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Comité de l'accès aux marchés  Original:  anglais  
 
  NOTIFICATION PRÉSENT ÉE CONFORMÉMENT À LA  DÉCISION SUR  
LES PROCÉDURES DE NO TIFICATION DES RESTR ICTIONS  
QUANTITATIVES (G/L/5 9/REV.1)  
ÉTATS-UNIS 
La communication ci -après, datée du 30 septembre 201 6, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation d es États -Unis. 
 
A. Membre notifiant:  États-Unis 
B. Date de la notification:  30 septembre 201 6 
C.  Première notification:  
 Oui 
 Non, dernière notification présentée dans le document (cote du document):  2014 
(G/MA/ QR/N /USA/2)  
D.  Type de notification : 
 1. Complète (c'est -à-dire notification de toutes les restrictions quantitatives en 
vigueur)  
 2. Modifications apportées à une notification faite précédemment (cote du document) 
qui sont de la nature suivante:  
   2.1 Introduction de no uvelles restrictions, telles qu'énumérées dans la section  1 
   2.2 Suppression de restrictions, tel qu'indiqué plus bas dans la section G  
   2.3 Modification d'une  restriction notifiée précédemment, tel qu'indiqué dans la 
section  1 
 3. Notification inve rse de restrictions maintenues par (Membre):   
E. La notification contient des renseignements pour la période biennale  
(par exemple 2012 -2014):  2016-2018 et concerne des restrict ions en  
vigueur depuis le 30 septembre  2016 
F. La présente notification conti ent les renseignements* ci-après:  
 Section  1: Liste des restrictions quantitatives actuellement en vigueur  
 Section  2: Renvoi à d'autres notifications adressées à l'OMC et contenant des 
renseignements sur des restrictions quantitatives actuellement en vigueur, et 
renseignements additionnels  
G. Observations générales, y compris description de la suppression de restrictions 
notifiées au titre du point D.2.2 et date à laquelle elles ont cessé d'être 
appliquées  
                                                
* En anglais seulement.    
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Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Prohibition of log 
exports from state 
and Federal lands 
in the contiguous 
48 states west of 
the 100th meridian  CP-X Various codes 
within HS 
Chapter 44.  Unprocessed logs   Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Forest Resources 
Conservation and 
Shortage Relief  
Amendments Act 
(FRCSRA) of 1993; 
16 
U.S.C. 620, et seq.  
 Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau 
of Industry and 
Security; U.S. 
States also 
administer their 
own plans under 
the authority of 
FRCSRA.  
2 Prohibition of 
exports of 
unprocessed 
western red cedar 
logs harvested 
from state or 
Federal lands  P-X 4403.20.0055  
4407.10.0168  
4407.10.0169  Western red cedar 
(thuja plicata), 
logs and timb er, 
and rough, 
dressed and 
worked lumber 
containing wane  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Export 
Administration Act 
of 1979, as 
amended;  50 U.S.C. 
App. 2406  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau 
of Industry and 
Security  
3 Prohibition of 
importation of 
shrimp and shrimp 
products which 
have been P 0306.13.00,  
0306.23.00,  
1605.20.05,  
1605.20.10  Shrimp and shrimp 
products  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Section 609 of 
Public Law 101 -162 
relating to the 
Protection of Sea 
Turtles in Shrimp Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
State   
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
harvested with 
commercial fishing 
technology that 
may adversely 
affect sea turtles  
 Trawl Fishing 
Operations, 1990; 
16 U.S.C. 1537 
note. 
4 Prohibition on 
importati on of 
yellowfin tuna 
caught using purse 
seine fishing gear 
in the Eastern 
Tropical Pacific 
Ocean   CP 0303.42.0020,  
0303.42.0040,  
0303.42.0060,  
0304.87.0000, 
0304.99.1190,  
0511.91.0090,  
1604.14.1010, 
1604.14.1099, 
1604.14.2291, 
1604.14.2299, 
1604.14.3091, 
1604.14.3099  
1604.14.4000,  
1604.14.5000,  
1604.20.1000,  
1604.20.1500,  
1604.20.2000,  
1604.20.2500,  Yellowfin tuna and 
products thereof  Protection of 
human, animal or 
plant life or health, 
inter alia   
 Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 
1972, Section 101 
(16 USC 1371)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
Commerce’s 
National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
Concerns 
implementation of 
the International 
Dolphin 
Conservation 
Agreement Program 
(AIDCP).    
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1604.20.3000,  
2309.10.0010  
 
