G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.2  
 
22 June 2020 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  PURSUANT TO THE DEC ISION ON NOTIFICATIO N PROCEDURES FOR 
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ( G/L/59/REV.1)   
REPUBLIC  OF KORE A  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 18 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Korea.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  Republic of Korea  
B. Date of notification :   17 June 2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 2 and 
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.1  
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/KOR/ 2 and 
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.1 which are of the following natu re: 
  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 r estrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 18 June 2020 
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 . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.2  
 
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  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 previous ly notified  quantitative restriction  on the export of filtering respirator s has been  
changed as follows ; Filtering respirator producers and those who have concluded contracts with 
the producers for the purpose of exportation are allowed to export up to 30% of the total daily 
production volume of filterin g respirator s. Details are described in section 1.   
  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/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  
(2017 ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Oth er 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 Temporary export 
restriction  CP-X 6307909000  Filtering 
respirators ; In 
accordance with 
the Ministry of 
Food and Drug 
Safety Public 
Notice 
『Designation of 
the scope of 
quasi-drugs』, 
“Filtering 
respirators ” 
means products 
used to protect 
respiratory 
system from 
infectant  or 
harmful 
particulate 
matter.  Article  XI:2(a) of the GATT  
Article  XX (b) of the GATT  
 
 Notification of Ministry  of 
Food and Drug Safety  
No.2020 -52(18 Jun. 2020 ) 
http://www.law.go.kr/adm
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(in Korean)  
  
 Administration: Ministry of 
Food and Drug Safety  
 
Due to the global outbreak 
of COVID -19, the relevant 
measure has been adopted 
with a view to preventing a 
critical shortage of surgical 
masks  and filtering 
respirators  in Korea. Filtering 
respirator producer s and 
those who have concluded 
contracts with the producers 
for the purpose of 
exportation  are allowed to 
export up to 3 0% of the total 
daily production volume of  
filtering respirator s. This 
measure will remain in effect 
from 18 Jun. 2020 to 11 Jul. 
2020. Overseas shipments 
for humanitarian purposes 
may be exported with 
approval  from Ministry  of 
Food and Drug Safety . 
 
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