G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.2  
 
19 October 2020  
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES  
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 15 October  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Republic of Moldova . 
 
A. Notifying Member:  The Republic of Moldova  
B. Date of notification:  15 October 2020  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/MDA/ 2 
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/MDA/1/Add.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 and Section 1. 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 following biennial period 2020 and 
relates to restrictions in force as of 15 October 20 20 
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 with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
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 Republic of Moldova communicates about the elimination, as of 31August 2020, of the 
temporary export restrictions previously impos ed on certain medical products, in the 
context of the COVID -19 pandemic under the Government Decision no. 168 of 11.03.2020 
regarding the prohibition of the export of some medical products, Government Decision  
 
 
* In English only.  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.2  
 
- 2 - 
 
   no. 241 of 10.04.2020 regarding the extension of the prohibition of the export of some 
medical products  and the Government Decision no. 573 of 31.07.2020 . 
 https://www.legis.md/cauta re/getResults?doc_id=122496&lang=ro   
  
  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.2  
 
- 3 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force - Quantitative restrictions imposed due to the COVID -19 pandemic  
 
QR 
No. General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on  
HS (2017)  Detailed Pro duct 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds 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 
prohibition on 
certain 
medical 
products , due 
to the COVID -
19 pandemic  
 
 P - X 
 6307 90  
4818 90  
4015 11  
4015 19  
3808 Medical masks; 
medical gloves; 
biocidal products 
(medical 
disinfectants).  Article XX  (b) of the 
GATT 1994;  
Article XI (2 (a)).  Government 
Decision no. 168 
of 11.03.2020 
regarding the 
prohibi tion on  the 
export of some 
products;  
Government 
Decision no. 241 
of 10.04.2020 
regarding the 
extended 
prohibition of the  
export of some 
products.  
 
Government 
Decision no. 573 
of 31.07 .2020 
regarding the 
extended 
prohibition of the  
export of some 
products  until 31 
August 2020 . 
Source : 
https://www.legis
.md/cautare/ getR
esults?doc_id=12
2496&lang=ro  
 
  Administrated by Ministry 
of Finance.  
 
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