G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  
 
19 August 2022 
(22-6310) Page: 1/6 
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 16 August  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification :  16 August  2022 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 16 
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 restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2020-2022 and 2022-2024 and relates to rest rictions in force as of 
19 August 2022 
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 wi th 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.  
 
 
* In English  only.  
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  
 
- 2 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
 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  National 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 11 000 9  
4401 12 000 9  
 
4403 11 000 1  
4403 11 000 9  
4403 12 000 1  
4403 12 000 2 
4403 12 000 3  
4403 21 110 0  
4403 21 190 0  
4403 21 910 0  
4403 21 990 0  
4403 22 100 0  
4403 22 900 0  
4403 23 110 0  
4403 23 190 0  
4403 23 910 0  
4403 23 990 0  
4403 24 100 0  
4403 24 900 0  
4403 25 910 0  
4403 25 990 0  
4403 26 000 0  
4403 91 100 0  
4403 91 900 0  
4403 93 100 0  
4403 93 900 0  
4403 94 000 0  
4403 95 000 1  
4403 95 000 9  
4403 96 000 9  
4403 97 000 1  Firewood  
 
 
Wood and articles of 
wood  GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  Decree of 
Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#428, dated 
01.08.2022  
 
Entered into force 
on 14 August  2022 
for a period of 6 
months . In accordance with  the 
Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the  
Kyrgyz Republic # 428, 
dated 01.08.2022, 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 after 7 days 
since publication (was 
published on 4 August 
2022).  In turn, export 
restriction comes 
effective 3 days after 
coming into force of 
this decree.   
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  
 
- 3 -  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  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  
 Administration, 
modify  
cation of previously 
notified measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
4403 97 000 2  
4403 99 000 1  
4403 99 000 9  
4407 11 930 0  
4407 11 980 0  
4407 12 910 0  
4407 12 980 0  
4407 19 980 0  
4407 91 900 0  
4407 92 000 0  
4407 95 100 0 
4407 95 910 0  
4407 95 990 0  
2 Temporary 
export 
prohibition of  
certain  used 
catalysts and 
certain types of  
precious  scrap 
metals  P-X ex2620  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ex3815 
 
 
 
ex7112 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Slag, ash and residues 
containing metals in 
catalysts, suitable only 
for metal extraction or 
for the production of 
chemical reagents  
 
Used catalysts, applied 
on carriers   
 
 
Waste and scrap of 
palladium, rhodium 
and platinum 
contained in catalysts 
used mainly for the 
recovery  of precious 
metals  
 GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  
 Decree of 
Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#431, dated 
01.08.2022  
 
Entered into force 
on 19 August  2022 
for a period of 6 
months.  In accordance with 
Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic # 431, 
dated 01.08.2022, the 
export  is temporar ily 
prohibited  for used 
catalysts  outside the 
customs territory of 
the Eurasian Economic 
Union .  
 
The abovementioned 
decree comes into 
force after 15 days 
since publication (was 
published on 4 August 
2022).   
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  
 
- 4 -  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  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  
 Administration, 
modify  
cation of previously 
notified measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
8708 92  Mufflers and exhaust 
pipes and their parts in 
catalysts  
3 Temporary 
export 
prohibition of 
marble  and 
travertine  P-X 2515 11 000 0 
 
 
 
2515 12 000 0 Marble and travertine, 
crude or roughly 
trimmed   
 
Marble and travertine, 
merely cut, by sawing 
or otherwise, into 
blocks or slabs of a 
square or rectangular 
shape  
 GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  Decree of 
Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#430, dated 
01.08.2022  
 
Entered into force 
on 14 August  2022 
for a period of 6 
months.  In accordance with 
Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic # 430, 
dated 01.08.2022, the 
export of marble and 
travertine  outside the 
customs territory of 
the Eurasian Ec onomic 
Union is temporarily 
prohibited.  
 
The abovementioned 
decree comes into 
force after 7 days 
since publication (was 
published on 4 August 
2022).  In turn, export 
restriction comes 
effective 3 days after 
coming into force of 
this decree.  
4 Temporary 
export 
prohibition of 
recovered paper 
or paperboard  P-X 4707 Recovered paper 
(waste and scrap) or 
paperboard  GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  Decree of 
Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#426, dated 
01.08.2022  
 
Entered into force 
on 14 August 2022 In accordance with 
Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic #426, 
dated 01.08.2022, the 
export of recovered 
paper or paperboard 
outside the customs  
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  
 
- 5 -  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  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  
 Administration, 
modify  
cation of previously 
notified measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
for a period of 6 
months.  territory of the 
Eurasian Eco nomic 
Union is temporarily 
prohibited.  
 
The abovementioned 
decree comes into 
force after 7 days 
since publication (was 
published on 4 August 
2022). In turn, export 
restriction comes 
effective 3 days after 
coming into force of 
this decree.  
5 Temporary 
export 
prohibition of 
ferrous waste 
and scrap, 
remelting scrap 
ingots of iron or 
steel P-X 7204 Ferrous waste and 
scrap, remelting scrap 
ingots of iron or steel  GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  Decree of 
Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#427, dated 
01.08.2022  
 
Entered into force 
on 14 August 2022 
for a period of 6 
months.  In accordance with 
Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic #427, 
dated 01.08.2022, the 
export of ferrous 
waste and scrap, 
remelting scrap ingots 
of iron or steel o utside 
the customs territory 
of the Eurasian 
Economic Union  is 
temporarily 
prohibited.  
 
The abovementioned 
decree comes into 
force after 7 days 
since publication (was  
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.17  
 
- 6 -  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  National legal basis 
and entry into 
force  
 Administration, 
modify  
cation of previously 
notified measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
published on 4 August 
2022). In turn, export 
restriction comes 
effective 3 days after 
coming into force of 
this decree.  
__________