G/LIC/29  
 
20 Novem ber 2020  
(20-8419) Page: 1/23 
Committee on Import Licensing    
 
THIRTEENTH  BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES1 
Article  7.1 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures provides that "the Committee shall review 
as necessary, but at least once every two  years, the implementation and operation of this Agreement, 
taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein".  
 
The main objectives of the Agreement are those listed in the preamble of the Agr eement.  
 
The information contained in this document covers the period from 23 October  2018 
to 9 October  2020. 
 
 
Table of Contents  
1   COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING  ................................ ................................ ..........  2 
1.1   Officers  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  2 
1.2   Members  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  2 
1.3   Observers  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  3 
2   WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD (2019 -2020)  ....................  3 
2.1   Formal Committee meetings  ................................ ................................ ........................  3 
2.1.1    Review of notifications  ................................ ................................ ..............................  3 
2.1.2    Discussion of specific trade concerns  ................................ ................................ ..........  5 
2.1.3    Review and adoption of the Committee's Annual Report to the Council for Trade  
in Goods  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  6 
2.1.4    Thirteenth biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement  ..........  6 
2.1.5    Improving transparency in notification procedures of the Agreement  ..............................  6 
2.2   Informal Committee  meetings  ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
3   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  ................................ ................................ ........  7 
4   CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT  ................................ ..............................  8 
5   ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMBERS' NOTIFICATION COMPLIANCE  ...............  8 
5.1   Significant increase of notifications submitted under Article  5.1-5.4 ................................ .. 8 
5.2   More Members beginning to use the new notification form  ................................ ...............  9 
5.3   A few WTO  Members out -performed others in N/2  notification submissions  ......................  10 
5.4   The majority of new N/2  notifications provided information on unnotified legislation  
in force  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  10 
5.5   Protecting human, animal or plant life and health, and protection of the environment as 
primary reasons for using import licensing measures  ................................ ............................  12 
 
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.  G/LIC/29  
 
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  5.6   Specific changes to legislation/procedures introduced by Members focussing on licensing 
terms, product coverage,  and document requirements  ................................ .........................  12 
ANNEX I  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  14 
ANNEX II  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  18 
ANNEX III  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  19 
ANNEX IV  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  21 
ANNEX V  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  23 
 
1  COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING  
1.1  Officers  
2019: 
 
Chairperson:   Ms Carol Tsang  (Hong Kong, China ) 
Vice-Chairperson:   Mr Gregory MacDonald  (Canada ) 
 
2020: 
 
Chairperson :  Dr Muhammad Irfan  (Pakistan ) 
Vice-Chairperson:   Mrs. Stephania Aquilina (Malta)  
 
1.2  Members  
Afghanistan  
Albania  
Angola  
Antigua & 
Barbuda  
Argentina  
Armenia  
Australia  
Austria  
Bahrain,  
     Kingdom of  
Bangladesh  
Barbados  
Belgium  
Belize  
Benin  
Bolivia, 
plurinational 
State of  
Botswana  
Brazil  
Brunei 
Darussalam  
Bulgaria  
Burkina Faso  
Burundi  
Cambodia  
Cameroon  
Canada  
Cabo Verde  
Central African 
Rep. 
Chad 
Chile Denmark  
Djibouti  
Dominica  
Dominican Rep.  
Ecuador  
Egypt  
El Salvador  
Estonia  
Eswatini  
European Union  
Fiji 
Finland  
France  
Gabon  
Gambia, The  
Georgia  
Germany  
Ghana  
Greece  
Grenada  
Guatemala  
Guinea  
Guinea -Bissau  
Guyana  
Haiti 
Honduras  
Hong Kong, 
China  
Hungary  
Iceland  
India  
Indonesia  
Ireland  
Israel  Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic  
Lesotho  
Liberia,  
Liechtenstein  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Macao, China  
Madagascar  
Malawi  
Malaysia  
Maldives  
Mali 
Malta  
Mauritania  
Mauritius  
Mexico  
Moldova, Rep. of  
Mongolia  
Montenegro  
Morocco   
Mozambique  
Myanmar   
Namibia  
Nepal  
Netherlands  
New Zealand  
Nicaragua  
Niger   
Nigeria  
North Macedonia  
Norway  
Oman  Russian Federation  
Rwanda  
St. Kitts & Nevis  
St. Lucia  
St. Vincent and 
the Grenadines  
Samoa  
Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of  
Senegal  
Seychelles  
Sierra Leone  
Singapore  
Slovak Republic  
Slovenia  
Solomon Islands  
South Africa  
Spain   
Sri Lanka   
Suriname  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
Chinese Taipei  
Tanzania  
Tajikistan  
Thailand  
Togo 
Tonga  
Trinidad & Tobago  
Tunisia  
Turkey  
Uganda  
Ukraine  Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Rep. of 
Viet Nam  
Yemen  
Zambia  
Zimbabwe  
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  China  
Colombia  
Congo  
Costa Rica  
Côte d'Ivoire  
Croatia   
Cuba  
Czech Rep.  
Cyprus  
Dem.  Rep. of 
Congo  Italy 
Jamaica  
Japan  
Jordan  
Kazakhstan  
Kenya  
Korea , Rep. of  
Kuwait, the State 
of 
Kyrgyz Rep ublic 
Latvia  
 Pakistan  
Panama  
Papua New 
Guinea 
Paraguay  
Peru 
Philippines  
Poland  
Portugal  
Qatar  
Romania  
 United Arab 
Emirates  
United Kingdom  
United States  
Uruguay  
Vanuatu  
 
 
1.3  Observers  
Observer Governments  
 
Algeria  
Andorra  
Azerbaijan  
Bahamas  
Belarus  
Bhutan  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Comoros  
Curaçao  
Equatorial Guinea  
Ethiopia  
Holy See (Vatican)  
Iran Iraq 
Lebanese Republic  
Libya  
Sao Tomé and Principe  
Serbia  
Somalia  
South Sudan  
Sudan  
Syrian Arab Republic  
Timor -Leste  
Turkmenistan  
Uzbekistan  
 
Observer Organizations  
 
IMF, UNCTAD  and the World Bank . 
 
