G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3  
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Comité de l'accès aux marchés  Original:  anglais  
 
  NOTIFICATION PRÉSENT ÉE CON FORMÉMENT À LA DÉCIS ION SUR LES  
PROCÉDURES DE NOTIFI CATION DES RESTRICTI ONS 
QUANTITATIVES (G/L/5 9/REV.1)  
AUSTRALIE  
La communication  ci-après , datée du 7 août 2017, est distribuée à la demande de la  délégation de 
l'Australi e. 
 
A. Membr e notifiant : Australie  
B. Date de la  notification:  28 juillet 2017 
C. Première  notification : 
 Oui 
 Non, dernière notification présentée dans le document (cote du document):  
2012 (G/MA/QR/N/AUS/ 2) 
D. Type de notifica tion: 
 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 nouvelles 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 précé demment, tel qu'indiqué dans la 
section 1 . 
 3. Notification inverse de restrictions maintenues par (Membre):  
E. La notification contient des renseignements pour la période biennale  (par 
exemple 2012 -2014):  2016  et concerne des restriction s en vigueur depuis le 
31 décembre  2016 
F. La présente notification contient les renseignements* ci-après:  
 Section 1:  Liste des restrictions quantitatives actuellement en vigueur . 
 Section 2:  Renvoi à d'autres notificati ons 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 poin t D.2.2 et date à laquelle elles ont cessé d'être 
appliquées . 
                                                
* En anglais seulement.   
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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  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Asbestos  
 CP-X Various, 
including  
2524 
2715 
3214 
6811.40  
6812.80  
6812.99ex  
6813.20  
8425.31  
8703.21 
8711 
 
 Asbestos and goods 
containing asbestos  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Annex III of 
the Rotterdam 
Convention on the 
Prior Informed 
Consent  
Procedure for Certain 
Hazardous Chemicals 
and Pesticides  
in International Trade  
(the Rotterdam 
Convention)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Regulation 4 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Export) Regulations 
1958.  Hazardous  
Waste (Regulation 
of Exports and 
Imports) Act 1989 
(the Act).  Exportation of asbestos and 
goods containing asbestos is 
prohibited unless the goods are 
raw materials that contain 
naturally occurring traces of 
asbestos, or the asbestos is, or 
the goods are, hazardous waste 
as defined in section 4 of the 
Act, or a confirmation in 
accordance with sub -regulation 
(3) has been issued by the 
relevant State or Territory 
agency, or permission has been 
granted by the Minister 
administering the Work Health 
and Safety Act 2011  or a person 
authorised by that Minister.  
However, the prohibition does 
not prohibit the exportation 
from Australia, of goods, 
containing asbestos, that are 
incorp orated into other goods in 
a way that does not constitute a 
risk to users until the asbestos  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
is disturbed.  
2 Agricultural and 
veterinary 
chemicals  NAL-X Various  Chemicals listed in Schedule 
2 of the Customs (Prohibited 
Export) Regulations 1958; 
chemicals listed in Schedule 
1 of the Agricultural and 
Veterinary Chemicals 
(Administration) Regulations 
1995 (the Agvet 
Regulations).  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Stockholm 
Convention on 
Persistent Organic 
Pollutants (the 
Stockholm 
Convention); the 
Rotterdam 
Convention on the 
Prior Informed 
Consent Procedure 
for Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and 
Pesticides in 
International Trade 
(the Rotterdam 
Convention).  Regulation 4A of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Export) 
Regulations 1958; 
the Agvet 
Regulations 1995.  
 If a controll ed chemical is an 
active constituent or agvet 
chemical product (as defined by 
the Agricultural and Veterinary 
Code Act 1994) the restrictions 
of Schedule 1 of the Agvet 
Regulations apply.  
If the controlled chemical is not 
an active constituent or agvet 
chemical product or is being 
exported for other purposes, 
then a permit issued by the 
Minister for Agriculture and 
Water Resources (or authorised 
officer) under regulation 4A of 
the Customs (Prohibited Export) 
Regulations 1958 is required.  
3 Biological agen ts 
 NAL-X Various  Biological agents including 
human pathogens zoonoses, 
toxins, animal pathogens, 
plant pathogens and 
genetically elements and 
genetically modified 
organisms  
 Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Australia 
Group, Biological 
Weapons Convention.  Regulation 13E of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
technology, 
knowledge  
4 Cat and dog fur  
 CP-X Various , 
including  
4103.90ex, 
4301.80ex, 
4301.90ex, 
4302.19ex, 
4302.20ex,  
4302.30ex, 
4303.10ex, 
4303.90ex  
 The goods covered by this 
control are pelts or hair  
tanned or processed furs or 
pelts, including goods that 
may contain such fur or hair, 
that are derived  from the 
species Felis catus and Canis 
familiaris.  
 
