G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.4  
 
31 August  2020 
(20-5940) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES  
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
REPUBLIC  OF KORE A 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 31 August  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Korea.  
 
A. Notifying Member: Republic of Korea  
B. Date of notification : 20 August  2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/ Add.3 
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/Add.3  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 6 August  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.  
  N/A 
 
* In English  only.  
  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.4  
 
- 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 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry i nto force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Export Prohibition  CP-X 
P-X 5603129000  
5603920000  
56039 10000,  
56031 19000 
 Melt Blown filters  
 
SMS filters  (Spunbond 
Meltblown  Spunbond  
filters)  Article XI:2(a) of the GATT  
Article XX :(b) of the GATT  
 
 Notification of Ministry of 
Trade Industry and Energy 
No. 2020 -128 
(6 August 2020) 
http://www.law.go.kr/adm
RulLsInfoP.do?admRulSeq
=2100000191802  
(in Korean)  
 Administration: Ministry 
of Trade Industry and 
Energy  
 
Due to the global 
outbreak of COVID -19, 
the rel evant measure has 
been adopted with a view 
to preventing a critical 
shortage of masks in 
Korea.  
Producers and those who 
have concluded contracts  
with the producers for the 
purpose of exportation 
are allowed to export only 
Melt Blown filters for 
filtering respirators on the 
condition that their 
monthly export volume 
does not exceed 15% of 
the monthly average 
production volume of the 
Melt Blown filters in the 
last two months.  
  
  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.4  
 
- 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 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry i nto force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
       A producer who wants to 
export Melt Blown filters 
for filtering respirators in 
excess of the allowable 
amount must obtain prior 
approval from the 
Minister of Trade, 
Industry and Energy 
according to the relevant 
regulation.  
 
Melt Blown filters for 
Surgical masks and SMS 
filters are prohibited from 
being export ed. 
 
This measure will remain 
in effect from 
6 August 2020 to 
5 January 2021. 
 
 
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