2  WORK OF THE C OMMITTEE DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD (201 9-2020) 
2.1  Formal Committee meetings  
2.1.  In the two  years under review , the Committee held three  formal meetings , on 4 April and 
4 October  2019, and on 9 October  2020. The minutes of these meetings are contained in 
documents  G/LIC/M/ 49 and G/LIC/M/ 51 (to be issued) , respectively.  
2.2.  At the formal meetings , the Committee: (i)  review ed Members' notifications under various 
provision s of the Agreement;  (ii) exchanged views on  specific trade concerns raised by Members 
through writt en questions and replies  as well as through  oral statements ; (iii) reviewed and adopted 
its annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods  for 20 19 and 20 20, in accordance with Article  7.4 
of the Ag reement (G/L/ 1328 and G/L/1369); (iv) carried out the 13th biennial r eview of the 
implementation and o peration of the Agreement under Article  7.1 on the basis of a report prepared 
by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/ 54); (v) continued the discussion regarding improv ing transparency in 
notification  procedures of the Agreement ; and (vi) review ed and launched  the new import licensing 
website/database  (https://importlicensing.wto.org ). 
2.1.1   Review of notification s 
2.3.  Reviewing Members' notifications under various provisions of the Agreement has been an 
important  function  of the Committee . During the report ing period, the Committee reviewed 
3 notifications submitted by 2 Members  under Article  1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b);  243 notifications from 
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  Procedures submitted by  39 Members  under Article  7.3. The list of notifications submitted by 
Members during the reporting period  is contained in Annex es I to IV.23 
2.4.  It is worth noting that there remain 14 Members who have not submitted any notification under 
the Agreement since joining the WTO (see Table  1). As emphasized by the Chairperson repeatedly 
at each formal meeting, Membe rs that have not yet submitted the required notifications are urged 
to do so without delay. Members who ha ve technical problems in preparing the notifications are 
requested to seek assistance from the Secretariat . 
Table 1 : Members which have not yet notified under  any provision of  the Agreement4 
No. Member  Date of WTO  Membership  
1 Belize  01.01. 1995 
2 Congo  27.03. 1997 
3 Djibouti  31.05.1995 
4 Egypt  30.06.1 995 
5 Guinea  25.10.1995 
6 Guinea -Bissau  31.05.1995 
7 Liberia  14.07.2016 
8 Mauritania  31.05.1995 
9 Mozambique  26.08.1995 
10 Sierra Leone  23.07.1995 
11 Solomon Islands  26.07.1996 
12 Tanzania  01.01.1995 
13 Vanuatu  24.08.2012 
14 Yemen  26.06.2014 
 
2.5.  Regarding the notification obligations under Article  7.3, in addition  to the 14 Members listed in 
Table  1, the following 9 Members ha ve not yet submitted their replies to the Annual Questionnaire.  
Table 2: Members which have not yet submitted any reply to the Annual Questionnaire 
under Article  7.3 of the Agreement 
No. Member  Date of WTO  Membership  
1 Afghanistan  29.07.2016  
2 Angola  23.11.1996  
3 Benin  22.02.1996  
4 Botswana  31.05.1995  
5 Eswatini  01.01.1995  
6 Niger  13.12.1996  
7 Pakistan  01.01.1995  
8 Papua New Guinea  09.06.1996  
9 Samoa  10.05.2012  
 
2.6.  On the other hand, it is encouraging to see that one  Member, Myanmar,  has submitted its 
first notification regarding laws and regulations on its import licensing regime (G/LIC/N/1/MMR/1 
and G/LIC/N/2/MMR/1) to the Committee during the review p eriod. 
2.7.  Overall,  it is recognized that increasing the level of notification compliance and improving the 
quality of notifications remains a big challenge for this Committee. Compared with the last review 
period (2017 -2018), in this review period (2019 -2020), the total num ber of Members' replies to the 
annual questionnaire has remained stable at  69. How to maintain a relative ly high level of notification 
compliance while not placing an additional  burden on Members remains a n open  question.  
 
2 New submissions from Costa Rica ( G/LIC/N/3/CRI/17 ), Japan ( G/LIC/N/3/JPN/19 ) and Thailand 
(G/LIC/N/3/THA/7) will be reviewed at the next Committee meeting.  
3 Corrigend a and Revisions included.  
4 Up to 9 October  2020.  G/LIC/29  
 
