G/MA/QR/N/KOR/3/Add.2  
 
10 December  2021 
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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 7 December  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Korea.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  Republic of Korea  
B. Date of notification:   7 December  2021 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 3 and 
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 3/Add.1   
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notifica tion previously made in G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 3 and 
G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 3/Add.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 r estrictions 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 11.Nov. 2021 
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 is a temporary export quantitative re striction  which is necessary to ensure essential quantities 
of such materials to a domestic processing  industry and  to prevent critica l shortage of essential 
products . It allows exception under  the approval  of Minister of  Trade, Industry and Energy  and 
Minist er of Environment . The items are mentioned in Section 1.  
 
* In English  only.  
  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/3/Add.2  
 
- 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 into force   
 Administration, 
modificatio n of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary export 
restriction  CP-X 3102109000  Urea, whether or 
not in aqueous 
solution(Other than 
Agricultural 
fertilizers or for 
manufacturing 
agricultural 
fertilizers)  Article XI :2(a) of the GATT  
Article XX (i) of the GATT  
Article XX ( j) of the GATT  
 Notification of Ministry  of 
Trade, Industry and Energy 
No.2021 -188(11. 
November. 2021 ) 
 
Available at:  
https://www.law.go.kr/ad
mRulLsInfoP.do?admRulSe
q=2100000206069&vSct=
%EC%9A%94%EC%86%8
C 
(in Korean)  
 
Application period :  
11 November 2021  
to 31 December 20 21 Administration: Ministry  
of Trade, Industry and 
Energy   
  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/3/Add.2  
 
- 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 into force   
 Administration, 
modificatio n of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2 Temporary export 
restriction  CP-X 3102109000  Aqueous urea 
solution (AUS) * 
 
*AUS  is a mixture 
made with urea and 
deionized water 
(CAS 57 -13-6), 
including diesel 
exhaust fluid (DEF) 
and reducing agents 
for facilities (e.g., 
power station, 
emission facilities) 
to mitigate nitrogen 
oxide (NOx) 
emissions.  Article XI :2(a) of the GATT  
Article XX (i) of the GATT  
Article XX (j) of the GATT  Notification of Ministry of  
Environment  No.2021 -
232(11.Nov.2021)  
 
Available at: 
https://law.go.kr/admRulS
c.do?menuId=5&subMenuI
d=41 &tabMenuId=183&qu
ery=%EC%9A%94%EC%8
6%8C%EC%88%98%20%
EA%B8%B4%EA%B8%89
%EC%88%98%EA%B8%8
9%EC%A1%B0%EC%A0%
95%EC%A1%B0%EC%B9
%98#liBgcolor0  
(in Korean)  
 
Application period : 
11 November 2021  
to 31 December 2021  Administration: Ministry 
of Environment  
 
 
 
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