G/MA/QR/N/UKR/4  
 
29 October 2018  
(18-6761) Page: 1/7 
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 19 October 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Ukraine  
B. Date of notification :  11 October  2018 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/ UKR/3 and 
G/MA/QR/N/UKR/3/Add.1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Compl ete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol)  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 restric tions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2016-2018 and 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 
11 October  2018 
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.  
 
 
                                              
* In English  only.  
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- 2 - 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, 
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   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of 
previously  notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
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 
(came into force on 10 
July 2015).  
 
 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 - 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 Agreemen t 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 Agric ulture  
 
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, based 
on HS(      ) 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/AG/N/         
 
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 : 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff li ne 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) 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 
WT/BOP/N/         
 
   
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- 4 - 3. Agreement on Safeguards  
 
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 t he 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/SG/N/8/UKR/6, 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/6,  
G/SG/N/11/UKR/4  
 
 Special licensing 
system using 
quotas for imported 
goods (established 
under separate 
Decisions of the 
Interdepartmental 
Commission of 
Foreign Trade)  NAL 
 
 2807.00.00.00  Sulfuric  acid and 
oleum   Agreement on 
Safeguards  
 Decision of the 
Interdepartmental 
Commission of Foreign 
Trade as of 02.07.2018 
№ SP -391/2018/4411 -
05 “On application of 
safeguard measures on 
imports into Ukraine of 
sulfuric acid and oleum 
regardless of country of 
origin and export”  
 
Date of entry into force 
is 1 Septembe r 2018  
 Measures have been 
applied for 3 years 
from 1 September 
2018 to 31 August 
2021 by the 
introduction of 
special import 
quotas.  
Import quotas are 
administered through 
the issuance by the 
Ministry of Economic 
Development and 
Trade of special 
licenses.   
Import of the goods 
should be 
accompanied by 
submission of the 
special license and 
the certificate of 
origin.  
Information relating  
to annual amounts of 
special quota for 
imports to Ukraine is 
provided in Annex 1 
to this notification .   
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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 entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
       The Procedure for 
issuing special 
licenses is mentioned 
in document 
G/LIC/N/3/UKR/3.  
 
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, based 
on HS(      ) 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/11  Refer to the information notified in Section 2 .3 (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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- 6 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) 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 
             
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- 7 - 
 
  ANNEX 1  
 
Information relating to annual amounts of special quota for imports of sulfuric acid and oleum 
regardless by country of origin and export  
 
Exporting 
country  First - year period 
quota,  tons 
(01.09.2018 -
31.08.2019)  
 Second – year period 
quota,  tons 
(01.09.2019 -
31.08.2020)  
 Third – year period 
quota, tons  
(01.09.2020 -
31.08.2021)  
 
Republic of 
Belarus  
 30 769  32 307  33 923  
Russian 
Federation  
 8 631  9 063  9 516  
Other countries  
 4 316  4 531  4 758  
 
 
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