G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 6/Add.1  
 
10 July 2023 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
HONG KONG, CHINA 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 5 July  2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Hong Kong, China . 
A. Notifying Member : Hong Kong, China  
B. Date of notification : 5 July  2023 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 6 
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/HKG/6  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 restric tions maintained by (Member ):      
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of  1 February  2023 
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.  
This addendum modifies G/MA/QR/ N/HKG/6 by replacing QR No. 4 of Section 1 and the first 
item of Section 4B therein  with QR No. 1 of Sec tion 1 and the first item of Section 4B of this 
addendum  which update the number of controlled chemicals subject to the restrictions of 
the Control of Chemicals Ordinance . This addendum also notifies that the list of dangerous 
drugs subject to the restrict ions of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance in QR No. 5 of Section 1 
of G/MA/QR/ N/HKG/6  has been updated.  The updates follow international conventions and 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 6/Add.1  
 
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  scientific findings. The restrictions on the updated controlled chemicals and dangerous drugs 
are effective from 16 December 2022  or 1 February 2023 in accordance with the relevant 
implementation schedule .   
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6 /Add.1  
 
- 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 Justificat ion 
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 
4 Licensing of 
exporters, and non -
automatic 
authorization for the 
export of controlled 
chemicals  NAL-X ex Ch. 28-29 
 36 controlled chemicals 
which can be used for the 
manufacture of dangerous 
drugs or psychotropic 
substances  as listed under  
Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the 
Control of Chemicals 
Ordinance (Cap. 145)  
(https://www.elegislation.g
ov.hk/hk/cap145 ) 
 
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT  1994 
 
United Nations 
Convention Against 
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic 
Drugs and Psychotropic 
Substances  1988 Control of Chemicals 
Ordinance (Cap. 145) 
 
Date of entry into force  
of this restriction : 
1 June 1996 The restriction is 
administered through 
(i) licensing of 
exporters and (ii) 
authorization to export 
controlled chemicals on 
an MFN basis to prevent 
diversi on of controlled 
chemicals into illicit 
manufacture of narcotic 
drugs and psychotropic 
substances.  
 
Import licensing 
procedures can be 
found in Section  2.4. 
 
    
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6 /Add.1  
 
- 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 Procedures, etc.) contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and whi ch 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 restriction?   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 below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
Document symbol 
of notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on HS  
(2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restrictio n, 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/ 22 Licensing of 
importers; and 
non-automatic 
authorization  for 
the import of 
controlled 
chemicals  NAL ex Ch.  28-29 
 30 controlled 
chemicals which can 
be used for the 
manufacture of 
dangerous drugs or 
psychotropic 
substances  as listed 
under  Schedules 1 
and 2 of the Control 
of Chemical 
Ordinance 
(Cap.  145) Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT  1994 
 
United Nations 
Convention Against 
Illicit Traffic in 
Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances,  1988 Control of Chemicals 
Ordinance (Cap.  145) 
 
Date of entry into 
force of this 
restriction:  
1 June 1996 The restriction is 
administered through 
(i) licensing of importers 
and (ii) authorization to 
import controlled 
chemicals on an MFN 
basis to prevent 
diversion of controlled 
chemicals into illicit 
manufacture  of narcotic 
drugs and psychotropic 
substances .   
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6 /Add.1  
 
- 5 - Document symbol 
of notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on HS  
(2022)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restrictio n, 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 
    (https://www.elegis
lation.gov.hk/hk/ca
p145) 
   Export licensing 
procedures can be 
found in Section  1. 
 
5. Other notifications  
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No  
 
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