 Article  XX(a) of the 
GATT.  
 Regulation 9AB of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  The exportation of cat and dog 
fur and goods made from or 
using cat or dog fur is prohibited 
unless the permi ssion of the 
Minister for Immigration and 
Border Protection, or an 
authorised person, has been 
obtained.  
5 Certain chemical 
compounds  
 NAL-X Various  Chemicals that could be used 
in weapon of mass 
destruction (WMD) 
programs, including mixtures 
or finished products that 
contain equal to or greater 
than 25% concentration of a 
controlled chemical. This 
includes equipments, 
facilities, technologies, and 
materials that have a valid 
civil application, but may be 
diverted for use in WMD Article  XXI(b)(i i) of 
the GATT; Australia 
Group, Chemical 
Weapons Convention.  Regulation 13E of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
Defence Trade 
Controls Act (2012)  
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology, 
knowledge  All exports require a permit 
from the Departme nt of Defence 
prior to export.   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
programs.  
 
6 Cetaceans  
 NAL-X 0106.12ex, 
0507.90ex, 
0511.99ex  
 Cetaceans (whales, dolphins 
and porpoises), parts of 
cetaceans or products 
derived from cetaceans.  
 
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Convention on 
International Trade in 
Endang ered Species 
of Wild Fauna and 
Flora (CITES)  
 Environment 
Protection and 
Biodiversity 
Conservation Act 
1999; Environment 
Protection and 
Biodiversity 
Conservation 
Regulations 2000.   
 Cetacean specimens may only 
be exported and imported if 
they are vintage specimens or 
for non -commercial purposes 
(research, education, exhibition, 
conservation). Exports and 
imports of vintage specimens 
must be accompanied by pre -
CITES certificates demonstrating 
that the specimens were taken 
prior to 1975. Non -commercial 
expor ts and imports require 
relevant CITES permits from the 
Department of the Environment 
and Energy.  
 
7 Counterfeit credit 
cards   
 CP-X 8523.21  Non-genuine credit, debit or 
charge cards that are made 
to imitate and pass for 
genuine cards.  Article  XX(d) of t he 
GATT.  
 
 Regulation 13D of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 
 
 
 The exportation of counterfeit 
credit, debit and charge cards is 
prohibited unless permission has 
been given by the Minister for 
Immigration and Border 
Protection.  
  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
8 Cultural heritage 
goods  
 P-X/ 
NAL-X Various,  
including 
9705 Australian protected objects 
listed on the National 
Cultural Heritage Control 
List.  Article  XX(f) of the 
GATT; the 1970 
UNESCO Convention 
on the Means of 
Prohibiting and 
Preventing the Illicit 
Impor t, Export and 
Transfer of Ownership 
of Cultural Property . 
 Protection of 
Movable Cultural 
Heritage Act 1986 .  Objects listed as Class A on the 
National Cultural Heritage 
Control List are prohibited 
exports. Objects listed as Class 
B on the list may be expo rted if 
granted a permit.  
 
9 Defence and 
Strategic Goods  
 NAL-X Various, 
includes: 
explosives, 
nuclear 
related items 
of all kinds, 
military 
vehicles, 
aircraft and 
ships, 
sensors and 
lasers, 
'stealth' or 
armour 
materials.  All types of defence and 
strategi c goods, equipment, 
technologies and materials. 
The controls include 
equipments, facilities, 
technologies, and materials 
that have a valid civil 
application, but may be 
diverted for use in weapon of 
mass destruction programs.  
 Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GAT T; Wassenaar 
Arrangement, 
Australia Group, 
Nuclear Suppliers 
Group, Missile 
Technology Control 
Regime, Chemical 
Weapons Convention, 
Biological Weapons 
Convention  Regulation 13E of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
Defence Trade 
Controls Act ( 2012)  
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology, 
knowledge  
 All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
10 Diamonds - 
Kimberley Process  
 CP, CP -X 7102 Rough diamonds under the 
terms of the Kimberley 
Process Certification 
Schem e.  Waiver concerning 
Kimberley Process 
Certification Scheme 
for Rough Diamonds 
(WT/L/676); United 
Nations Security 
Council resolution 
S/RES/1459 (2003)  The Customs 
(Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956 
covers rough 
diamonds in 
Regulation 4MA 
(2002). The 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958 
covers the export of 
rough diamonds in 
regulation 9AA 
(2002).  
 Rough diamonds may only be 
imported from or exported to a 
country which is participating in 
the Kimberley Process 
Certification Scheme and must 
be accompanied by a Kimberley 
Process Certificate verifying the 
goods as free of conflict 
diamonds.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
11 Dogs - dangerous 
breeds  
 P 0106.19ex  Dogs of the following breeds 
- dogo Argentino; fila 
Brasileiro; Japanese tosa; 
American pit bull terrier or 
pit bull terrier; Perro de 
Presa Canario or Presa 
Canario.  
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 3 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  The importation of these dog 
breeds is prohibited absolutely.  
 