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  2.1.2   Discussion of specific trade conce rns 
2.8.  Another main function  of the Committee is to afford Members the opportunity to consult on 
any matters relating  to the  operation of this Agreement and to raise specific trade concerns they 
may have regarding other Members' import licensing regime s or administrative practices . 
2.9.  Following the Rules of Procedures of this Agreement5, a total of  ten documents containing 
written questions on import licensing systems maintained by other Members , and six documents 
containing replies , were circulated in the document  G/LIC/Q/ - series during the review period. These 
new or follow -up written questions were addressed to the following Members:  Argentina ; Brazil ; 
Dominican Republic ; Egypt ; Ghana ; Indonesia ; Kenya;  and Myanmar . The exchanges among 
Members based on written questions and replies have provided additional clarity regarding the 
import licensing practices/legislations of the se Members (see Annex  V). 
2.10.   In this regard, a working document titled " Consolidated paper o f written questions and replies 
submitted to th e Committee on Import Licensing since 1995" (G/LIC/W/51) has been prepared by 
the Secretariat with a view to provid ing Members with an easy reference to the G/LIC/Q  series 
documents. At the formal meeting held on 22 October  2018, the Committee agreed that the 
Secretariat would update the document twice a year to include new submissions.  In the review 
period, the document had been updated three  times by the Secretariat, in 
document  G/LIC/W/51/Rev.1, G/LIC/W/51/Rev. 2, and G/LIC/W/51/Rev. 3, respectively.  
2.11.   In addition, following  requests from certain Members, a number of trade issues have also 
been include d in the agenda of formal meetings during the review period  (see Table  4). Some of 
these issues have been listed on the Committee's agenda for many years. At the meetings, t he 
proponents expressed their views on relevant issues and Members concerned provided oral replies . 
Table  4: Trade issues included as separate agenda items at formal meetings  
No Trade Concerns  Requested  by At formal  
meeting(s) on  
1 Indonesia – Import licensing regime for 
cellphones, handheld computers and tablets  United States  04 APR 2019  
04 OCT 2019  
09 OCT 2020 
2 Ghana – Import procedures and permits for 
poultry  United States  04 APR 2019  
04 OCT 2019  
3 Tunisia – Import restrictive measures of 
28 November  2018: use of non-automatic 
licences  European Union  04 APR 2019  
4 India – Import licensing requirements for boric 
acid United States  04 APR 2019 
04 OCT 2019 
09 OCT 2020  
5 India – Quantitative restrictions on certain 
pulses  Canada , Australia  04 OCT  2019 
09 OCT 2020  
6 Brazil – Importation of Nitrocellulose for 
industrial purposes in Brazil  European Union  04 OCT 2019  
09 OCT 2020  
7 China – Changes to import licensing for certai n 
recoverable materials  United States  04 APR 2019  
04 OCT 2019 
09 OCT 2020  
8 China – Importation of waste in China  European Union  04 OCT 2019  
9 Dominican Republic – Import licensing permits 
for agricultural products  United States  04 APR 2019  
04 OCT 2019  
10 Viet Nam – Import licensing for cyber security 
products  United States  04 APR 2019 
11 Thailand – Importation of feed wheat in Thailand  European Union  04 OCT 2019  
09 OCT 2020  
 
5 At its meeting on 23  October  1996, the Committee reached the Understanding on Procedures for the 
Review of Notifications Submitted under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, circulated in 
document  G/LIC/4. This Understanding provides that Members ' views, and requests for clarification, should be 
communicated, in writing, to the delegations concerned with copies for information to the Secretariat 
preferably 21  days, but at least ten  working days, in advance of the  meeting at which they would be raised. 
Replies to the questions should also be forwarded to the delegations having raised the questions, in writing, 
with copies for information to the Secretariat. The questions and replies thus received would be circulate d by 
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  No Trade Concerns  Requested  by At formal  
meeting(s) on  
12 Myanmar – Import licensing requirements for 
agricultural products  United States  04 OCT 2019  
13 Egypt – Import licensing requirements for 
certain agricultural and processed products  European Union  09 OCT 2020  
14 India – Importation of pneumatic tyres  European Union  09 OCT 2020  
15 Indonesia – Import licensing regime for certain 
textile products  European Union  09 OCT 2020  
 
2.1.3   Review and adopt ion of the Committee's A nnual Report to the Council for Trade in 
Goods  
2.12.   In accordance  with Article  7.4 of the Agreement, the Committee adopted, on the basis of the 
documents prepared by the Secretariat ( G/LIC/W/ 52 and G/LIC/W/ 53), its annual reports to the 
Council  for Trade in Goods. The reports for 201 9 and 20 20, were adopted  and circulated as 
documents  G/L/1328 and G/L/ 1369, respectively . 
2.1.4   Thirteen th biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement  
2.13.   Article  7.1 of the Agreement establishes that "the Committee shall review as necessary, but 
at least on ce every two  years, the implementation and operation of this Agreement, taking into 
account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein."  
2.14.   Article 7.2 of the Agreement stipulates that "As a basis for the Committee review, the 
Secretariat shall prepare a factual report based on information provided under Article  5, responses 
to the annual questionnaire on import licensing procedures and other relevant reliab le information 
which is available to it. This report shall provide a synopsis of the aforementioned information, in 
particular indicating any changes or developments during the period of the review,  and including 
any other information as agreed by the Comm ittee."  
2.15.   At its formal meeting of 9 October  2020, the Committee conducted the 1 3th biennial r eview 
(2019-2020) on the implementation and operation of the Agreement, based on a paper prepared by 
the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/ 54). The report was adopted and circul ated in document  G/LIC/ 29. 
2.1.5   Improving transparency in notification procedures of the Agreement  
2.16.   Ensuring transparency of import licensing procedures applied by WTO  Members is one of the 
main objectives of the Agreement. Taking into account the complexity of notification obligations 
under the Agreement  and the low compliance rate , discussions have been undertaken by the 
Committee on how to improve transparency and not ification procedures . Since 2016, "Improving 
transpar ency in notification procedures of the Agreement  – Report by the Chairperson "  has been 
included on the agenda of the Committee's  formal meeting s. 
2.17.   At three  formal  Committee meetings during the review per iod, the Chairpersons reported on 
their consultations on this issue. At these meetings, m any Members indicated their  support  for the 
work carried out  by the Chair and the Secretariat  so far . Members also expressed their willingness 
to continue the work regarding improving transparency and streamlining notification procedures of 
the Agreement  in the future .6  
2.18.   At its  formal meeting held on 4  April 2019, the Committee agreed to  a new notification form 
under Article  5.1-5.4 for Members to use on a voluntary basis, contained in document  G/LIC/28. At 
the meeting on 9  October  2020, the Committee launched the new import licensing website  
(https://importlicensing.wto.org ) and opened its access to the public. Both developments were 
welcomed by Members as they improved transparency  of Committee work . 
 
