G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 6 
 
7 April  2021 
(21-2860) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 26 March  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic . 
 
A. Notifying Member : The Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification : 26 March  2021 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 5 
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1 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 restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in fo rce as of 26 March  2021 
F. This notification con tains information* relating to:  
 Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications wi th 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 Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic #109, dated 23 March 2021 on the 
temporary export restriction on  scrap and waste of ferrous metals  enter s into force on 
16 April 2021. If the Kyrgyz Republic has additional measures, a relevant notification will 
be submitted . 
 
* In English  only.  
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 6 
 
- 2 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
__________  No General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS (2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and 
entry into 
force  
 Administration, 
modify  
cation of pr eviously 
notified measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Export 
prohibition of  
scrap and waste 
of ferrous metals  
 P-X 72 04  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Scrap and waste of ferrous 
metals  GATT Article XI:(2)(a)  
 Decree of 
Government of 
the Kyrgyz 
Republic # 109 
dated 23  March 
2021  
 
Export prohibitin 
enters into force 
on April 16th 
2021. 
 
The measure will 
cease on 1 6  
October 2021.  
 
 
 The Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic adopted 
decree # 109, dated 23  
March 2021 on the 
introduction of a 
temporary ban for six 
months on the export  of 
scrap and waste of 
ferrous metals (under HS 
code 7204) from the 
Kyrgyz Republic outside 
the customs territory of 
the Eurasian Economic 
Union.   
 
The abovementioned 
decree comes into force 
fifteen days after the 
publication  (29 March 
2021) . In turn, export 
ban on  scrap and waste 
of ferrous metals  comes 
effective 3 days after 
coming into force of this 
decree # 109.