 
 
 
12 Drugs, narcotics 
and related NAL-X, GCQ  Various  Narcotic drugs or 
psychotropic substances, Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; United Nations Regulation 10 and 
Regulation 10A and All exports require a licence and 
permit issued by the  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
chemi cals 
 including a chemical or 
compound and a plant or a 
part of a plant.  
 Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs, 1961 , 
the United Nations 
Convention on 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1971 , 
and Table I and Table 
II of the United 
Nations Convention 
Against Illicit Traffic 
in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988 .  
 corresponding 
Schedule 8 of the 
Customs  
(Prohibited E xports) 
Regulations 1958.  Department of Health.  
 
Goods must be accompanied by 
an authorisation of import of the 
drug to the destination country.  
 
Narcotic drugs must not be 
exported to a country where the 
total amount exported for the 
year exceeds the countries 
Estimate of Drug Requirements 
(Article 31, Single Convention, 
1961)  
 
Psychotropic drugs should not 
be exported to a country where 
the total amount exported for 
the year exceeds the countries 
Assessments of Annual Medical 
and Scientific Requirements.  
 
13 Endangered 
animal and plant 
species – CITES 
and Australian 
native species  NAL-X,  
CP-X Various  Animal and plant species and 
all products manufactured 
from species (including some 
medicinal produc ts) listed in 
the appendices to the CITES. Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; C ITES 
 Part 13A of the 
Environment 
Protection and 
Biodiversity 
Conservation Act Plant and animal species listed 
under CITES generally require a 
CITES permit for import or 
export. Restrictions vary 
according to the CITES appendix  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 Examples include black 
coral, orchids and ivory 
products. Australian native 
animals and plants which are 
not described in the List of 
Exempt Native Specimens 
require an export permit.  
 1999.  
 listing (I, II or III ). There are 
some exemptions for exports of 
personal and household effects 
(non–live specimens). The 
export of Australian native 
species that are not included on 
the List of Exempt Native 
Specimens require an export 
permit.  
  
14 Firearms, parts, 
accessori es and 
ammunition - 
commercial  
 NAL-X 9302, 9303, 
9304, 9305,  
9306  Firearms, including parts, 
accessories and ammunition, 
regardless of type or calibre. 
Accessories include 
telescopic sights, magazines, 
cleaning equipment and the 
like. 
 Article  XXI(b)(ii ) of 
the GATT; Wassenaar 
Arrangement  Regulation 13E of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
Defence Trade 
Control Act (2012) 
for intangible 
exports ie 
technology, 
knowledge  All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to ex port. 
15 Firearms, parts, 
accessories and 
ammunition - 
personal  NAL-X 9302, 9303, 
9304, 9305,  
9306 Limited quantities of certain 
personal firearms, including 
parts, accessories and 
ammunition. Accessories 
include telescopic sights, 
magazines, cleaning Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Wassenaar 
Arrangement  Regulation 13E of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
Defence Trade 
Control Act (2012) All exports require a permit 
from the Department of Defence 
prior to export.   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
equipment and the like.  
 
 for intangible 
exports ie 
technology, 
knowledge  
16 Hazardous waste  
 NAL-X Various  Waste that is explosive, 
flammable, poisonous, toxic, 
exotoxic or infectious 
substances, clinical wastes, 
waste oils, waste residue 
from manufacture or 
household waste as def ined 
by the Basel Convention.  
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Basel 
Convention for the 
Control of Trans -
boundary Movements 
of Hazardous Waste 
and their Disposal 
(the Basel 
Convention)  The Hazardous 
Waste (Regulation 
of Exports and 
Imports) Act 1989 .  
 All expo rts require a permit 
under the Hazardous Waste 
(Regulation of Exports and 
Imports) Act 1989  which is 
administered by the Department 
of the Environment.  
17 Human blood and 
tissue  
 CP-X Various, 
including  
3001.90,  
3002.10ex  Human bodily fluids, organs, 
tissue and other substances 
derived from human blood , 
as per Schedule 6 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) Regulations 1958.  
 