6 Discussion details are reflected in the relevant paragraphs of documents  G/LIC/M/49, G/LIC/M/50, and 
G/LIC/M/51, respectively.  G/LIC/29  
 
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  2.2  Informal Committee  meetings  
2.19.   During the review period, the Committee held five  informal meetings. One  informal meeting 
was held under the chairpersonship  of Ms  Lorena Rivera Orjuela (Colombia). The meeting on 
8 March  20197 discussed two  issues: ( i) the follow -up work on the new import licensing website; and 
(ii) the new form for notification s under Articl e 5.1-5.4. At the request of the Chair, the delegation 
of Hong  Kong, China introduced its experience in updating t he Member Profile on the website. The 
Secretariat made a presentation on technical issues relating  to notifications, such as the deadline 
for updating Member Profiles; how to submit updates of the annual questionnaire ; and possible 
approaches to harmonizing product descriptions. Members exchanged views on these topics. At the 
request of the Chair, the Secretariat introduced the new notification form for notification s under 
Article  5.1-5.4 of the Agreement. Japan, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei , and other Members that had 
used the form on a voluntary basis , shared their experience  with the Committee . 
2.20.   The other four  informal meetings during the review period were held under the 
chairpersonship  of Ms . Carol Tsang (Hong  Kong, China). At the informal meeting of 
18 September  20198, the Committee listened to the Secretariat's report regarding progress made 
on the import l icensing website. Members also shared views on the verification process of Member 
Profiles  on the website. On the future work of the Committee, the Chair outlined six  issues for 
Members' reflection: ( i) how to improve the level of notification performance?  (ii) whether the annual 
questionnaire should be simplified? ( iii) how to improve the functioning of the Committee, with a 
view to facilitating Members' participation in the work of the Committee? ( iv) coordination and 
synergies with other Committees. For example,  links between notifications of non -automatic import 
licensing measures in this Committee and those under the QR  Decision ; (v) frequency and timing of 
formal Committee meetings ; (vi) how to make the biennial review of the Agreement under 
Article  7.1 more effective? Members exchanged views on the se topics.  
2.21.   At the informal meeting held on 29  January  20209, the Chairperson, based on her 
consultations with Members, outlined certain  challenges Members faced in preparing their Replies  to 
the Annual Questionnaire under Article  7.3, namely : (i) a lack of understanding of the notification 
obligations under the Agreement; (ii) the Questionnaire being  too long and difficult to understand; 
(iii) the frequency of annual notification s being  too bu rdensome; (iv) the difficulty in coordinating 
among agencies  in Capitals ; and (v) the submission of N/3  notification s not being accorded priority 
in Capital s. She also listed possible ways to address these difficulties. The Secretariat made a 
presentation on Members' notification compliance under Article  7.3 and outlined some related issues . 
In addition, the Chairperson proposed that the new import licensing website be launched at the next 
formal meeting of the Committee , scheduled for 1 April 2020 ( this meeting was  postponed due to 
the COVID -19 pandemic). At the meeting, Members also exchanged views on certain  operational 
issues, such as the Committee's y ear plan of meetings and annotated ag enda.  
2.22.   At the (virtual) informal Committee meeting held on 5  June 2020, Members exchanged views 
on how to review pending notification s, on the election of a new Chairperson via written procedures , 
and on a possible date for the Committee 's next formal meeti ng. 
3  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  
3.1.  In order to improve developing Member officials' understanding of the Agreement and to 
strengthen their capacit y to prepare and analyse import licensing notifications, the Secretariat 
organized the third  Geneva -based Workshop on Import Licensing from 30 September to 
4 October  2019. Thirty  government officials representing thirty  developing Members (including 
LDCs) p articipated in the five -day workshop. Participants found the workshop useful and indicated 
that it had facilitated their preparation of notifications under various provisions of the Agreement. 
As a concrete result, this review period witnessed several part icipating Members either submitting 
their first  notification to the Committee  or updating their import licensing -related legislation or 
replies to the annual questionnaire soon after the workshop. Due to COVID -19 pandemic and related 
 
7 The convening email  for this informal meeting was circulated on 25 February  2019. 
8 The convening email s for these meetings were circulated on 25 July and 11  September  2019, 
respectively.  
9 The convening emails for these meetings were circulated on 4  December  2019 and 17  January  2020, 
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  travel restrictions, t he 4th Workshop on Import Licensing and Notifications , which had been  
scheduled to take place in Geneva in  April 2020, had to be postponed to 2021.  
3.2.  During the review period, upon the request of individual WTO  Members, Member -specific 
technical assistance w orkshops on import  licensing and notifications were held  in 2019  in the 
Kingdom of Bahrain, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei , 
and Macao, China. Feedback from Members indicated that these technical assistance activi ties not  
only improved overall understanding of the Agreement but also effectively enhanced the capacit y of 
relevant  government officials to prepare their import licensing notifications. At the Committee's 
formal meetings, Members encouraged the Secretariat to continue its targeted technical assistance 
in this regard.  
3.3.  In addition, training sessions on import licensing issues were also presented during the 
Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) in Geneva , the Regional Trade Policy Course (RTPC) for 
French-speaking Africa, and the National Workshop on WTO  Notification Requirements held in 
Zimbabwe.  
3.4.  Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, no on -the-ground technical assistance activities had been held 
since March  2020. Nevertheless, an online presentation on import  licensing was delivered to 
Caribbean country officials during a v irtual RTPC for the region, as well as for East Timor officials in 
the context of its accession to the WTO.  
4  CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT  
4.1.  On 22 October  2018, Brazil (document  G/LIC/D/ 53) made a request for consultation s on 
"China  – Certain Measures  Concerning Imports of Sugar "(DS568), where Article  1 (inter alia , 
Article 1.2 and 1.3); Article  2 (inter alia , Article  2.2(a)); and Article  3 (inter alia , Article  3.2 and 3.3) 
of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures had been cited.  The case was at the  consultation  
stage . 
5  ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT S IN MEMBERS' NOTIFICATION COMPLIANCE  
5.1.  It was recognized that the new notificaiton template contained in document  G/LIC/28 had not 
only r educed the workload of the government officials preparing these notifications, but had also 
improved transparency  in relation to  Members' import licensing regimes. In addition, the clear and 
structured information provided through a wide use of the new not ification template  had made it 
possible for the first time for the Secretariat to undertake an in-depth analysis on notifications in 
this biennial report. In this regard, the Secretariat compared the notifications submitted in this 
review period with past notifications  and summarized its findings as follows : 
5.1   Significant increase of notifications submitted under Article  5.1-5.4 
5.2.  A comparison of the number of notifications reviewed among the three  most recent biennial 
cycles showed that, in comparison  with the two  previous review periods (2015 -2016 and 
2017-2018), there had been a significant increase in N/2 notifications in the period  under review . 
As demonstrated in Graph  1, the number of notifications submit ted under Article  5.1-5.4 had 
increased almost six -fold. In contrast, the  drop in N/1 notifications during this period could partially 
be attribute d to the fact that more Members had used the new notification form to fulfil their 
notification obligations u nder the three  provisions instead of using two  separate  forms for 
notifications under Article  1.4(a), Article  8.2(b) , and Article  5.1-5.4 (G/LIC/22).  G/LIC/29  
 
