G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.22  
21 February  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)  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 14 February  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification :  17 February  2023 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 21 
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/KGZ/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 res trictions 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 15 February  2023 
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 . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.22  
 
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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.  
In accordance with  the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Nº 52, 
dated  07.02.2023, the export of wood and articles of wood outside  the customs territory of 
the Eurasian Economic Un ion is temporarily prohibited.  The Decree comes into force  
on 15 February 2023 . 
 
Temporary export prohibition of wood and article s of wood in notification  
G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  submitted in accordance with the Decree of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic №428 is no longer in force.   
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.22  
 
- 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 Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  Nation al legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, modify  
cation of previously 
notified measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary export 
prohibition of wood 
and articles of 
wood outside  P-X 4401 Fuel wood, in logs, billets, 
twigs, faggots or similar 
forms; wood in chips or 
particles; sawdust and 
wood waste and scrap, 
whether or not 
agglomerated in logs, 
briquettes, pellets or 
similar forms . GATT Article XI:(2)(a)  Decree of Government 
of the Kyrgyz Republic 
Nº 52, dated 
07.02.2023 
 
Enters into force on 
15 February  2023 for a 
period of 6 months.  In accordance with the 
Decree of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz  Republic Nº 52, 
dated  07.02.2023, the 
export of  wood and 
articles of wood outside  
the customs territory of 
the Eurasian Economic 
Union is temporarily 
prohibited.  The Decree 
comes into force 
on 15 February 2023.  4403 Wood in the rough, 
whether or not stripped of 
bark or sapwood, or 
roughly squared . 
4407 Wood sawn or chipped 
lengthwise, sliced or 
peeled, whether or not 
planed, sanded or end -
jointed, of a thickness 
exceeding 6mm .