 
 
 
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  
 Regulation 8 of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958  The exportation of human blood, 
organs and substances derived 
from human blood is prohibited, 
unless approval is obtained in 
writing from the Secretary of 
the Australian Government 
Department of Health or the 
goods are exempt from the 
above requirement. Applications 
for permission to export the se 
materials should be made to the 
Department of Health.  
  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
18 Industrial 
chemicals  NAL-X Various  (a)  each of the following 
kinds of polybrominated 
biphenyls:  
(i)  hexabromobiphenyl;  
(ii)  octabromobiphenyl;  
(iii)  decabromobiphenyl;  
(b)  tris (2,3 dibromo propyl) 
phosphate;  
(c)  polychlorinated 
biphenyls;  
(d)  polychlorinated 
terphenyls;  
(e)  tetraethyl lead;  
(f)  tetramethyl lead;  
(g)  commercial 
pentabromodiphenyl ether 
(including 
tetrabromodiphenyl ether 
and pentabromodiphenyl 
ether);  
(h)  commercial 
octabromodiphenyl ether 
(including 
hexabromodiphenyl ether 
and heptabromodiphenyl 
ether);  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Stockholm 
Convention on 
Persistent Organic 
Pollutants  (the 
Stockholm 
Convention); the 
Rotterdam 
Convention  Industrial Chemicals 
(Notification and 
Assessment)  
Regulations 1990, 
regulation 11C  The export of the indu strial 
chemicals mentioned is 
prohibited unless the Director 
has given written approval for 
the export at or before the time 
of the proposed export. The 
import and manufacture of the 
industrial chemicals mentioned 
in (a), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) is 
prohibited unless the Director 
has given written approval for 
its introduction at or before the 
time of the proposed 
introduction.  
 
The introduction of the industrial 
chemical mentioned in 
paragraph (e) is prohibited 
unless:  
(a) the Director has given 
written a pproval for its 
introduction at or before the 
time of the proposed 
introduction; or  
(b) the industrial chemical is 
introduced in aviation gasoline  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(i)  perfluorooctane sulfonic 
acid; 
(j)  perfluorooctane 
sulfonates, perfluorooctane 
sulfonamides and 
perfluorooctane sulfonyls, 
including the following:  
(i)  potassium 
perfluorooctane sulfonate;  
(ii)  lithium perfluorooctane 
sulfonate;  
(iii)  ammonium 
perfluorooctane sulfonate;  
(iv)  diethanolammonium 
perfluorooctane sulfonate;  
(v)  tetraethylammonium 
perfluorooctane sulfonate;  
(vi)  
didecyldimethylammonium 
perfluoroocta ne sulfonate;  
(vii)  N ethylperfluorooctane 
sulfonamide;  
(viii)  N 
methylperfluorooctane 
sulfonamide;  
(ix)  N ethyl N (2 (avgas), or for use in the 
production of avgas; or  
(c) the industrial chemical is 
introduced:  
(i) in leaded f uel; and  
(ii) by a person in respect of 
whom an approval granted 
under subsection 13(1) of the 
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 
is in force at the time of the 
introduction; and  
(iii) for the purpose of a supply 
that is specified in the approval.  
 
Where fuel  has the meaning 
given by subregulation 3(2) of 
the Fuel Quality Standards 
Regulations 2001 and supply 
has the meaning given by 
subsection 4(1) of the Fuel 
Quality Standards Act 2000 . 
  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
hydroxyethyl) 
perfluorooctane sulfonamide;  
(x)  N (2 hydroxyethyl) N 
methylperfluorooctane 
sulfonamide;  
(xi)  perfluorooctane sulfonyl 
fluoride.  
 
19 Live animals  
(livestock)  NAL-X 
 Various, 
including  
0102.2,  
0102.3 , 
0104.10,  
0104.20,  
0106.13,  
0106.19  
 Live cattle, buffalo, sheep, 
goats, camelids and deer  
 
 
 
 
 Article XX(a) (b) of 
the GATT  Export Control Act 
1982, Export 
Control (Animals) 
Order 2004  Australian livestock exporters 
are required  to have in place an 
exporter supply chain assurance 
system (ESCAS) for all feeder 
and slaughter livestock exported 
from Australia.  
20 Ozone depleting 
substances/  
Synthetic 
Greenhouse 
Gases  
 