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  Graph  1: Number of notifications submitted in past review periods  
 
Note:  The lightly shaded section  in each column indicates the number of notification addenda and 
corrigenda. The number at the top of each column shows the total number of notifications submitted 
during the review periods , including addenda and corrigenda . 
 
5.2  More Members beginning  to use the new notification form  
5.3.  Since the new form 's official introduction , Members have shown  enthusiasm for it, and the 
majority of N/2  notifications submitted during the review period were submitted using  the new 
format. As highlighted in Graph  2, among the 21 Members that submitted new N/2  notifications, 
19 Members had used the new form. Only two  Members used other formats. In terms of notifications, 
237 out of 243 new N/2  notifications had been submitted using the  new format (Graph  3). 
Graph  2: WTO  Members using new notification templates  
 
Graph  3: N/2  notifications in new template  
 
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  5.3  A few WTO  Members out -performed others in N/2  notification submissions  
5.4.  Graph  4 shows  how relatively few developing Members together contributed the majority of 
new subm issions. In particular, the Philippines submitted most of the N/2  notifications (137) in this 
review period, followed by Costa Rica (22), the Republic of Korea (21), Viet Nam (16), Hong Kong , 
China (9) , and Chinese Taipei  (7). Graph  4 provides  a detailed r eview of the number of 
N/2 notifications submitted by Members.  
Graph  4: Members submitting most N/2  notifications during the review period  
 
5.4  The m ajority of new N/2  notifications provide d information on  unnotified legislation 
in force  
5.5.  The new notification template could be used to notify newly introduced import licensing 
measures, as well as measures  and legislation in force that had not yet been notified to the 
Committee. Graph  5 showed that the majorit y of import licensing -related legislations and procedures 
(237) that were notified  concerned  import licensing -related legislation and procedures in force  that 
had not previously been notified to the Committee. The other 79  legislations and procedures  
included 4 8 cases of newly introduced import licensing regulations/procedures and 31 cases of 
changes to existing procedures that had entered into force during the current 2019 -2020 period.  
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  Graph  5: Different nature of new N/2  notifications (2019 -2020)  
 
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  5.5  Protecting human, animal or plant life and health, and protection of  the environment 
as primary reasons for using import licensing measures  
5.6.  On administrative purpose s/measures being implemented, among all those  reported, 47% 
concerned the pro tection of human, animal or plant life and health, and protection of the 
environment; 10% concerned  obligations under the UN  Charter and other international treaties 
(including CITES, the Basel Convention, the Rotterdam Convention, and UNSC  Resolutions); 6% 
concerned the regulation of the imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable materials and safeguard s 
to national security; 6% concerned the collection of trade statistics or market surveillance; 3% 
concerned  the protection of patents, trademarks , and cop yrights, and the prevention of deceptive 
practice s; 3% concerned  quota (including TRQ) administration; and , finally , 2% concerned the 
protection of public morals (Graph  6). 
Graph  6: Different administrative purposes for applying import licensing measures  
 
5.6  Specific changes to legislation/procedures introduced by Members focus sing on 
licensing terms, product coverage , and document requirements  
5.7.  With regard  to further details of policy changes, the vast majority of changes (28 out of 32) 
were reporte d to undertake "modifications of specific details in the existing legislations/procedures" . 
Further analysis showed that o ver a third of notifications introduced changes in other licence 
conditions (including extension, transferability, and penalty of non -use); and around 17% of 
modifications concerned  changes in product coverage and documentation requirements (including 
application form) (see Graph  7). 
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  Graph  7: Modification of specific details in existing procedures: details view  
 
 
  
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  ANNEX I  
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MEMBER S DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(FROM 23.10.2018 - 09.10.20 20) 
MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/  8.2 (b)  ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
AFGHANISTAN     
ALBANIA    G/LIC/N/3/ALB/8  
G/LIC/N/3/ALB/9  
ANGOLA   G/LIC/N/2/AGO/1  
G/LIC/N/2/AGO/2   
ANTIGUA & 
BARBUDA     
ARGENTINA   G/LIC/N/2/ ARG/28/Add.5  
G/LIC/N/2/ ARG/28/Add.6  
G/LIC/N/2/ ARG/28/Add.7  
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 7/Corr.1  G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1 5 
 
