G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.25  
 
18 August 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  9 August  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification : 9 August  2023 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 24 
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): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in fo rce as of 19 August  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 wi th information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
 
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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 Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #383, dated 
04.08.2023, the temporary export prohibition  on ferrous waste and scrap, remelting scrap 
ingots of iron or steel from the Kyrgyz Republic entered into force on 19 August 2023 for a 
period of 6 months. If the Kyrgyz Republic has additional measures, a relevant notification 
will be submitted.    
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.25  
 
- 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 ( 2017) 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 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 
#383  dated 
04.08.2023.  
 
Entry  into force on 
19 August 2023 for a 
period of 6 months.  In accordance with 
Decree of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of the Kyrgyz 
Republic #383, dated 
04.08.2023,  
 
The abovementioned 
decree comes into force 
after 7 working days since 
publication (was 
published on 4 August 
2023). In turn, export 
prohibition  comes 
effective 3 days after the 
decree comes into force.