 NAL-X Various 
including 
2903.71 - 
2903.75,  
2903.76 - 
2903.79,  
2903.14, 
2903.19,  
2903.39,  Chemicals including 
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); 
halons carbon tetrachloride; 
methyl chloroform; hydro -
chlorofluorocarbons 
(HCFCs); hydro -
fluorocarbons (HFCs), 
perfluorocarbons (PFCs), 
bromochloromethane Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Montreal 
Protocol on 
Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone 
Layer (the Montreal 
Protocol); the United 
Nations Framework 
Convention on The Ozone 
Protection and 
Synthetic 
Greenhouse Gas 
Management Act 
1989; Regulation 
13F of Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  All exporters require a licence 
prior to exporting bulk gas.  
Exporters are also required to 
report quarterly on exports.   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
3824.71,  
3824.74  
 
 (BCMs), methyl bromide and 
sulfur  hexafluoride (SF6). 
There is an absolute 
prohibition on the export of 
hydrbromfluorocarbons 
(HBFCs).  
 Climate Change 
(UNFCCC)  
21 Objectionable 
goods  
 NAL-X Various, 
including  
3704, 3705,  
3706, 4901,  
4902, 4910,  
4911, 8523  Includes publications, films, 
computer games, interactive 
games and computer 
generated images that 
describe, depict, express or 
otherwise deal with matters 
of sex, drug misuse or 
addiction, crime cruelty, 
violence, or revolting or 
abhorrent phenomena in 
such a way that they offend 
against the standards of 
morality, decency and 
propriety generally accepted 
by reasonable adults. Also 
covers terrorism material.  
The goods may also be 
considered objectionable if Article XX(a) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 3 of the 
Customs (prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  Permission to export 
objectionable goods needs to be 
sought from the Director of the 
Classification Board, care of the 
Department of Communications 
and the Arts.  
  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
the goods describe or depict 
in a way that is likely to 
cause offence to a 
reasonable adult, a person 
who is, or who appears to 
be, a child under 18 
(whether the person is 
engaged in sexual activity or 
not). The goods may also be 
considered objectionable if 
they promote, incite or 
instruct in matters of crime 
or violence, or promote or 
incite the misuse of a drug 
specified in Schedule 4 of 
the Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) Regulation s 1956. 
The goods may be 
considered objectionable if 
they advocate the doing of a 
terrorist act. Without limiting 
the above, computer games 
classified RC (Refused 
Classification) under the 
Classification (Publications, 
Films and Computer Games)  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Act 1995 ar e also considered 
objectionable goods.  
 
22 Precursor 
substances  NAL-X Various  Precursor substances as 
listed in the regulations. 
Precursors can be converted 
in to other substances that 
have the potential to be 
abused and are therefore a 
public health con cern.  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Table I and 
Table II of the United 
Nations Convention 
Against Illicit Traffic 
in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988 .  Regulation 10AB of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  All exporters are r equired to be 
licenced by the Department of 
Health. A pre -export notification 
is required for all pre -cursors 
being exported from Australia.  
23 Medication 
purchased under 
prescription  (in 
respect of which a 
commonwealth 
benefit has been 
paid) 
 CP-X Various Medication purchased under 
prescription, in respect of 
which a commonwealth 
benefit has been paid, and is 
in excess of a reasonable 
amount for personal use.   
 
 
 Article XX(d) of the 
GATT.  National Health Act 
1953. 
 
 
 
 A person can export overseas a 
reasonable amount of drugs 
purchased under prescription for 
the personal treatment of the 
exporter or another person, 
such as a relative, 
accompanying the exporter. 
Medication purchased under 
prescription, in respect of which 
a commonwealth benefit has 
been p aid, in excess of this 
reasonable amount is prohibited 
from being exported.   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
24 Radioactive 
substances  
 NAL-X 2612, 2844,  
2845.90,  
2922.50,  
3006.30,  
3006.92ex,  
8401.30,  
8531, 
9022.12,  
9022.13,  
9022.14,  
9022.19,  
9022.21,  
9022.29,  
9022.90,  
9027 
 Uranium, t horium and 
fissionable materials 
including plutonium, as per 
schedule 7A of the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; International  
Atomic Energy 
Agency’s Code of 
Conduct of the Safety 
and Security of 
Radioactive  
Sources . 
 