ARMENIA     
AUSTRALIA    G/LIC/N/3/AUS/ 11 
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/ 12 
BAHRAIN, 
KINGDOM OF    G/LIC/N/3/BHR/3  
BANGLADESH     
BARBADOS     
BELIZE     
BENIN     
BOLIVIA, 
PLURINATIONAL 
STATE OF     
BOTSWANA     
BRAZIL     
BRUNEI 
DARUSSALAM     
BURKINA FASO     
BURUNDI     
CAMBODIA     
CAMEROON    G/LIC/N/3/CMR/ 8 
CANADA    G/LIC/N/3/CAN/18  
G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1 9 
CABO VERDE     
CENTRAL 
AFRICAN REP.     
CHAD     
CHILE     
CHINA    G/LIC/N/3/CHN/16  
G/LIC/N/3/CHN/1 7 
G/LIC/N/3/CHN/1 8 
G/LIC/N/3/CHN/1 8/Corr.1  
COLOMBIA    G/LIC/N/3/COL/12  
G/LIC/N/3/COL/13  
CONGO     
CONGO, DEM. 
REP.    
COSTA RICA   G/LIC/N/2/CRI/3 -24 
 G/LIC/N/3/CRI/13 
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/14  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/15  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/16  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/17  
CÔTE D'IVOIRE     
CROATIA     
CUBA    G/LIC/N/3/ CUB/10  
DOMINICA     
DOMINICAN REP.     
ECUADOR     
EGYPT     
EL SALVADOR    G/LIC/N/3/SLV/3  
G/LIC/N/3/SLV/ 4 G/LIC/29  
 
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  MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/  8.2 (b)  ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
EUROPEAN 
UNION   G/LIC/N/2/EU/13  G/LIC/N/3/EU/8  
G/LIC/N/3/EU/8/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/EU/9  
FIJI    
GABON     
GAMBIA, THE     
GEORGIA    G/LIC/N/3/GEO/8  
GHANA     
GRENADA     
GUATEMALA     
GUINEA BISSAU     
GUINEA, REP. OF     
GUYANA     
HAITI     
HONDURAS     
HONG KONG, 
CHINA   G/LIC/N/2/HKG/9  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/10  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/11  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/12  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/13  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1 4 
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1 5 
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/15/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1 6 G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23  
 
ICELAND     
INDIA    G/LIC/N/3/IND/18  
G/LIC/N/3/IND/1 9 
INDONESIA   G/LIC/N/2/IDN/4 3 
G/LIC/N/2/IDN/4 4 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/11  
ISRAEL     
JAMAICA     
JAPAN    G/LIC/N/3/JPN/18  
G/LIC/N/3/JPN/19  
JORDAN     
KAZAK HSTAN    G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/3  
G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/ 4 
KENYA     
KOREA, REP. OF   G/LIC/N/2/KOR/3 -23 
 G/LIC/N/3/KOR/12  
KUWAIT, THE 
STATE OF     
KYRGYZ REP.     
LAO, PDR     
LESOTHO     
LIECHTENSTEIN10    
MACAO, CHINA   G/LIC/N/2/MAC/1  G/LIC/N/3/MAC/22  
G/LIC/N/3/MAC/22/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/MAC/2 3 
MADAGASCAR     
MALAWI     
MALAYSIA    G/LIC/N/3/MYS/14  
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/14/Corr.1  
MALDIVES     
MALI    
MAURITANIA     
MAURITIUS    G/LIC/N/3/MUS/ 9 
G/LIC/N/3/MUS/ 10 
MEXICO    G/LIC/N/3/MEX/6  
MOLDOVA, REP. 
OF    
MONGOLIA     
MONTENEGRO    G/LIC/N/3/MNE/3  
G/LIC/N/3/MNE/ 4 
G/LIC/N/3/MNE/4/Corr.1  
MOROCCO   G/LIC/N/2/MAR/2  
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/3   
 
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  MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/  8.2 (b)  ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/4  
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/ 5 
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/5/Corr.1  
MOZAMBIQUE     
MYANMAR  G/LIC/N/1/MMR/1  G/LIC/N/2/MMR/1  
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/2   
NAMIBIA     
NEPAL     
NEW ZEALAND    G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6  
NICARAGUA    G/LIC/N/3/NIC/10  
NIGER     
NIGERIA     
NORTH  
MACEDONIA     
NORWAY     
OMAN     
PAKISTAN     
PANAMA    G/LIC/N/3/PAN/9  
G/LIC/N/3/PAN/10  
G/LIC/N/3/ PAN/11  
PAPUA NEW 
GUINEA     
PARAGUAY     
PERU     
PHILIPPINES   G/LIC/N/2/PHL/3 -139 G/LIC/N/3/ PHL/13  
QATAR     
RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION   G/LIC/N/2/RUS/3  
G/LIC/N/2/RUS/4  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/5  
RWANDA     
ST. KITTS & 
NEVIS     
ST. LUCIA     
ST. VINCENT  
AND THE 
GRENADINES     
SAMOA     
SAUDI ARABIA, 
KINGDOM OF   G/LIC/N/2/SAU/2   
SEYCHELLES   G/LIC/N/2/ SYC/1  G/LIC/N/ 3/SYC/3  
SENEGAL     
SIERRA LEONE     
SINGAPORE   G/LIC/N/2/SGP/6  
G/LIC/N/2/SGP/7  G/LIC/N/3/SGP/14  
G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1 5 
SOLOMON 
ISLANDS     
SOUTH AFRICA    G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/7  
G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/ 8 
SRI LANKA     
SURINAME     
SWAZILAND     
SWITZERLAND   G/LIC/N/2/CHE/3  
G/LIC/N/2/CHE/4  
G/LIC/N/2/CHE/5  
G/LIC/N/2/CHE/6  G/LIC/N/3/CHE/15  
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/16  
THE SEPARATE 
CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN 
AND MATSU   G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/8  
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/9  
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/10  
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/11  
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/12  
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/13   
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/13 /Rev.1  
 G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/10  
TAJIKISTAN  G/LIC/N/1/TJK/2  
G/LIC/N/1/TJK/2/Corr.1    
TANZANIA     
THAILAND   G/LIC/N/2/THA/5  G/LIC/N/3/THA/7  
TOGO     
TONGA     G/LIC/29  
 
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  MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/  8.2 (b)  ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
TRINIDAD AND 
TOBAGO     
TUNISIA     
TURKEY    G/LIC/N/3/ TUR/16  
UGANDA     
UKRAINE   G/LIC/N/2/UKR/8  
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/8/Add.1  
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/ 9 G/LIC/N3/UKR/12  
UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES     
UNITED STATES    G/LIC/N/3/USA/16  
URUGUAY    G/LIC/N/3/URY/12  
G/LIC/N/3/URY/13  
G/LIC/N/3/ URY/14  
VANUATU     
VENEZUELA, 
BOLIVARIAN REP. 
OF    
VIET NAM   G/LIC/N/2/VNM/3 -18 
  
