G/MA/QR/N/KHM/1  
 
30 July 2021 
(21-6000) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
CAMBODIA  
The following communication, dated  22 July 2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Cambodia.  
 
A. Notifying Member : Cambodia  
B. Date of notification :  22 July 2021  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. Symbol ) 
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 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 force as of 9 July  2021 
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.  
 Cambodia notifies the lifting of temporary suspension and new temporary measures on 
imports of frozen meat and frozen products that ar e deemed of high risk of spreading 
COVID -19. 
 Cambodia is working on a complete notification of all quantitative restrictions in force.  
 
* 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  (201 7) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into forc e  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary 
suspension on 
imports of 
frozen meat 
and other hight 
risk frozen 
products to 
prevent the 
entry and the 
spread of 
Covid -19 virus 
and its new 
variants  
 
 P Various, 
including:  
0202.10.00  
0202.20.00  
0202.30.00  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Frozen meat and 
other hight risk 
frozen products  
 GATT Article XX:(b) 
necessary to protect 
human or plant life or 
health  
 Notification of the General 
Department of Customs and 
Excise of Cambodia, No. 
0886/21 AKR, Dated May 01, 
2021 on Temporary 
Suspension  of Imports and of 
Clearance of Imports of 
Frozen Meat and other Frozen 
Products of High Risk from 
India.  
 
Date of entry into force: May 
01, 2021.  
 
Terminated on June 21, 2021.  
 Termination of temporary 
suspension of imports of 
frozen meat and frozen 
products that are deemed of 
high risk of spreading 
Covid -19, from origins that 
are undergoing an alarming 
increase of Covid -19 
infections, including India.    
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- 3 - QR 
No. General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS  (201 7) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into forc e  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2 Temporary 
requirements 
for imports of 
frozen meat 
and frozen 
products to 
prevent the 
entry and the 
spread of 
Covid -19 virus 
and its new 
variants  CP 
NAL Various, 
including:  
0202.10.00  
0202.20.00  
0202.30.00  
 
 Frozen meat and 
other hight risk 
frozen products  
 GATT Article XX:(b) 
necessary to protect 
human or plant life or 
health  
 Notification of the General 
Department of Customs and 
Excise of Cambodia, No. 
1255/21 AKR, dated June 19, 
2021 on Lifting of Temporary 
Suspension of Imports and of 
Clearance of Imports of Frozen 
Meat and other Frozen 
Products of High Risk from 
India.  
 
Date of entry into force: June  
21, 2021  
 
Date of termination: until 
further notice  Temporary Requirements 
for a certificate of negative 
test result from the 
authority of country of 
origin, and Covid -19 Test 
upon arrival with Institut 
Pasteur du Cambodge. The 
requirements are applied to 
Imports of Frozen meat and 
frozen products that are 
deemed of high risk of 
spreading Covid -19, from 
origins that are undergoing 
an alarming increase of 
Covid -19 infections, 
including India.  
  
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- 4 - 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 Pro cedures, 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/         
   
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- 5 - 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 notification:  
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff li ne 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and ent ry 
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/         
 
  
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- 6 - 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(      ) 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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