 
 
 
 
 Regulation 9AD of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 The Australian Radiation 
Protection and Nuclear Safety 
Agency (ARPANSA) issues 
export permits for the 
exportation from Australia of 
high activity radioactive sources 
under Regul ation 9AD of the 
Customs (Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958. Regulation 9 
of the Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) Regulation is 
administered by the Department 
of Industry.  
25 Radioactive waste  
 CP-X Various  Export of radioactive waste 
to Pacific Island Dev eloping 
Countries  
 
 
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT; Convention to 
Ban the Importation 
into Forum Countries 
of Hazardous and 
Radioactive Wastes 
and to Control the 
Transboundary 
Movement and  
Management of 
Hazardous Wastes Regulation 13G of 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  
 The following countries are 
PIDCs for the purposes of the 
Waigani Convention:  
• Cook Islands;  
• Fiji;  
• Kiribati;  
• Marshall Islands, Republic of;  
• Nauru;  
• Niue;  
• Palau, Republic of;  
• Papua New Guinea;  
• Solomon Islands;  
• Tonga;   
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
within the South 
Pacific Region  (the 
Waigani 
Convention)  
 • Tuvalu;  
• Vanuatu; and  
• Western Samoa.  
Radioactive waste exports to a 
PIDC may only be exported if 
approved by the Minister for 
Industry or an authorised 
person.  
 
26 Suicide devices  
 P; P-X Various  Devices designed or 
customised to be used by a 
person to commit suicide, or 
to be used by a person to 
assist another person to 
commit suicide.  
 Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Regulation 13GA of 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.   
 
 
 
 
27 Therapeutic 
Goods  NAL-X Various  Therapeutic goods 
manufactured for export only  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT.  
 Section 26 or 
Section 26A of the 
Therapeutic Goods 
Act 1989  Export only products are 
required to be listed  (not 
registered) on the Australian 
Register of Therapeutic Goods 
(ARTG) before export. Broadly, 
they are expected to meet the 
same requirements as products 
listed for supply in Australia. 
They are assessed using the 
same criteria as listed products 
that are intended for supply in 
Australia. Ho wever, they are 
not required to comply with the  
labelling  standards or 
advertising standards in force  
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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 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 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
in Australia.  
28 Toothfish  NAL-X 0302.83, 
0303.83, 
0304.85, 
0304.92  Antarctic Toothfish and 
Patagonian Toothfish found 
in sub -Antarctic and 
Antarctic wat ers, including 
waters around Australia's 
external territory of Heard 
Island and McDonald 
Islands. Applies to all fish 
and fish parts of this species 
whether fresh, frozen, 
smoked, preserved in 
airtight containers or in any 
other form.  
 Article XX(b) of the  
GATT; Commission 
for the Conservation 
of Antarctic Marine 
Living Resources 
(CCAMLR)  Regulation 6 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Exports) 
Regulations 1958.  Exports of toothfish and parts of 
toothfish whether fresh, frozen,, 
smoked, preserved in 
containers, or  in any other form 
are prohibited unless a 
permission in writing has been 
obtained from the Minister 
administering the Fisheries 
Management Act 1991  or an 
authorised officer from the 
Australian Fisheries 
Management Authority (AFMA).  
29 Unprocessed 
wood NAL-X Various 
within 
Chapter 44  
 Exports of 2 tonnes or more 
of: woodchips; wood in the 
round which is intended to 
undergo further processing 
following export; wood with 
a cross sectional area of 225 
square centimetres or 
greater which is intended to 
undergo  further processing 
following export; and 
sandalwood.  Article XX(b) of the 
GATT Export Control 
(Unprocessed 
Wood) Regulations;  
Export Control 
(Hardwood Wood 
Chips) Regulations 
1996; and Export 
Control (Regional 
Forest Agreements) 
Regulations.  An export lic ence is required 
from the Department of 
Agriculture and Water 
Resources. Details of export 
requirements available from:  
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/f
orestry/industries/export  
 
 
 
   
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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 i nformation on a 
quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreeme nt on Agriculture  
 
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 noti fication : 
 
 
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 informat ion element missing in the notification : 
 
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 an d include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
 
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 : 
   
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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/AU S/9/Rev.1  Animals 
(including birds, 
fish and insects) 
and animal 
products, plants 
and goods of 
general 
quarantine 
concern.  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; CITES  
   
