G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.13  
 
18 January 2022  
(22-0377) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES  
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 15 January  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
A. Notifying Member: The Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification: 14 January  2022 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.12  
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 restri ctions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as describe d in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the following biennial period 2020-2022 
and relates to restrictions in force as of 15 January  2022 
F. This notification contains 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 . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/KGZ /1/Add.13  
 
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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 Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 336, dated 24 December  
2021 on the temporary export ban of ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or 
steel (excl. slag ) (classified by the HS code 7204) from the Kyrgyz Republic outside the territory 
of the Eurasian Economic Union entering into force  on 15 January 2022 and will remain in force 
for 6 months.   
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.13  
 
- 3 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
 
 
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 No General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on HS 
(2012)  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 scrap 
and waste of 
ferrous metals   P-X 7204 Scrap and waste of 
ferrous  metals  GATT Article XI:2(a)  
 
 Decree of the 
Cabinet of 
Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#336 dated 
24.12.2021  
 
The measure 
enter s into force 
on January  
15th, 2022.  
 
The measure 
will cease on 
July 15th, 2022 . The Government of the  Kyrgyz 
Republic adopted  decree # 336, dated  
24.12.2021 on the  introduction of a  
temporary ban for six  months on the 
export of  scrap and waste of  ferrous 
metals (under  HS code 7204) from 
the Kyrgyz Republic outside  the 
customs territory of  the Eurasian 
Economic  
Union. The measure will  cease on 
15th of July 2022. 
The abovementioned  decree comes 
into force  fifteen days after the  
publication  (published on 28th of 
December) . In turn,  export ban on 
scrap and waste of ferrous metals  
comes effective 3 days  after coming 
into force  of this decree # 336.