G/MA/W/157/Rev.2  
 
16 April 2021 
 
(21-3225) Page: 1/4 
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 revised version  lists all documents circulated 
under the Committ ee on Market Access that have made reference to the COVID -19 Pandemic as of 
15 April 2021 .  
2. Annex 1 lists the relevant notifications under the 2012 Decision on Notification Procedures for 
Quantitative Restrictions2 (QR notifications). Annex 2 lists the co mmunications describing new 
trade -related measures introduced 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 report summarizing  
the factual information contained in these documents (G/MA/W/168 ).  
 
 
  
 
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.2  
 
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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  
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. 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  
8. 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  
9. Ecuador  G/MA/QR/N/ECU/1  14/04/2021  
10. 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  
11. European Union  G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.1  08.04.2020  
EU27 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  
12. Georgia  G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.1  15.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.2  28.07.2020  
13. Hong Kong, China  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 5 30.10.2020  
14. 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  
15. 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  22.06.2020  
 
1 In the original language.  G/MA/W/157/Rev.2  
 
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  Member  Document  Symbol  Circulation Date1 
 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.3  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  
16. Kyrgyz Republic  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.1  24.03.2020  
17. 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  
18. North Macedonia  G/MA/QR/N/MKD/1  01.04.2020  
19. Norway  G/MA/QR/N/NOR/1/Add.1  05.06.2020  
20. 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  
21. Peru G/MA/QR/N/PER/2  23.06.2020  
22. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/MA/QR/N/SAU/1  18.06.2020  
23. Switzerland  G/MA/QR/N/CHE/3  22.07.2020  
24. Thailand  G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.2  30.03.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.3  02.04.2020  
25. Turkey  G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.1  09.04. 2021 
26. 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  
27. United Kingdom  G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.3  16.06.2020  
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1  15.04.2021  
28. 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  
29. Viet Nam  G/MA/QR/N/VNM/1  19.08.2020  
  G/MA/W/157/Rev.2  
 
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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  
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  
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. Korea, Rep. of  G/MA/W/147  14.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/147/Corr.1  22.06.2020  
9. New Zealand  G/MA/W/150, G/C/W/778  16.04.2020  
10. New Zealand and Singapore  G/C/W/777  16.04.2020  
11. Singapore  G/MA/W/151, G/C/W/779  16.04.2020  
12. Switzerland  G/MA/W/154  28.05.2020  
13. World Customs Organization  G/MA/W/162  13.11.2020  
 
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1 In Spanish only.