G/AG/N/EU/77/Rev.3  
 
20 December  2022 
(22-9534) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following submission, dated  19 December  2022, is being circulated at the request of  the 
delegation of the European Union . The notification concerns a revision of export prohibitions or 
restrictions G/AG/N/EU/77 , issued on 13 April 202  
 
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The Hungarian Government, by Government Regulation 479/2022 (XI. 28.) issued on 28 November 
2022, extended the state of emergency declared for the territory of Hungary for a further 210 days 
from the entry into force of Government Regulation 424/2022. (X. 28.). The state of emergency has 
been declared in Hungary in view of the armed conflict and humanitarian disaster in Ukr aine and in 
order to avert and manage the consequences thereof.  
  
Having regard to the above, the scope of Government Regulation 83/2022 (5 March 2022) on the 
notification procedure and related measures for the export of certain agricultural products of 
strategic importance for the security of feed and food supply was also extended until the end of the 
emergency extended by Regulation 479/2022 (28.11.) ( for 210 days, i.e from 1 November 2022 
tothe end of May 2023).  
  
As of the date of submission of this revision, the Minister for Agriculture of Hungary has not exercised 
the right of first refusal for the covered products.  
 
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EXPORT RESTRICTIONS : EUROPEAN UNION  
Notification und er Article 12 of the Agreement:  Export prohibitions and restrictions  
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1  DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT:  
Cereals (wheat, rye, barley, oat, corn, soy beans and sunflower seeds).  
 
2  TARIFF ITEM NUMBER(S):  
− 10019900  
− 10011900  
− 10029000  
− 10039000  
− 10049000  
− 10059000  
− 12019000  
− 12060091  
− 12060099  
 
3  NATURE OF, AND JUSTIFICATION FOR, MEASURE TO BE INTRODUCED:  
Temporary export control measure for cereals introduced by Hungary.  
 
Justification of the measure:   
 
The disruption of grain supplies from the Black Sea region, as a consequence of the Russian military 
invasion in Ukraine, could threaten food security in Hungary. The temporary export control measure 
introduced aims at preventing a critical shor tage of the above listed agricultural products,  also 
having regard to the extraordinary and sustained increase of the number of consumers of the 
products concerned related to the arrival in Hungary of Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing the war.   
 
Measure i ntroduced:   
 
The exports of wheat, rye, barley, oat, corn, soy beans and sunflower seeds from Hungary are 
subject to a request submitted to the competent Hungarian authorities, the National Food Chain 
Safety Office (NÉBIH), indicating the volume and price of the raw material. The Minister for 
Agriculture subsequently makes a decision within 30 days whether to exercise the right of first 
refusal at market price if the country’s public supply or food security is considered endangered. 
Shipments as part of hum anitarian aid and cargo in transit through the country are not covered by 
the decree. The measure applies to trade with third countries and to trade within the European 
Union. As of the date of submission of this notification, 13 April  2022, the Minister fo r Agriculture has 
not exercised the right of first refusal for the covered products.  
 
 
4  DURATION OF APPLICATION OF MEASURE:  
From:  06 March 2022  To: 31 May 2023  
 
 
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