G/MA/W/157/Rev.3  
 
5 October  2021 
 
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Committee on Market Access    
 
  
LIST OF NOTIFICATIO NS AND COMMUNICATIONS  
RELATING TO THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC  
REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision  
1. The first version of this  report was prepared by the Secretariat at the request of the 
Chairperson of the Committee on Market Access following the virtual informal meeting of the 
Committee on Market Access of 20 May 2020.  This third revision  lists all documents circulated under 
the Committee  on Market Access that have made reference to the COVID -19 Pandemic as of  
4 October  2021.  
2. Annex 1 lists the relevant notifications under the 2012 Decision on Notification Procedures for 
Quantitative Restrictions2 (QR notifications). Annex 2 lists the com munications describing 
trade-related measures introduced  by Members  as a result of the COVID -19 Pandemic , as well as a 
communication from the World Customs Organization .  
3. At the request of the Committee, t he Secretariat has prepared a separate  revision of a  report 
summarizing the factual information contained in these documents (G/MA/W/168 /Rev.1 ).  
 
 
  
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO Agreement.  
2 G/L/59/Rev.1.  G/MA/W/157/Rev.3  
 
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  ANNEX 1  
LIST OF QR NOTIFICATIONS WITH A REFERENCE  
TO THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC  
Member  Document  Symbol  Circulation Date1 
1. Albania  G/MA/QR/N/ALB/1/Add.1  27.03.2020  
2. Argentina  G/MA/QR/N/ARG/2  10.02.2021  
3. Australia  G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3/Add.1  16.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3/Add.1/Corr.1  29.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/4  12.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/4/Add.1  18.06.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/4/Add.2  08.09.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5  05.10.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/4/Add.3  18.12.2020  
4. Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/MA/QR/N/BHR/1/Rev.1/Add.1  30.03.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/BHR/1/Rev.1/Add.2  20.04.2021  
5. Bangladesh  G/MA/QR/N/BGD/1  16.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/BGD/1/Corr.1  27.05.2020  
6. Brazil  G/MA/QR/N/BRA/2/Add.1  03.06.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/BRA/2/Add.2  01.02.2021  
7. Cambodia  G/MA/QR/N/KHM/1  30.07.2021  
8. Colombia  G/MA/QR/N/COL/1  02.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/COL/1/Add.1  09.06.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/COL/1/Add.2  19.01.2021  
9. Costa Rica  G/MA/QR/N/CRI/3/Add.1  17.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/CRI/3/Add.2  02.07.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/CRI/4  06.10.2020  
10. Ecuador  G/MA/QR/N/ECU/1  14/04/2021  
G/MA/QR/N/ECU/1/Add.1  19/07/2021  
11. Egypt  G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1  14.04.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1  28.04.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Add.1  24.06.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Add.2  10.12.2020  
12. El Salvador  G/MA/QR/N/SLV/1  27.09.2021  
13. European Union  
EU27 G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.1  08.04.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.2  07.05.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.3  16.06.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.1  05.02.2021  
G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.2  16.03.2021  
G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.3  31.03.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.4  11.05.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.5  09.07.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.6  16.07.2021  
 
1 In the original language.  G/MA/W/157/Rev.3  
 
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  Member  Document  Symbol  Circulation Date1 
14. The Gambia  G/MA/QR/N/GMB/1  28.09.2021  
15. Georgia  G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.1  15.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.2  28.07.2020  
16. Hong Kong, China  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 5 30.10.2020  
17. India G/MA/QR/N/IND/3  29.09.2021  
18. Israel  G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1  06.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1/Add.1  16.06.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1/Add.2  30.10.2020  
19. Korea, Rep. of  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.1  14.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.1/Corr.1  22.06.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.2  
G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.3  22.06.2020  
20.07.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.4  31.08.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.5  06.10.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/3  13.10.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/3/Add.1  06.11.2020  
20. Kyrgyz Republic  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.1  24.03.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.7  21.04.2021  
G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.9  06.07.2021  
21. Malaysia  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/1/Add.1  23.09.2021  
22. Moldova, Rep. of  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.1  29.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.2  19.10.2020  
23. North Macedonia  G/MA/QR/N/MKD/1  01.04.2020  
24. Norway  G/MA/QR/N/NOR/1/Add.1  05.06.2020  
25. Paraguay  G/MA/QR/N/PRY/1  14.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/PRY/1/Corr.1  26.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/PRY/1/Add.1  29.05.2010  
26. Peru G/MA/QR/N/PER/2  23.06.2020  
27. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/MA/QR/N/SAU/1  18.06.2020  
28. Switzerland  G/MA/QR/N/CHE/3  22.07.2020  
29. Thailand  G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.2  30.03.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.3  02.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.4  21.05.2021  
30. Turkey  G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.1  09.04.2021  
31. Ukraine  G/MA/QR/N/UKR/4/Add.2  31.03.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/UKR/4/Add.4  19.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/UKR/4/Add.5  09.06.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/UKR/4/Add.6  10.07.2020  
32. United Kingdom  G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.3  16.06.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1  15.04.2021  
33. United States  G/MA/QR/N/USA/4/Add.1  14.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/USA/4/Add.2  01.09.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/USA/5/Add.1  01.02.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/USA/5/Add.2  16.09.2021  
34. Viet Nam  G/MA/QR/N/VNM/1  19.08.2020  G/MA/W/157/Rev.3  
 
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  ANNEX 2  
LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRADE -RELATED MEASURES  
RELATING TO THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC  
Member  Document  Symbol  Date  
1. Australia  G/MA/W/152  04.05.2020  
 G/MA/W/152/Add.1  31.07.2020  
 G/MA/W/165  18.12.2020  
 G/MA/W/165/Add.1  21.09.2021  
2. Bangladesh  G/MA/W/156  29.05.2020  
 G/MA/W/159  18.08.2020  
3. Canada  G/MA/W/145  01.04.2020  
4. Chile G/MA/W/148  15.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/148/Add.1  28.04.2020  
5. Colombia  G/MA/W/146  02.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/146/Corr.11 08.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/146/Add.1  18.06.2020  
 G/MA/W/146/Add.2  31.05.2021  
6. Costa Rica  G/MA/W/155  28.05.2020  
7. Dominican Republic  G/MA/W/149  15.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/149/Add.1  12.05.2020  
8. India G/MA/W/171  29.09.2021  
9. Korea, Rep. of  G/MA/W/147  14.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/147/Corr.1  22.06.2020  
10. New Zealand  G/MA/W/150, G/C/W/778  16.04.2020  
11. New Zealand and Singapore  G/C/W/777  16.04.2020  
12. Singapore  G/MA/W/151, G/C/W/779  16.04.2020  
13. Switzerland  G/MA/W/154  28.05.2020  
14. World Customs Organization  G/MA/W/162  13.11.2020  
 
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