G/MA/W/157/Rev. 6 
 
11 April 2023 
(23-2448) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Market Access    
 
LIST OF NOTIFICATIONS 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 sixth revision lists all docu ments circulated under 
the Committee on Market Access that have made reference to the COVID -19 Pandemic as of 
11 April 2023. 
2. Annex 1 lists the relevant notifications under the 2012 Decision on Notification Procedures for 
Quantitative Restrictions2 (QR not ifications). Annex 2 lists the communications  sent to the 
Committee on Market Access , describing trade -related measures introduced by Members as a result 
of the COVID -19 Pandemic, as well as a communication from the World Customs Organization.  
3. At the reque st of the Committee, the Secretariat has prepared a separate revision of a report 
summarizing the factual information contained in these documents (G/MA/W/168/Rev. 4).  
 
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. 6 
 
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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  
G/MA/QR/N/ALB/1/Add.2  27.03.2020  
09.11.2021  
2. Argentina  G/MA/QR/N/ARG/2  
G/MA/QR/N/ARG/3  10.02.2021  
27.09.2022  
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  
G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5/Add.3  
G/MA/QR/N/AUS/5/Add. 5 18.12.2020  
17.02.2022  
23.02.2023  
4. Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/MA/QR/N/BHR/1/Rev.1/Add.1  30.03.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/BHR/1/Rev.1/Add.2  20.04.2021  
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. Cambodia  G/MA/QR/N/KHM/1  
G/MA/QR/N/KHM/1/Add.1  30.07.2021  
24.06.2022  
8. 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  
9. 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  
G/MA/QR/N/CRI/ 5 06.10.2020  
23.02.2023  
10. Ecuador  G/MA/QR/N/ECU/1  14/04/2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/ECU/1/Add.1  19.07.2021 
11. 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  
12. El Salvador  G/MA/QR/N/SLV/1  27.09.2021  
 
1 In the original language.  G/MA/W/157/Rev. 6 
 
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Member  Document Symbol  Circulation Date1 
13. European Union - EU27  G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.1  08.04.2020  
 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  
 G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.4  11.05.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.5  09.07.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.6  
G/MA/QR/N/EU/5/Add.7  16.07.2021  
07.10.2021  
14. The Gambia  G/MA/QR/N/GMB/1  28.09.2021  
15. Georgia  G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.1  15.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2/Add.2  28.07.2020  
16. Hong Kong, China  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 5 30.10.2020  
17. India G/MA/QR/N/IND/3  29.09.2021  
18. 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  
19. Kazakhstan  G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/Rev.2/Add.1  27.10.2021  
20. 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  
G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.3  22.06.2020  
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  
21. Kyrgyz Republic  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.1  24.03.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.7  21.04.2021  
 G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.9  
G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.14  06.07.2021  
07.02.2022  
22. Liechtenstein  G/MA/QR/N/LIE/3  07.01.2022  
23. Malaysia  G/MA/QR/N/MYS/1/Add.1  23.09.2021  
24. Mauritius  G/MA/QR/N/MUS/6  05.10.2022  
25. Moldova, Rep. of  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.1  29.05.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/MDA/1/Add.2  
G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.2  
G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.3  19.10.2020  
02.03.2022  
29.07.2022  
26. New Zealand  G/MA/QR/N/NZL/6  28.03.2023  
27. North Macedonia  G/MA/QR/N/MKD/1  01.04.2020  
28. Norway  G/MA/QR/N/NOR/1/Add.1  05.06.2020  G/MA/W/157/Rev. 6 
 
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Member  Document Symbol  Circulation Date1 
29. 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  29.05.20 20 
30. Peru G/MA/QR/N/PER/2  23.06.2020  
31. Russian Federation  G/MA/QR/N/RUS/5  22.10.2022  
32. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/MA/QR/N/SAU/1  18.06.2020  
33. Switzerland  G/MA/QR/N/CHE/3  22.07.2020  
34. Thailand  G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.2  30.03.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.3  02.04.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.4  
G/MA/QR/N/THA/2/Add.6  
G/MA/QR/N/THA/ 3 21.05.2021  
15.02.2022  
27.03.2023  
35. Türkiye  G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.1  
G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2/Add.2  09.04.2021  
06.10.2021  
36. 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  
37. United Kingdom  G/MA/QR/N/EU/4/Add.3  16.06.2020  
 G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1  
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1/Add.1  
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1/Add.2  
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/2  
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/ 2/Add.1  15.04.2021  
24.02.2022  
05.08.2022  
05.10.2022  
09.01.2023  
38. 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  
 G/MA/QR/N/USA/5/Add.2  16.09.2021  
39. Viet Nam  G/MA/QR/N/VNM/1  19.08.2020  
 G/MA/W/157/Rev. 6 
 
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ANNEX 2  
LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRADE -RELATED MEASURES  
RELATING TO THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC  
Member  Document Symbol  Circulation Date1 
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  
 G/MA/W/165/Add.1  21.09.2021  
2. Bangladesh  G/MA/W/156  29.05.2020  
 G/MA/W/159  18.08.2020  
3. Canada  G/MA/W/145  
G/MA/W/153  
G/MA/W/174  
G/MA/W/178  01.04.2020  
14.05.2020  
15.03.2022  
24.05.2022  
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.12 08.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/146/Add.1  18.06.2020  
 G/MA/W/146/Add.2  31.05.2021  
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. India G/MA/W/171  29.09.2021  
9. Korea, Rep. of  G/MA/W/147  14.04.2020  
 G/MA/W/147/Corr.1  22.06.2020  
10. Niger  G/MA/W/183  21.03.2023  
11. New Zealand  G/MA/W/150, G/C/W/778  16.04.2020  
12. New Zealand and Singapore  G/C/W/777  16.04.2020  
13. Singapore  G/MA/W/151, G/C/W/779  16.04.2020  
14. Switzerland  G/MA/W/154  28.05.2020  
15. United Kingdom  G/MA/W/175  18.03.2022  
16. Uruguay  G/MA/W/173  15.03.2022  
17. World Customs Organization  G/MA/W/162  13.11.2020  
 
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1 In the original language.  
2 In Spanish only.