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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) 
 R EPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA POPULAR LAO 
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 24 de febrero de 2015, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de la República Democrática Popular Lao. 
 
A. Miembro notificante: República Democrática Popular Lao 
B. Fecha de la notificación: 12 de octubre de 2014 
C. Primera notificación: 
 Sí 
 No, la última notificación se presentó con la signatura (signatura del documento):  
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 (signatura del 
documento) 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): 2014-2016  y se refiere a restricciones en vigor al 
30 de septiembre de 2014  
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.  
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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 Import 
Prohibition P NA Chemicals of high-
level danger used in 
industries  Article XX(b) -Decree on 
Import and 
Export of Goods No. 114/GoL dated 6 April 
2011 Ministry of 
Industry and 
Commerce 
2 Import 
Prohibition P 8710.00.00 
9301 
9302.00.00 9306 Bullets and weapons 
of all kinds (except for 
explosives used in industries ) and war 
vehicles Article XXI -Articles 76 & 
77 of Criminal 
Law No. 12/NA, dated 09 
November 
2005. -Prime Minister’s 
Decision on the 
Control and Use of Explosives in 
Lao 
PDR No. 39/PM, dated 
12/7/2001 Ministry of 
National 
Defence 
3 Import Prohibition P 1211.40.00 
1211.30 
1211.90.12 Opium 
Opium balls, poppy 
seeds Article XX(b) -Article 146 of 
Criminal Law 
No. Ministry of 
Public Security  
  
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- 3 - 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 
1207.91.00 
1302.11 
2939.11.00 2939.19.00 2939.91.10 Opium poppies, other 
finished and dried 
opium poppies made from coco leaves, marihuana in various 
forms, cocaine and 
their derivatives   12/NA, dated 09 
November 
2005. -Law on Narcotic Drugs. 
-Decree 
implementing Law on 
Narcotic Drugs 
No. 076/PM, dated 
20/2/2009.  
Prime Minister’s 
Office  
4 Import Prohibition P NA Destructive fishing 
tools  Article XX(b) Fisheries Law Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Forestry 
5 Import Prohibition P NA Pornographic medias / 
materials  Article XX(a) Law on Printings 
No. 05/NA, 
dated 9 December 2008.Ministry of 
Information, 
Culture and Tourism 
6 Import Prohibition P 3215.19.00 
4802.62.90 
8443.19.00 
8454.30.00 Banknote paper, 
banknote ink, 
banknote printer and 
coin making machine  Article  XX(d) Article 4 scope 
of rights of 
banks, 
Law on Bank of Lao PDR No. 05/NA. 
dated 14 
/10/1999. Bank of Lao PDR  
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- 4 - 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 
7 Export 
Prohibition P-X 9705.00.00 
9706.00.00 Archeological objects 
including Buddha 
statues, angel statues and holy objects, national heritages with 
historical and 
cultural values of 50 years old or older Article XX(f) -Article 15 of 
Customs Law. 
-National Heritage Law. -Article 2 Edict 
on Preservation 
of National cultural, 
historical and 
natural heritage Ministry of 
Information, 
Culture and Tourism 
8 Export Prohibition P-X 2834 Bat guano / manure  Article XX(g) -Article 29, 
Agriculture Law, No. 01/98.NA, dated 
10/10/1998. 
-Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture 
and Forestry on the Control and 
Use of Bat 
Guano in the Country No.0613/MoAF. 
05, dated 
08/7/2005 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry  
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- 5 - 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 
9 Non-Automatic 
Import 
Licensing NAL 93.03.20 
93.03.30 Guns and bullets for 
sportive 
purposes Article XXI No 0076 
/MOIC.DIMEX, 
Annex A Ministry of 
Public Security  
10 Non-Automatic Import 
Licensing NAL 36.02 
36.03 Explosives used in 
industries: 
- explosives -explosive  equipment 
- explosive  objects 
- fireworks Article XXI No 0076 
/MOIC.DIMEX, 
Annex A Ministry of 
National 
Defence 
11 Non-Automatic Import Licensing NAL 7108.12.10  Gold bars ( only for 
gold bars as internationally recognized  as 
medium  of  
payment)  Article  XX(c) No 0076 /MOI 
C.DIMEX, Annex A Bank of Lao PDR 
12 Non-Automatic 
Export 
Licensing NAL-X 4403 
4407.10-4407.28 
0601 Logs, trunk, bark, 
rough-processed  
timberand semi-
finished  timber from natural forest Article XX(g) -No 0076 
/MOIC.DIMEX, 
Annex B  Ministry of 
Industry and 
Commerce 
 
  
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- 6 - 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 Safe guards, and the Agreement on Impo rt 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 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:  
 
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