ZAMBIA     
ZIMBABWE     
TOTAL  3 243 
(Corrigendum or Revision 
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  ANNEX II  
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLE 1.4(A) AND/OR 8.2(B)  
DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(23.10.201 8 - 09.10.2020) 
MEMBER  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE 
DOCUMENT  
MYANMAR  G/LIC/N/1/ MMR/1  25.03.2019  
TAJIKISTAN  G/LIC/N/1/ TJK/2 
G/LIC/N/1/ TJK/2/Corr.1 
 19.12.2018  
15.02.2019  
2 Members  3 Notifications   
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  ANNEX III  
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLE 5 .1-5.4 DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(23.10.20 18 - 09.10.2020) 
MEMBER  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
ANGOLA  G/LIC/N/2/AGO/1  
G/LIC/N/2/AGO/2  30.10.2018  
30.10.2018  
ARGENTINA  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 5 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 6 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 7 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 7/Cor r.1 
 05.03.2020  
14.04.2020  
29.07.2020  
19.08.2020  
 
COSTA RICA  G/LIC/N/2/C RI/3 
G/LIC/N/2/CRI/4 -24 12.12.2018  
05.02.2020  
EUROPEAN UNION  G/LIC/N/2/EU/13  21.09.2020  
HONG KONG, CHINA  G/LIC/N/2/HKG/ 9 
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/10  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/11  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/12  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/13  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/14  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/15  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/15/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/16  08.02.2019 
08.02.2019 
08.02.2019 
07.03.2019 
12.09.2019 
25.02.2020 
26.05.2020 
02.06.2020  
28.08.2020  
INDONESIA  G/LIC/N/2/IDN/ 43-44 
 18.10.2019  
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  G/LIC/N/2/KOR/ 3-6 
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/ 7-19 
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/ 20-23 11.11.2019  
12.11.2019  
13.11.2019  
 
MACAO, CHINA  G/LIC/N/2/MAC/1  24.06.2020  
MOROCCO  G/LIC/N/2/M AR/2 
G/LIC/N/2/ MAR/3  
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/4  
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/ 5 
G/LIC/N/2/MAR/5/Corr .1 
 12.09.2019  
12.09.2019  
12.09.2019  
26.02.2020  
06.03.2020  
MYANMAR  G/LIC/N/2/MMR/1  
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/ 2 25.03.2019  
16.09.2020  
PHILIPPINES  G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 3-18 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 19-22 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 23-32 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 33-37 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 38-39 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 40-41 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 42-47 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 48-52 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 53-65 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 66-72 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 73 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 74-83 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 84-94 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 95-105 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 106-115 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 116-118 
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/ 119-139 10.03.2020  
11.03.2020  
12.03.2020  
26.03.2020  
27.03.2020  
31.03.2020  
01.04.2020  
02.04.2020  
09.04.2020  
20.04.2020  
23.04.2020  
24.04.2020  
29.04.2020  
06.05.2020  
18.05.2020  
28.07.2020  
24.08.2020  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  G/LIC/N/2/ RUS/3  
G/LIC/N/2/ RUS/4  09.08.2019  
09.08.2019  
SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM 
OF G/LIC/N/2/SAU/2  11.02.2020  
SEYCHELLES  G/LIC/N/2/SYC/1  24.06.2020  
SINGAPORE  G/LIC/N/2/ SGP/6  
G/LIC/N/2/ SGP/7 13.09.2019  
30.04.2020  G/LIC/29  
 
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  MEMBER  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
SWITZERLAND AND 
LIECHTENSTEIN  G/LIC/N/2/CHE/311 
G/LIC/N/2/CHE/4 -6 07.03.2019  
01.10.2019  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND 
MATSU  G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/8 -13 
G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/ 13/Rev.1  14.10.2019  
08.04.2020  
THAILAND  G/LIC/N/2/THA/5  04.06.2020  
UKRAINE  G/LIC/N/2/UKR/ 8 
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/ 8/Add.1  
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/ 9 26.03.2019  
02.04.2019  
05.02.2020  
VIET NAM  G/LIC/N/2/VNM/3 -18 
 16.12.2019  
20 Members  243 Notifications  
(Corrigendum or Revision included)   
 
 
11 Only Switzerland  G/LIC/29  
 
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  ANNEX IV  
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLE 7.3 DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(23.10.201 8 - 09.10.2020) 
MEMBER  
(YEAR NOTIFIED FOR)  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
ALBANIA   (2019)  
 (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/ALB/8  
G/LIC/N/3/ALB/ 9 20.11.2019  
23.09.2020  
ARGENTINA   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1 5 19.09.2019  
AUSTRALIA   (2018)  
 (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/AUS/ 11 
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1 2 20.09.2019  
23.09.2019  
BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF  (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/BHR/3  17.12.2019  
CAMEROON   (2018 -2019)  G/LIC/N/3/CMR/8  01.10.2019  
CANADA   (2018)  
              (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1 8 
G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1 9 25.09.2019  
10.07.2020  
CHINA   (2017)  
           (2018)  
           (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/CHN/1 6 
G/LIC/N/3/CHN/1 7 
G/LIC/N/3/C HN/18 
G/LIC/N/3/C HN/18/Corr.1  30.01.2020  
30.01.2020  
30.01.2020  
05.02.2020  
COLOMBIA   (2018)  
                  (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/COL/12  
G/LIC/N/3/COL/13  22.03.2019  
16.04.2020  
COSTA RICA   (2016)  
                    (2017)  
                    (2018)  
                    (2019)  
 (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/CRI/13  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/14  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/15  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/16  
G/LIC/N/3/CRI/17  12.12.2018  
12.12.2018  
12.12.2018  
10.02.2020  
06.10.2020  
CUBA   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/CUB/ 10 13.03.2020  
EL SALVADOR   (2018)  
                     (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/SLV/ 3 
G/LIC/N/3/SLV/ 4 17.12.2018  
27.08.2020  
EUROPEAN UNION   (2019)  
                   (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/EU/ 8 
G/LIC/N/3/EU/ 8/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/EU/ 9 25.09.2019  
01.10.2019  
16.09.2020  
GEORGIA   (2018)  G/LIC/N/3/GEO/ 8 
 19.11.2018  
HONG KONG, CHINA  (2019)  
    G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23  
 08.10.2019  
 
