G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1/Add.1  
 
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Comité de Acceso a los Mercados  Original: inglés  
 
  NOTIFICACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA DECISIÓN SOBRE EL PROCEDIMIENTO 
DE NOTIFICACIÓN DE RESTRICCIONES CUANTITATIVAS (G/L/59/REV.1) 
HONG KONG, CHINA 
Addendum 
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 26 de abril de 2013, se distribuye a petición de la delegación 
de la Unión Europea. 
 
A. Miembro notificante: Hong Kong, China 
B. Fecha de la notificación: 30 de abril de 2013  
C. Primera notificación: 
 Sí 
 No, la última notificación se presentó con la signatura G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1:  
D. Tipo de notificación: 
 1. Completa (es decir, notificación de todas las restricciones cuantitativas en vigor) 
 2. Cambios de una notificación presentada anteriormente con la signatura 
G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1 consistentes en lo siguiente: 
  2.1 Establecimiento de nuevas restricciones, enumeradas en la sección 1. 
  2.2 Eliminación de restricciones, como se describe en la casilla G infra. 
  2.3 Modificación de una restricción notificada anteriormente, como se indica en la 
 sección 1. 
 3. Notificación inversa de restricciones mantenidas por (Miembro):   
E. La notificación proporciona informac ión sobre el siguiente período bienal 
(por ejemplo, 2012-2014): 2012-2014 y se refiere a restricciones en vigor al 
1º de marzo de 2013  
F. La presente notificación contiene información* relativa a: 
 Sección 1: Lista de restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor. 
 Sección 2: Referencia a otras notificaciones presentadas a la OMC que contengan 
información sobre restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor e información adicional. 
G. Observaciones de carácter general, con inclusión de una descripción de la 
eliminación de restricciones notificada en  el apartado 2.2 de la casilla D y la 
fecha en que esas restricciones dejaron de estar en vigor.  
                                               
* En inglés solamente.  
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1/Add.1  
 
- 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 
HS2012 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 
administrativ
e 
decision) Administration, modification of previously 
notified measures, and other comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1. Licensing 
arrangement for the export of powdered formula for infants and 
young children 
aged under 36 months NAL-X ex 0402 1000 
ex 0402 2110 0402 2120 ex 0402 2190 ex 0402 2900 Milk powder 
and soya based formula
 
powder for consumption by infants and
 
young children aged under 36 months Article XX(j) of 
the GATT 1994 The Import 
and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60 sub. Leg. A), 
as amended by 
the Import and Export (General) (Amendment) Regulation 2013 
Date of entry 
into force: 1 March 2013 Where breastfeeding is not feasible, powdered formula is the 
sole or major source of food for infants and young children aged under 36 months.  To protect their health, it is important to ensure a suffic ient and steady supply of 
powdered formula. 
The licensing arrangement seeks to tackle the serious 
shortage of powdered formula in the Hong Kong market caused by the diversion of large quantities of such products away from the local supply chain by parallel traders.  Export 
licences, which are in general issued to importers of powdered formula registered/exempted from registration under the Food Safety Ordi nance (Cap. 612), must be 
obtained for exportation of powdered formula (except for articles in transit or transh ipment cargo, or a reasonable 
amount for personal use).  No fees are charged for licence application, and the licensing arrangement is administered on an MFN basis. 
The licensing arrangement is temporary in nature.  The 
Government has urged major suppliers of powdered formula and retail representatives to strengthen the supply chain to ensure a sufficient and steady supply of powdered formula.  A review on the enhancement measures taken by the suppliers will be conducted in October 2013.  Provided that the measures have been proved to be effective and sustainable, we will consider removing the licensing arrangement. 
For further details, please refer to 
http://www.fhb.gov.hk/en/powderedformula/index.html  and 
http://www.tid.gov.hk/
english/import_export/nontextiles/powdered_formula/index.htm
l.  
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1/Add.1  
 
- 3 - Section 2: Cross-reference to other WTO noti fications 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 t he Agreement on Agriculture, 
Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and th e Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc.) contains inf ormation 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 restriction?   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 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:  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:  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:   
__________