G/MA/QR/N/UKR/3  
 
20 September  2016 
(16-4995) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO THE DECISION ON  NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RES TRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
UKRAINE  
The following communication, dated 15 September  2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine . 
 
A. Notifying Membe r:  UKRAINE  
B. Date of notification :  6 September 201 6 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in: G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1 as of 23.10.2012; 
G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add. 1 as of 15.05.2013; G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add. 2 as of 26.08.2013; 
G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add. 3 as of 24.01.2014; G/MA/QR/N/UKR/2 as of 14.12.2015; 
G/MA/QR/N/UKR/2/Rev. 1 as of 18.12.2015  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in  
  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 restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial p eriod 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2014-2016  
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.  
        NAL concerning casing and pump compressor seamless steel pipes (HS 7304 29 10 00 
and 7304 29 30 00) is extended from 1 April 2015 to 30 September 2016.   
 
                                                
* In English  only.  
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- 2 - Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR
No. General des cription 
of the restriction  Type of 
restrictio
n  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
according to 
UKTZED 
(based on HS 
2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article  XX(g) of 
the GATT, etc.) and 
Grounds for  
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other co mments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Export of logs is 
prohibited for the 
period of 10 years  P-X 
 4403 Tree species, except 
pine; 
pine timbers  GATT Article XX (i)  The Law of Ukraine “On 
amendments to the 
Law of Ukraine on the 
specifics of state 
regulation of business  
activities related to the 
implementation of 
commitments and 
export of timbers” as of 
9 April 2015 №  325-
VIII 
This law comes into 
force on 10 July 2015, 
except for paragraph 3 
of Section I, which 
comes into force after 3 
month from the date of 
entry into f orce of the 
Law. 
Publication:  
“Uryadoviy Courier” as 
of 9 July 2015, No 122  State agency for 
forest resources.  
 
Prohibitions for 
timbers under 
HS4403 came into 
force from 
01.11.2015 for tree 
species, except pine 
trees, and from 
01.01.2017 for pine 
timbers.   
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- 3 - QR
No. General des cription 
of the restriction  Type of 
restrictio
n  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
according to 
UKTZED 
(based on HS 
2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
(e.g. Article  XX(g) of 
the GATT, etc.) and 
Grounds for  
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments (e.g. 
Montreal Protocol, 
CITES, etc)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other co mments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2 Special licensing 
system using quotas 
for imported goods 
(established under 
Decisions of the 
Interagency 
Commission of Ukraine 
for international trade)  NAL 
 7304 29 10 00  
7304 29 30 00  Casing and pump 
compressor seamless 
steel pipes with the 
outer diam eter up to 
406.4 mm  
 Agreement on 
Safeguards  
 Decision of the 
Interagency 
Commission of 
international trade as of 
29.09.2014 № SP -
323/2014/4421 -06 “On 
initiation of review and 
extension of safeguard 
measures on imports 
into Ukraine casing and 
pump compress or 
seamless steel pipes 
regardless of country of 
origin and export”.  
Decision of the 
Interagency 
Commission of 
international trade as of 
27.03.2015 № SP -
329/2015/4442 -06 “On 
extension of safeguard 
measures on imports 
into Ukraine casing and 
pump compressor  
seamless steel pipes 
regardless of country of 
origin and export”  Ministry of Economic 
Development and 
Trade.  
Measures have been 
applied for six 
months from 1 
October 2014 to 31 
March 2015  and then 
extended from 1 
April 2015 to 30 
September 2016.  
Import o f the goods 
should be 
accompanied by 
submission of the 
special license and 
the certificate of 
origin. The annual 
special quota for 
imports to Ukraine is 
29,112 tons.  
  
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- 4 - Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in  the Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards,  and the Agreement on Import Licensing  Procedures, etc.) contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restr iction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with  information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
3.  Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notific ation made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No    
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
according to 
UKTZED (based 
on HS 2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and e ntry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/SG/N/14/UKR/1/
Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/8/UKR/1/  
Suppl.4; 
G/SG/N/14/UKR/1/
Suppl.3; 
G/SG/N/8/UKR/1/  
Suppl.5;  
 Special 
licensing 
system using 
quotas for 
imported goods 
(established 
under separate 
Decisions of the 
Interagency  NAL 
 7304 29 10 00  
7304 29 30 00  
 Casing and pump 
compressor 
seamless steel 
pipes with the 
outer diameter up 
to 406.4 mm  Agreement on 
Safeguards  
 Decision of the 
Interagency 
Commissio n of 
international trade as 
of 29.09.2014 № SP -
323/2014/4421 -06 
“On initiation of review 
and extension of 
safeguard measures on  Measures have been 
applied for six 
months from 1 
October 2014 to 31 
March 2015  and then 
extended from 1 
April 2015 to 30 
Septemb er 2016.  
Import of the goods   
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- 5 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
according to 
UKTZED (based 
on HS 2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and e ntry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/SG/N/14/UKR/1/
Suppl.4  
 Commission of 
Ukraine for 
international 
trade)      imports into Ukraine 
casing and pump 
compressor seamless 
steel pipes regardless 
of country of origin 
and export”  
Decision of the 
Interagency 
Commissi on of 
international trade as 
of 27.03.2015 № SP -
329/2015/4442 -06 
“On extension of 
safeguard measures on 
imports into Ukraine 
casing and pump 
compressor seamless 
steel pipes regardless 
of country of origin 
and export”  should be 
accompanied by 
submission of the 
special license and 
the certificate of 
origin.  
  
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- 6 - 4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
according to 
UKTZED 
(based on HS 
2012)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other 
International 
Commitments  National legal 
basis and entry 
into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/UKR/8, 
G/LIC/N/3/UKR/9  Refer to the information notified in Section 2 (Cross reference to Other WTO notifications – Agreement on Safeguard)  
 
5. Other notifications  
 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction  in other notifications ?   Yes     No    
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
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