G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.4  
7 March 2023  
(23-1649) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
TÜRKIYE  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  3 March 2023 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Türkiye . 
 
A. Notifying Member: Türkiye  
B. Date of notification: 3 March 2023  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): No, last notification was made in (doc. 
symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.3  
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/TUR/2 /Add.3  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 restric tions 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 force as of  15 February 
2023 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section 2:  Cross -reference to other WT O notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.4  
 
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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.  
The Decision in question was taken to protect human health under the conditions caused 
by the  earthquake disaster based on the provisions that allow WTO member states to apply 
trade restrictions due to factors stated in paragraph (b) of GATT Article XX (Necessary to 
protect human, animal and plant life and health) within the scope of the sudden and  high 
need for shelter.   
  G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.4  
 
- 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 (20 22) Detailed product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force  Administration, 
modification of  
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary 
export 
restriction o f 
prefabricated 
buildings due 
to the 
earthquake 
disaster  P-X  
 
9406.20.00 ex 
 
 
9406.90.10 ex 
 
9406.90.38 ex 
 
9406.90.90 ex Prefabricated Buildings : 
 
Modular building units, of 
steel;  
 
Mobile homes;  
 
Others;  
 
Of other materials;  
 
Only the tariff positions 
that include goods 
produced empty and for 
shelter purposes and the 
goods produced as WCs 
and/or bathrooms  are 
concerned.  GATT Article XX(b)  "Export Regime Decree" was 
enacted by the Council of 
Ministers on 22/12/1995 in 
accordance with Article 1  of 
Law No. 261 of 27/6/1963 
and paragraph (C) of 
Article  3 of Law No. 933 of 
28/7/1967. The 
aforementioned Regime 
entered into force by being 
published in the Official 
Gazette dated 6 January 
1996 and numbered 22515.  
 
Based on the 3rd article of 
the "Expo rt Regime Decree",  
(https://ticaret.gov.tr/dat
a/5b87066213b8761450
e18deb/%C4%B0hracat
%20Rejim%20Karar%C4
%B1.docx ) with the 
Approval of Ministry of Trade 
dated 14/02/2023 and 
numbered 82792672; it was 
decided to prohibit export of 
certain prefabricated 
buildings between 
15/02/2023 and 14/05/2023 
(including these dates)  Ministry of Trade  
(General Directorate of 
Export)  
 
 
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