G/MA/QR/N/BHR/1/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
30 March  2021 
(21-2575) 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)  
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 24 March  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Kingdom of Bahrain  
B. Date of notification : 24 March 2021  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/BHR/1/Rev.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/  BHR/1/Rev.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 force as of 5 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 with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 Kingdom of Bahrain would like to notify temporary measures that have been introduced 
as a response to COVID -19. With a view to pro viding maximum transparency, measures 
that have been withdrawn and terminated have been  notified as well.  
 All these temporary measures have been frequently evaluated to account for the availability 
of supply in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Measures have been modified over time to be the least 
trade restrictive measures possible.   
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- 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 Ground 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 
1 Temporary 
export ban on 
face masks  P-X 6307.90 97 
 
 face masks  
 
 
 Article XI:(2)(a)  and 
XX:b of the GATT  
 Ministerial Decision no ( 18) for 
the year  (2020)  
https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT1820.pdf   
Entered into force on 25 
February 2020 for three months  The Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Tourism  
2 Temporary 
export ban on 
face masks  NAL-X 6307.90 97 
 
 face masks  
 
 
 Article XI:(2)(a)  and 
XX:b of the GATT  
 Ministerial Decision no ( 32) for 
the year  (2020)   
https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT3220.pdf   
Entered into force on 2 April 
2020  (for three months) and 
replaced Ministerial Decision no 
(18) for the year  (2020) ;  
 
Ministerial Decision no ( 39) for 
the year  (2020)  
https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT3920.pdf   
Entered into force on 8 April 
2020 for three months and 
replaced Ministerial Decision no 
(32) for the year  (2020) . The Ministry of Industry, 
Comm erce and Tourism  
 
 
Ministerial Decision no ( 32) 
for the year  (2020)  then 
instituted that face masks 
could only be exported after 
having obtained a 
permission by the Ministry 
of Industry, Commerce and 
Tourism . 
3 Temporary 
export ban on 
face masks of 
the kind (N95 -
FACE and 
FFP3)  NAL-X 6307.90 97 
 
 N95 face 
masks  
FFP3 face 
masks  
 
 
 Article XI:(2)(a)  and 
XX:b of the GATT  
 Ministerial Decision no ( 78) for 
the year  (2020)  
https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT7820.pdf   
Entered into force on 8 July 
2020 for three months;  
 The Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Tourism  
 
Ministerial Decision no ( 78) 
for the year  (2020)  limited 
the scope of products that 
required a n export 
permission to N95 and FFP3 
face masks.  
4 Temporary 
export ban on 
face masks of NAL-X 6307.90 97 
 
 N95 face 
masks  
 Article XI:(2)(a)  and 
XX:b of the GATT  
 Ministerial Decision no (99) for 
the year  (2020)  The Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Touri sm 
  
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- 4 - 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 Ground 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 
the kind (N95 -
FACE)   
 https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT9920.pdf   
Entered into force on 6 October 
2020 for three months;  
 
Ministerial Decision no ( 2) for 
the year  (2021) 
https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT0221.pdf   
 
Entered into force on 6 January 
2021 and extended the 
measure an additional three 
months.  
 Ministerial Decision no ( 99) 
for the year  (2020)  limited 
the scope of products that 
required an export 
permission  
to only N95 face masks.  
5 Temporary 
Non-automatic 
export licenses 
for 
disinfectants  
and hand  
sanitizers  NAL-X 2207.1010  
2208.9011  
 
3808.9490  
 Alcohol 
solution  
 
Hand sanitizer 
and other 
disinfectants  GATT Article XI:(2)(a)   
and XX:b of the GATT  
 Decision no. 28, Articles 2 & 3: 
Export restriction on the free 
flow of all types of disinfectants 
and hand sanitizers, with a 
specific requirement on 
obtaining permission from the 
Ministry of Industry, Commerce 
and Tourism in order to export  
 
https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh
/Media/LegalPDF/RICT2820.pdf   
 
Entered into force on 22 March 
2020 for three months and has 
since been terminated.  Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Tourism  
 
 
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