G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.1  
 
15 April 2020 
(20-2951) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO THE DECISION ON  NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RES TRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
GEORGIA  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 14 April 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Georgia . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Georgia  
B. Date of notification : 14 April 2020  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/ GEO/ 2 
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/GEO/2  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): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 3 April 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 . 
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 measure on the prohibition of exports and re -exports of certain pharmaceutical 
products and medical devices is taken  in the emergency situation  due to the COVID -19. It 
is a temporary measure to prot ect human health and prevent relieve critical shortage of 
essential products.  
 
 
* 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 (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 
 Due to the 
COVID -19, the 
Government of 
Georgia restricted 
the exportation 
and re -
exportation of 
certain 
pharmaceutical 
products and 
medical devices 
temporarily.  CP-X  
 3822 00 000 00  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3926 20 000 00  
 Diagnostic or laboratory 
reagents on a backing, 
prepared diagnostic or 
laboratory reagents 
whether or not on a 
backing, other than those 
of heading 30.02 or 
30.06; certified reference 
materials.  
 
 
Other articles of plastics 
and articles of other 
materials of headings 
39.01 to 39.14. - Articles 
of apparel and clothing 
accessories (including 
gloves, mittens and 
mitts)  
 Art. XX:b of the GATT,  
Art. XI:2(a) of the 
GATT  The Decree of the 
Government of Georgia 
N649 of 3 April 2020 as 
an amendment to the 
Decree of the 
Government of Georgia 
N164 of 28 January 2020  
"on the approval of 
measures to prevent the 
possible spread of novel 
coronavirus in Georgia 
and the approval of an 
operative response plan 
for cases of the disease 
caused by the novel 
coronavirus. ” The 
measure is in force since 
3 April 2020 and will stay 
in force until 10 May 
2020, which might 
subject to further 
extension in light of the 
existing situation by that 
time. This measure will be 
administered by the 
Ministry of Internally 
Displaced perso ns from 
the Occupied Territories, 
Labour, Health and 
Social Affairs of Georgia  
 
   4015 11 000 00 -      
4015 19 900 00  
 Articles of apparel and 
clothing accessories 
(including gloves, 
mittens and mitts), for all 
purposes, of vulcanised 
rubber other than hard 
rubber - Gloves, mittens 
and mitts :    -- Surgical                  
- other  
 
     
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- 3 - 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 
   6210 10 900 00  
 Garments, made up of 
fabrics of heading 56.02, 
56.03, 59.03, 59.06 or 
59.07. - Of fabrics of 
heading 56.02 or 56.03     
   6307 90 990 00  
 Other made up articles, 
including dress patterns 
– Other like facemasks, 
masks and etc.  
    
   6506 99 909 00  
 Other headgear, whether 
or not lined or trimmed. -
- Of other materials – 
Medical hats  
    
   9025 19 200 00  
 Hydrometers and similar 
floating instruments, 
thermometers, 
pyrometers, barometers, 
hygrometers and 
psychrometers, recording 
or not, and any 
combination of these 
instruments - other  
    
   9019 20 000 00  Mechano -therapy 
appliances; massage 
apparatus; psychological 
aptitude -testing 
apparatus; ozone 
therapy, oxygen therapy, 
aerosol therapy, artificial 
respiration or other 
therapeutic respiration 
apparatus - Ozone 
therapy, oxygen therapy, 
aerosol therapy, art ificial      
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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 
    respiration or other 
therapeutic respiration 
apparatus     
   3808 94  Insecticides, 
rodenticides, fungicides, 
herbicides, anti -
sprouting products and 
plant-growth regulators, 
disinfectants and similar 
products, put up in forms 
or packings for retail sale 
or as preparations or 
articles (for example, 
sulphur -treated bands, 
wicks and candles, and 
fly-papers) - 
Disinfectants  
    
 
 
 
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