G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.1  
 
14 April 2020 
(20-2897) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  PURSUANT TO THE DEC ISION ON NOTIFICATIO N PROCEDURES FOR 
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ( G/L/59/REV.1)   
REPUBLIC  OF KORE A  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 10 April 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Korea.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  Republic of Korea  
B. Date of notification :   10 April 2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 2 
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all qu antitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in G/MA/QR/N/KOR/ 2 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 describe d in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of  6 March 2020  
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 . 
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.  
 This is a temporary export prohibition necessary to protect human health and prevent 
critical shortage of essential products in response to COVID19. It allows exception 
concerning  humanitarian purposes  under MFDS approval. The items are mentioned i n 
Section 1.  
 
* In English  only.  
  G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.1  
 
- 2 - 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  
( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
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 Export Prohibition  P-X 6307909000  
 
 
 Surgical and sanitary  
masks;  In accordance with 
the Ministry of Food and 
Drug Safety Public Notice 
Designation of the scope of 
quasi -drugs , “ surgical 
masks ” means products  
used during treatment or 
surgery with the purpose 
of preventing infection. 
“Sanitary masks ” means 
products used to protect 
respiratory system from 
infectant or harmful 
particulate matter.  Article  XI :2(a) of the 
GATT  
Article XX (b) of the GATT  
 Notification of Ministry  
of Food and Drug 
Safety  No.2020 -14(06. 
Mar. 2020 ) 
http://www.law.go.kr/a
dmRulSc.do?tabMenuId
=tab107&query=%EC
%8B%9D#liBgcolor0  
(in Korean)  Due to the global 
outbreak of COVID -19, 
the relevant measure 
has been a dopted with a 
view to preventing a 
critical shortage of 
masks in Korea. This 
measure will remain in 
effect from 06. Mar. 
2020 to 30. Ju n. 2020. 
Overseas shipments for 
humanitarian purposes 
may be exported with 
approval  from Ministry of 
Food and Drug Safety  
5603129000  
5603920000  
 Melt Blown  filters  
 Notification of Ministry  
of Trade Industry  and 
Energy No. 2020 -
26(06.  Mar. 2020)  
http://www.law.go.kr/a
dmRulSc.do?tabMenuId
=tab107&query=%EB
%A7%88%EC%8A%A
4%ED%81%AC#liBgco
lor2 
(in Korean)  
  The relevant measure has 
been ado pted with a view 
to preventing a critical 
shortage of masks in 
Korea. This measure will 
remain in effect  from 06. 
Mar. 2020 to 30. June. 
2020.  
 
 
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