona información sobre el siguiente período bienal 
(por ejemplo, 2012 -2014):  2022-2024 y se refiere a restricciones en vigor al  
1 de mayo de 2023  
F. La presente notificación contiene información1 relativa a:  
 Sección 1:  Lista de restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor.  
 Sección 2:  Referencia a otras notificaciones presentadas a la OMC que contengan 
información sobre restricciones cuantitativa s actualmente en vigor e 
información adicional.  
 
1 En inglés solamente.  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
- 2 - 
  G. Observaciones de carácter general, con inclusión de una descripción de la 
eliminación de restricciones notificada en el apartado 2.2 de la casilla D y la fecha 
en que esas restricciones dejaron de estar en vigor.  
A raíz de la entrada en vigor el 1 de mayo de 2023 de la restricción aplicada a los desechos 
de envases de vidrio en virtud de la Orden de Eliminación de Desechos (capítulo 354), el 
punto 27 de la sección 1 y el decimosexto punto de la secc ión 2.4B del documento 
G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6 se actualizan conforme a lo establecido en la presente notificación.  
 
 
   
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
 
- 3 - 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 
(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 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
27 Permit for the 
export of waste  NAL-X  Non-hazardous recyclables 
except those that are 
uncontaminated and 
exported for the purpose of 
reprocessing, recycling, 
recovery or reuse.  
https://www.epd.gov.hk/e
pd/sites/default/files/epd/e
nglish/environmentinhk/wa
ste/guide_ref/files/6schedu
le.pdf  
 
Hazardous wastes  
https://www.epd.gov.hk/e
pd/sites/default/files/epd/e
nglish/environmentinhk/wa
ste/guide_ref/files/7schedu
le.pdf  
 
Regulated e -waste (i.e. 
abandoned air 
conditioners, refrigerators, 
washing machines, 
televisions, computers, 
printers, scanners and 
monitors)  
https://www.elegislation.g
ov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=
ID_1493027716288_001&I
NDEX_CS=N  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT 1994  
 
Basel Convention on 
the Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazardous Wastes and 
their Disposal  Waste Disposal 
Ordinance (Cap. 354) 
and its subsidiary 
regulations  
 
Date of entry into force 
of this restriction:  
1 September 1996  
 
(Regulated e -waste: 
31 December 2018; 
and glass container 
waste: 1  May 2023)  The restriction is 
administered through a 
permit system for the 
export of waste on an 
MFN basis in 
accordance with Hong 
Kong, China (HKC)'s 
obligations under the 
Basel Convention on the 
Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazardous Wastes and 
their Disposal, and to 
ensure environmentally 
sound management of 
waste in Hong Kong.  
 
The regulated e -waste 
export control ensures 
that any regulated e - 
waste export from Hong 
Kong will be controlled 
and will not cause 
environmental hazards 
in other jurisdictions.  
 
Glass container waste 
export control ensures 
that glass container 
wastes export from 
Hong Kong will be 
controlled and disposed 
of in a proper and    
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
 
- 4 - QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  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 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
    Container waste (i.e. 
abandoned glass 
containers)  
https://www.elegislation.g
ov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=
ID_1669616845056_001&I
NDEX_CS=N  
   environmentally sound 
manner.  
 
Import  licensing 
procedures can be 
found in Section 2.4.  
    
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
 
- 5 - 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   
 
2. Agreement on Balance of Payments  
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
 
3. Agreement on Safeguards  
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restrictio n?   Yes     No   
 
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 b elow the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
Document symbol 
of notification  General 
description  Type of 
restriction  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 
previous notified 
measures; and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/HKG/26  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/23  Permit for the 
import of waste  NAL  Non-hazardous 
recyclables except 
those that are 
uncontaminated 
and imported for 
the purpose of 
reprocessing, 
recycling, recovery 
or reuse  
https://www.epd.go
v.hk/epd/sites/defa
ult/files/epd/englishArticle XX(b) of the 
GATT 1994  
 
Basel Convention on 
the Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazard ous Wastes 
and their Disposal  Waste Disposal 
Ordinance (Cap. 354) 
and its subsidiary 
regulations  
 
Date of entry into 
force of this 
restriction:  
1 September 1996  
 
(Regulated e -waste: 
31 December 2018; The restriction is 
administered through a 
permit system for the 
import of waste on an 
MFN basis in 
accordance with HKC's 
obligations under the 
Basel Convention on 
the Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazardous Wastes and   
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
 
- 6 - Document symbol 
of notification  General 
description  Type of 
restriction  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 
previous notified 
measures; and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
/environmentinhk/w
aste/guide_ref/files/
6schedule.pdf  
 
Hazardous wastes  
https://www.epd.go
v.hk/epd/sites/defa
ult/files/epd/english
/environmentinhk/w
aste/guide_ref/files/
6schedule.pdf  
 
Regulated e -waste 
(i.e. abandoned air 
conditioners, 
refrigerators, 
washing machines, 
televisions, 
computers, printers, 
scanners and 
monitors)  
https://www.elegisl
ation.gov.hk/hk/cap
603!en?xpid=ID_14
93027716288_001&
INDEX_CS=N  
 
Container waste 
(i.e. abandoned 
glass containers)  
https://www.elegisl
ation.gov.hk/hk/cap
603!en?xpid=ID_16
69616845056_001&
INDEX_CS=N  and glass container 
waste: 1 May 2023)  their Disposal, and to 
ensure environmentally 
sound management of 
waste in Hong Kong.  
 
The regulated e -waste 
import control ensures 
that any import of 
regulated e -waste will 
be controlled. The 
control will guard 
against international 
dumping and prevent 
regulated e -waste 
intended for r e-export 
ending up in Hong 
Kong.  
 
Glass container waste 
import control ensures 
that any import of glass 
container wastes will be 
controlled and disposed 
of in a proper and 
environmentally sound 
manner.  
 
Export  licensing 
procedures can be 
found in Section 1.  
   
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
 
- 7 - 5. Other notifications  
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No  
 
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