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Anzac goods  NAL Various   Article  XX(f) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC /N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Asbestos  NAL Various, including  
2524,  
2715,  
3214,  
6811.40,  
6812.80,  
6812.99ex,  
6813.20,  
8425.31,  
8703.21,  
8711  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Rotterdam 
Convention.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Cat and dog fur 
products  NAL Various, including  
4103.90ex,  
4301.80ex, 
4301.90ex, 
4302.19ex, 
4302.20ex,   Article  XX(a) of the 
GATT.      
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
4302.30ex, 
4303.10ex, 
4303.90ex  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Cetaceans 
(whales, 
dolphins and 
porpoises)  NAL 0106.12ex, 
0507.90ex, 
0511.99ex  
  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; CITES.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Chemical 
weapons, 
chemicals and 
their precursors  NAL Various  Chemicals that 
could be used in 
weapon of mass 
destruction (WMD) 
programs, including 
mixtures or finished 
products that 
contain equal to or 
greater than 25% 
concentration of a 
controlled chemical. 
This includes 
equipment, 
facilities, 
technologies, and 
materials that have 
a valid civil 
application, but 
may be diverted for 
use in WMD 
programs.  Article XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; Australia 
Group, Chemical 
Weapons Convention.  Regul ation 5J of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) Regulations 
1956.  Permits may be 
granted by the Minister 
for Foreign Affairs and 
Trade, consistent with 
the Chemical Weapons 
Convention.  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Counterfeit 
credit cards  NAL 8523.21   Article  XX(d)  of the     
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
GATT.  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Dog collars – 
protrusion  NAL 4205ex   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Flags, arms and 
seals NAL Various   Article  XX(f) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Hazardous 
goods  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Hazardous 
waste  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Basel 
Convention.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Imports to 
Antarctica  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Protocol on 
Environmental 
Protection to the 
Antarct ic Treaty .   
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Imports to 
territory of 
Heard island 
and McDonald 
islands  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Incandescent 
(filament) lamps  
 NAL 7011ex   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Industrial 
chemicals  
 
 NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Rotterdam 
Convention.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Motor vehicles  NAL 8702, 8703   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  
     
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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/AUS/9/Rev.1  Narcotic drugs, 
psychotropic 
substances and 
related 
chemica ls NAL, 
GQC Various  Narcotic drugs or 
psychotropic 
substances, 
including a chemical 
or compound and a 
plant or a part of a 
plant.  
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; United Nations 
Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs, 1961 , 
the United Nations 
Convention on 
Psychot ropic 
Substances, 1971 , 
and Table I and Table 
II of the United 
Nations Convention 
Against Illicit Traffic 
in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988 .  
 Regulation 5 
corresponding 
Schedule 4 of the 
Customs  
(Prohibited Imports) 
Regulations 1956.  All imports require a 
licence and permit 
issued by the 
Department of Health..  
Goods must be 
accompanied by an 
export authorisation 
from the country of 
export.  
 
Narcotic drugs must 
not be exported to a 
country where the total 
amount exported for 
the year excee ds the 
countries Estimate of 
Drug Requirements 
(Article 31, Single 
Convention, 1961)  
 
Psychotropic drugs 
should not be exported 
to a country where the 
total amount exported 
for the year exceeds 
the countries 
Assessments of Annual 
Medical and Scientific 
Requirements.  
   
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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/AUS/9/Rev.1  Objectionable 
items  NAL Various, including  
3704,  
3705,  
3706,  
4901,  
4902,  
4910,  
4911,  
8523 
 Includes 
publications, films, 
computer games, 
interactive games 
and computer 
generated images 
that describe, 
depict, express or 
otherwise deal with 
matters of sex, 
drug misuse or 
addiction, crime 
cruelty, violence, or 
revolting or 
abhorrent 
phenomena in such 
a way that they 
offend against the 
standards of 
morality, decency 
and propriety 
generally accepted 
by reasonable 
adults. Also c overs 
terrorism material.  
The goods may also 
be considered 
objectionable if the 
goods describe or 
depict in a way that Article  XX(a) of the 
GATT.  
 
 
 Regulation 4A of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) Regulations 
1956.  Permits may be 
granted by the Minister 
for Communication and 
the Arts.    
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
is likely to cause 
offence to a 
reasonable adult, a 
person who is, or 
who appears to be, 
a child under 18 
(whether the 
person is engaged 
in sexual activity or 
not). The goods 
may also be 
considered 
objectionable if they 
promote, incite or 
instruct in matters 
of crime or 
violence, or 
promote or incite 
the misuse of a 
drug specified in 
Schedule 4 of the 
Customs (Prohibited 
Imports) 
Regulation s 1956. 
The goods may be 
considered 
objectionable if they 
advocate the doing 
of a terrorist act. 
Without limiting the   
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
above, computer 
games classified RC 
(Refused 
Classification) under 
the Classification 
(Publications, Films 
and Computer 
Games) Act 1995 
are also considered 
objectionable 
goods.  
 
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Organochlorine 
chemicals  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Stockholm 
Convention.  
   
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Ozone -depleting 
substances and 
synthetic 
greenhouse 
gases  NAL Various, including 
2903.71 - 
2903.75,  
2903.76 - 
2903.79,  
2903.14,  
2903.19,  
2903.39,  
3824.71,  
3824.74  
  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; Montreal 
Protocol; UNFCCC.  
   
