G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.5  
 
6 October 2020 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR 
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ( G/L/59/REV.1)   
REPUBLIC  OF KOREA 
Addendum   
The following communication, dated 5 October  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Korea.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  Republic of Korea  
B. Date of notification :   15 September  2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.4  
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/KOR/ 2/Add.4 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 period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 15 Sep. 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 with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2/Add.5  
 
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  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.   
 Temporary quantitative restriction has been imposed on t he exportation of s urgical and 
anti-droplet mas ks. The restriction is necessary to protect human health and prevent any 
critical shortage of essential products in response to COVID19. Items subject to the 
restriction are described  in Section 1.  The restriction, however,  allows  exception concerning  
huma nitarian purposes  under MFDS approval.   
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- 3 - 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, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary export 
restriction  CP-X 6307909000  Filtering respirators ; 
In accordance with 
the Ministry of Food 
and Drug Safety 
Public Notice 
Designation of the 
scope of quasi-drugs , 
“Filtering respirators” 
means products used 
to protect respiratory 
system from infectant  
or harmful particulate 
matter.  Surgical 
masks; Under the 
Ministry of Food and 
Drug Safety Public 
Notice Designation of 
the scope of quasi -
drugs,  Article  XI :2(a) of the GATT  
Article  XX (b) of the GATT  
 
 Notification of Ministry  of 
Food and Drug Safety  
No.2020 -86 
http://www.law.go.kr/adm
RulLsInfoP.do?admRulSeq
=2100000192876  (15 Sep, 
2020) (in Korean)  
  
 Administration: Ministry 
of Food and Drug Safety  
 
Reflecting on the recent 
increase i n mask 
production volume and 
the stabilization of mask 
supply, the Ministry of 
Food and Drug Safety  
decided to expand the 
application scope of 
conditional export 
approval, which was 
limited to filtering 
respirators, to include 
surgical masks and anti-
droplet masks.  
 
    ”Surgical masks” 
refers to products 
used to prevent 
infection during 
medical care, 
treatment or surgery. 
Anti-droplet masks;  
     
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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, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
    Under the Ministry of 
Food and Drug Safety 
Public Notice 
Designation of the 
scope of quasi -drugs, 
“Anti-Droplet masks” 
means products that 
are lighter, more air - 
permeable, and more 
effective in 
preventing droplet 
transmission in daily 
life. Anti -Droplet 
Masks are a type of 
surgical masks 
intended for use by 
the general public 
and are also referred 
to as “Surgical Masks 
for Anti -droplet.     
 
 
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