G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/R ev.2/Add. 1 
 
27 October  2021 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
KAZAKHSTAN  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 19 October  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Kazakhstan . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  The Republic of Kazakhstan  
B. Date of notification : 19 October  2021 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/Rev.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/KAZ/3/Rev.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 described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of res trictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 19 October 
2021. 
F. This notification con tains 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 . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/Rev.2/Add.1  
- 2 - 
 
  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.  
 Kazakhstan would like to notify temporary measures that have been previously introduced 
as a response to COVID -19 and have been terminated since to provide a maximum of 
transparency.  In addition, Kazakhstan would like to c onfirm that QRs  9 and 11 of 
G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/Rev.2 are also related to COVID -19.  
  G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/Rev.2/Add.1  
- 3 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
No General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS (201 7) 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 ban 
on certain food 
products  P-X 1008 10 00 09   
 
1701 99  
 
0701 
 
 
 
 
1206 
 
 
 
of 1512 11 910 1  
 
 
 
of 1512 11 910 9  
 
 
 
 
1103 19 90 09  Buckwheat  
 
White sugar  
 
Potatoes (exce pt 
for seeds of 
heading HS 0701 
10 000 0 )  
 
Sunflower seeds, 
whether or not 
broken  
 
Refined sunflower -
seed oil (10 litre 
packages or less)  
 
Refined sunflower -
seed oil (more 
than 10 liter 
packages)  
 
Cereal groats   Article XX :(i) GATT  
 Ministry of Agriculture 
Order  
No. 111 (2 April 2020), 
amended by Order No. 
123.  
 
https://adilet.zan.kz
/rus/docs/V2000020
392 
 
 
Effective from 2 April 
2020 until 31 May 2020.  
 
Terminated on 1 June 
2020.  
 
   
  G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/3/Rev.2/Add.1  
- 4 - No General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS (201 7) 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 
2 Temporary export 
quota on certain food 
products  GQ-X 
 
(concerns all 
countries)  1101 00 
 
 
1001 99  000 0 
 
 
0701 10 00 00 
 
of 1512 11 910 1 
 
 
 
 
of 1512 11  910 9 
 Wheat or meslin 
flour 
 
Soft wheat and 
meslin  
 
Seed potatoes  
 
Unrefined 
sunflower -seed oil 
(10 liter packages 
or less)  
 
Unrefined 
sunflower -seed oil 
(more than 10 liter 
packages)   Article XX :(i) GATT  
 Ministry of Agriculture 
Order  
No. 111 (2 April 2020), 
amended by Order No. 
123.  
 
https://adilet.zan.kz
/rus/docs/V2000020
392 
 
Effective from 2 April 
2020 until 31 May 2020.  
 
Terminated on 1 June  
2020.  
 
  
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