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Plastic 
explosives  NAL 3602 The importation 
Marked and 
unmarked plastic Article  XXI(b)(ii) of 
the GATT; United 
Nations Convention 
on the Marking of The importation of 
plastic explosives is 
Prohibited under Impor tation is lawful if 
the Commonwealth 
Attorney -General has   
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
explosives.  Plastic Explosi ves for 
the Purpose of 
Detection  (Montreal, 
1991).  
 provisions of the 
Customs Act 1901 , 
the Customs 
(Prohibited Imports) 
Regulations 1956) 
and the Criminal 
Code Act 1995  (Cth) 
(Criminal Code).  issued a permit under 
the PI Regulations and, 
if applicable, an 
authorisation under 
the provisions of the 
Criminal Code.  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Radioactive 
substances  NAL 2612,  
2844,  
2845.90,  
2922.5 0, 
3006.30,  
3006.92ex,  
8401.30,  
8531,  
9022.12,  
9022.13,  
9022.14,  
9022.19,  
9022.21,  
9022.29,  
9022.90,  
9027 
 
 The goods covered 
include any 
radioactive material 
or substance 
including radium, 
any radioactive 
isotope or any 
article containing 
any radioactive 
material or 
substance.  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT; the Basel 
Convention.  
 
 The control on 
importation of the 
specified goods is a 
statutory 
requirement under 
Regulation 4R of the 
PI Regulations made 
under the Customs 
Act 1901  The importation of 
radioactive  substances 
is regulated as a 
community protection 
measure and to 
comply with Australia's 
international 
obligations under the 
Basel Convention on 
the Control of trans -
boundary Movements 
of Hazardous Wastes . 
The PI Regulations are 
not intended to restrict 
the quantity or volume 
of imports.  
 
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Security 
sensitive 
ammonium 
nitrate  NAL 3102.30  The goods covered 
include security 
sensitive 
ammonium nitrate 
(SSAN).  SSAN is 
ammonium nitrate, 
a mixture or Article  XX (b) of the 
GATT.   The control on 
importation of the 
specified goods is a 
statutory requirement 
under Regulation  4X 
of the PI Regulations 
made under the 
Customs Act 1901 .  
The system cannot be Applications for 
licences must be made 
to the relevant 
State/Territory 
authority on the 
approved form for that 
state/territory and   
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
emulsion made up 
of more than 45% 
ammoni um nitrate, 
but not ammonium 
nitrate in solution.  abolished without 
legislative approval.  
 
 include all relevant 
particulars.  The 
documents required to 
be submitted vary 
dependi ng on the 
jurisdiction and 
whether the applicant 
holds other licences for 
SSAN or other 
dangerous goods.  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Tablet presses  NAL 8479.89ex,  
8479.90ex  Tablet presses are 
defined as manual, 
semi-automatic or 
fully automatic 
equipment which 
can be used for the 
compaction or 
moulding of 
powdered or 
granular solids, or 
semi-solid material 
to produce 
coherent solid 
tablets  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  The PI Regulations 
are not intended to 
restrict the quantity 
or volume of imports. 
A permission can 
specify conditions or 
requirements 
including times for 
compliance and the 
number of tablet 
presses allowed to be 
imported.  The 
Minister or an 
authorised person 
has the power to 
revoke permission 
where the holder 
does not comply with 
a condition or 
requirement.  The 
manufacture and 
distribution of 
amphetamine type 
stimulants is a 
serious problem in The control on th e 
specified goods is a 
statutory requirement 
under Regulation 4G of 
the PI Regulations  
made under the 
Customs Act 1901 .  
The control cannot be 
abolished without 
legislative approval.  
   
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Document symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type 
of 
restr.  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 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 
Australia and 
preventing the 
importation of tablet 
presses for use in 
illicit markets is an 
important way of 
reducing domestic 
production.  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Therapeutic 
substances and 
goods  
 NAL Various  Therapeutic goods 
for human use is 
controlled under 
the Therapeutic 
Goods Act 1989 , 
and its Regulations  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.  Importation into 
Australia of 
therapeutic goods is 
controlled under the 
Therapeutic Goods 
Act 1989  Under the Therapeutic 
Goods Act 1989 , 
therapeutic goods may 
not be imported int o 
Australia unless they 
are registered, listed 
or included in the 
Australian Register of 
Therapeutic Goods 
(ARTG) or specifically 
exempt from this 
requirement.   
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Unmanufactured 
tobacco leaf  
 NAL 2401  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Viable material 
derived from 
human embryo 
clones  NAL 3001ex   Article  XX(a) of the 
GATT.    
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/Rev.1  Weapons and 
crowd control 
goods  NAL Various   Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT.      
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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:  
 
 
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