INDIA   (2018)  
           (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/IND/1 8 
G/LIC/N/3/IND/19  17.01.2019  
04.11.2019  
INDONESIA   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/I DN/11  28.02.2020  
JAPAN   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/JPN/1 8 
G/LIC/N/3/JPN/19  09.10.2019  
06.10.2020  
KAZAK HSTAN   (2018)  
                    (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/ 3 
G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/ 4 26.02.2019  
20.11.2019  
KOREA , REPUBLIC OF (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/KOR/12  20.12.2019  
MACAO, CHINA   (2019)  
           (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/MAC/2 2 
G/LIC/N/3/MAC/2 2/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/MAC/2 3 27.05.2019  
17.10.2019  
15.07.2020  
MALAYSIA   (2018 -2019)  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 4 
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 4/Corr.1  08.04.2020  
24.04.2020  
MAURITIUS   (2019)  
                  (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/MUS/ 9 
G/LIC/N/3/MUS/ 10 20.02.2020  
25.09.2020  
MEXICO   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/M EX/6 24.09.2019  
MONTENEGRO   (2019)  
     (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/MNE/ 3 
G/LIC/N/3/MNE/ 4 
G/LIC/N/3/MNE/ 4/Corr.1  27.05.2019  
08.07.2020  
21.09.2020  
NEW ZEALAND   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/NZL/ 6 01.11.2019  
NICARAGUA   (2018)  G/LIC/N/3/NIC/ 10 14.03.2019  
PANAMA   (2018)  
              (2019)  
              (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/PAN/9  
G/LIC/N/3/PAN/10  
G/LIC/N/3/PAN/11  20.05.2019  
20.05.2019  
22.06.2020  
PHILIPPINES   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/13  16.09.2020  G/LIC/29  
 
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  MEMBER  
(YEAR NOTIFIED FOR)  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/ 5 09.10.2019  
SEYCHELLES  (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/SYC/3  18.09.2020  
SINGAPORE   (2018)  
                   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1 4 
G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1 5 26.11.2018  
24.04.2020  
SOUTH AFRICA   (2018)  
   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/ 7 
G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/ 8 19.12.2018  
04.11.2019  
SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
 (2019)  
 (2020)   
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/1 5 
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/1 6  
08.10.2019  
08.10.2020  
THAILAND   (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/THA/7  06.10.2020  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/ 10 01.11.2019  
TURKEY   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/TUR/16  26.03.2020  
UKRAINE   (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/UKR/1 2 02.10.2019  
UNITED STATES  (2019)  G/LIC/N/3/USA/1 6 28.01.2020  
URUGUAY   (2018)  
                (2019)  
                (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/URY/12  
G/LIC/N/3/URY/1 3 
G/LIC/N/3/URY/14  25.01.2019  
17.10.2019  
22.07.2020  
39 Members  69 Notifications  
(Corrigendum or Revision included)   
  
  G/LIC/29  
 
- 23 - ANNEX V  
WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND REPLIES  SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD (23.10.201 8 - 09.10.2020) 
MEMBER CONCERNED  QUESTIONS POSED BY MEMBER  REPLIES BY MEMBER  
 
ARGENTINA  G/LIC/Q/ARG/ 18 
(25.09.2020)  Questions from the United States  to 
Argentina regarding the import licensing 
regime of Argentina    
BRAZIL  G/LIC/Q/BRA/24  
(15.05.2019)  Follow -up questions from the European 
Union  to Brazil  G/LIC/Q/BRA/ 25 
(14.10.2019 )  
 Replies from Brazil  to questions from 
the European Union  
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  G/LIC/Q/DOM/1  
(01.05.2019)  
 
G/LIC/Q/DOM/2  
(12.03.2020 ) Questions from the United States  to the 
Dominican Republic  on its import 
licensing system  
 
Questions from the United States  to the 
Dominican Republic    
EGYPT   
 
G/LIC/Q/EGY/ 3 
(22.07.2020 )  
 
Questions from the United States  to 
Egypt  G/LIC/Q/EGY/2  
(30.03.2020 ) 
 Replies from Egypt  to the European 
Union  
GHANA  G/LIC/Q/GHA/2  
(06.03.2019 ) 
 
G/LIC/Q/GHA/4  
(23.09.2019 ) 
 Questions from the United States  to 
Ghana  
 
Follow -up questions from the United 
States  to Ghana regarding its replies 
contained in G/LIC/Q/GHA/3  G/LIC/Q/GHA/3  
(08.04.2019 ) Replies from Ghana  to the United 
States  
 
INDONESIA  G/LIC/Q/IDN/ 41 
(25.09.2020)  Questions from Japan  to Indonesia  
   
KENYA  G/LIC/Q/KEN/1  
(12.03.2020 ) Questions from the United States  to 
Kenya  G/LIC/Q/KEN/2  
(27.07.2020 ) Replies from Kenya  to the United 
States  
MYANMAR  G/LIC/Q/MMR/1  
(24.09.2019 ) Questions from the United States  to 
Myanmar  G/LIC/Q/MMR/2  
(27.11.2019 ) Replies from Myanmar  to the United 
States  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION    G/LIC/Q/RUS/5  
(08.04.2019)  Replies from the Russian Federation  to 
the European Union  
 
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