 
5 Prohibition on the 
importa tion and 
exportation of 
marine mammals 
and marine 
mammal products  CP Various falling 
inter alia 
within: 
0106.12.01,  
0208.40.01,  
0210.92.01,  
0507.90.00, 
1504.30.00.  Cetacea (whales, 
dolphins, 
porpoises), 
Pinnipedia other 
than walrus (seals 
and sea lions) a nd 
any parts and 
products thereof  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 
1972, (16 USC 
1371-1372)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
Commerce’s 
National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. 
Department of the 
Interior, Fish and 
Wildlife Service  
6 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
certain toxic 
substances  CP Various  Certain toxic 
substances, listed 
at  
 
 
 
http://www.epa.g
ov/oppt/ import -
export/pubs/sec6.
html Protection of 
human, animal or 
plant life or health, 
inter alia  Toxic Substances 
Control Act of 1976 
(15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
seq.) Administered by the 
U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency    
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
7 Prohibition on the 
importation of 
certai n ozone -
depleting 
substances  CP Various  Certain ozone -
depleting 
substances, listed 
at: 
http://www.epa.g
ov/ozone/title6/im
ports.html  Protection of 
human, animal or 
plant life or health, 
inter alia  Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 
7671o)  Administered by the 
U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency 
Concerns 
implementation of 
the Montreal 
Protocol.  
8 Prohibition on 
importing, 
exporting, 
transporting, 
selling, receiving, 
acquiring, or 
purchasin g in 
interstate or 
foreign commerce 
any fish, wildlife or 
plant, with some 
exceptions, taken, 
possessed, 
transported or sold 
in violation of 
relevant U.S. or 
foreign laws.   P-X Various  
 Certain fish, 
wildlife and plant 
products  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  The Lacey Act of 
1900, as amended. 
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et 
seq.) Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife 
Service  
9 Prohibition on the 
importation and CP Various  Various species 
listed at:   Conservation of 
exhaustible natural Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, Section Administered by 
U.S. Department of   
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
exportation of 
endangered and 
threatened spe cies http://www.fws.go
v/endangered/spec
ies/us -
species.html  
and 
http://ecos.fws.go
v/tess_public/Spec
iesReport.do?lead
=10&listingType =L  resources, inter alia  9 (16 USC 1538)  the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the U.S. 
Department of 
Commerce, National 
Marine Fish eries 
Service.  
10 Prohibition on the 
importation and 
exportation of 
certain species 
pursuant to CITES  CP Various  Various.  See 
http://www.cites.o
rg/eng/resources/r
ef/suspend.php  for 
curren t listing.  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, Section 
9 (16  USC 1538)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife 
Service; Concerns 
implementation of 
CITES.  
11 Prohib ition of 
exports of horses 
by sea  CP-X 0101.21.00  
0101.29.00  Horses  Protection of 
human, animal or 
plant life or health, 
inter alia  Export 
Administration 
Amendments Act of 
1985 (15 U.S.C. 
1824a)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau 
of Industry and 
Security  
12 Prohibition of 
exports of 
elemental mercury  CP-X 2805.40  Elemental mercury 
and mixtures of 
elemental mercury  Protection of 
human, animal or 
plant life or health, Mercury Export Ban 
Act (15 U.S.C. 
2611)  Administered by th e 
U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency   
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
inter alia   Concerns 
implementation of 
the Minamata 
Convention.  
13 Prohibition of 
imports and 
exports of African 
elephant ivory  CP Various  African elephant 
ivory, other than 
sport-hunted 
trophies  Conservation of 
exhaustible nat ural 
resources, inter alia  African Elephant 
Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4201)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife 
Service  
14 Prohibition on the 
import of exotic 
bird species  CP Various  Exotic birds, 
except certain 
specimens and 
families, listed in 
the CITES 
Appendices; 
additional 
exceptions are 
included for 
imports of birds for 
certain activities.  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Wild Bird 
Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4901)  Administered by the  
U.S. Department of 
the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife 
Service  
15 Prohibition on the 
import and export 
of bald and golden 
eagles  CP Various  Bald and golden 
eagles and parts 
thereof.  Conservation of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Bald and Gol den 
Eagle Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 668)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife   
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol 
in Annex 
2 of the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificati on 
(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 comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Service  
16 Prohibition on the 
import and export 
of migratory birds  CP Various  Migratory birds 
and their parts, 
nests and  eggs  Conservatio n of 
exhaustible natural 
resources, inter alia  Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16. 
U.S.C. 703)  Administered by the 
U.S. Department of 
the Interior, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife 
Service  
   
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Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quant itative 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 Sa feguards, 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 quantitat ive 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/ USA/103  Special 
Safeguard        
G/AG/N/ USA/102  Tariff Quotas        
G/AG/N/ USA/101  Tariff Quotas        
 
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 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 comment s 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
WT/BOP/N/         
   
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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 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/SG/N/         
 
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 relevan t 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(2007)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grou nds 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/USA/1 2 Restrictions on 
importation of 
controlled  
substances 
(permits, 
declarations, 
and quotas)        
 
   
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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:  
 
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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