G/MA/QR/N/HKG/5/Add.1  
12 April 2022 
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Committee on Market Access  Original:  English  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
HONG KONG, CHINA 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 8 April  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Hong Kong, China . 
A. Notifying Member :  Hong Kong, China  
B. Date of notification :  25 March 2022  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/HKG/ 5 
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/HKG/ 5) 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 describe d 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): 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of  
1 December  2021 
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.  
 Upon the entry into force of the Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap.  640) on 
1 December  2021, item  9 of G/MA/QR/N/HKG/5  is replaced by the  quantitative restrictions 
set out in this addendum.  
 
* 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, 
based on 
HS2017 Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificat ion 
and Grounds for 
Restriction , e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
9 Non-automatic 
licence for the 
export of mercury 
or mercury 
mixtures  and  
 
Prohibition of 
import and export 
of certain mercury -
added products  
 NAL-X 
 
 
 
 
P 
P-X 
 
 2805 4000  
2843 9090  
 
 
 
Various, 
including ex 
Ch. 85 and 90  
 Mercury or mercury 
mixtures  
 
 
 
 
Certain mercury -added 
products listed in Part I of 
Annex A of the Minamata 
Convention on Mercury  
 Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT  1994 
Minamata Convention 
on Mercury  Mercury Control 
Ordinance (Cap. 640)  
Date of entry into 
force of this 
restriction:  
1 December  2021 The restriction is 
administered through 
an export licensing 
system and a 
prohibition on an MFN 
basis to protect 
human health and the 
environment.  
Import licensing 
procedures of mercury 
or mercury mixtures 
can be found in 
Section  2.4. 
 
 
   
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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 Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc .) contain s 
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 quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B. If yes, then list b elow the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification: N.A  
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 restr iction?   Yes     No   
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information el ement missing in the notification:  
Document symbol 
of notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS2017 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/2/HKG/18 
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/18/
Corr.1  Non-automatic 
licence for the 
import of 
mercury or  
mercury 
mixtures  NAL 2805 4000  
2843 9090  
 Mercury or 
mercury mixtures  Article  XX(b) of the 
GATT  1994 
Minamata 
Convention on 
Mercury  Mercury Control 
Ordinance (Cap. 640)  
Date of entry into 
force of this 
restriction:  
1 December  2021 The restriction is 
administered through 
an import licensing 
system on an MFN 
basis to protect human 
health and the 
environment.   
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- 4 - 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 elem ent missing in the notification  
 
 
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