G/MA/QR/3  
 
17 September 2015  
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Committee on Market Access   
 
  STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1) 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
1.  The Decision on Notification Procedures for Qu antitative Restrictions, adopted by the Council for 
Trade in Goods (G/L/59/Rev.1) provides that "Members shall make complete notifications of all quantitative restrictions in force by 30 September 2012 and at two  yearly intervals thereafter.  
They should also notify changes to those quantitati ve restrictions as soon as possible, but not later 
than six months from their entry into force".   
 2.  This document has been prepared by the Secr etariat pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Decision
2, 
and provides information as of 9 September 2015.  
 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to thei r rights and obligations under the WTO.  
2 This provision states: "The Secretariat shall circulate yearly a report listing: i) the WTO Members having 
made a notification; ii) the type of notification made (i.e. whether "complete", "changes" or "reverse");   iii) the 
date of the notification and the period covered by it; iv) the sections of the notification in which information was 
provided (i.e. Sections 1 or 2); and v) whether the Secretariat informed the Member that information was missing."  
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- 2 - LIST OF MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED QRS PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES IN G/L/59/REV.1  
FOR THE BIENNAL PERIOD 2012 - 2014 
 
# Member Biennial 
period Document symbol Notification 
date3 Notification 
type QRs in 
section 
1 QRs in 
section 
2 Member contacted 
by the Secretariat, 
if missing 
information? 
1.  Australia 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/1 16/10/2012 complete x x x 
2.  Canada 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/CAN/1 07/11/2012 complete x  x 
3.  China 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/CHN/1 
G/MA/QR/N/CHN/2 G/MA/QR/N/CHN/3 08/04/2015 complete X X X 
4.  Costa Rica 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/CRI/1 
G/MA/QR/N/CRI/1/Corr.1 30/09/2012 
23/01/2013 complete x  x 
5.  Cuba 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/CUB/1 07/01/2013 complete x  x 
6.  European Union 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/EU/1 24/04/2013 complete x x x 
7.  Hong Kong, China 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1 
G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1/Add.1 28/09/2012 
30/04/2013 complete 
changes x 
x x x 
8.  India 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/IND/1 10/2013 complete x X x 
9.  Japan 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/JPN/1 22/01/2013 complete x x x 
10.  Korea, Republic of 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/KOR/1 15/10/2012 complete x  x 
11.  Macao, China 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/MAC/1 09/2012 complete x  x 
12.  Mali 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/MLI/1 05/03/2013 complete x  x 
13.  New Zealand 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/NZL/1 12/10/2012 complete x x x 
14.  Peru 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/PER/1 28/08/2013 complete x  x 
15.  Russian Federation 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/RUS/1 
G/MA/QR/N/RUS/1/Corr.1 14/09/2012 
21/02/2013 complete x  x 
16.  Singapore 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/SGP/1 06/05/2013 complete x  x 
17.  Thailand 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/THA/1  
G/MA/QR/N/THA/1/Corr.1 22/10/2012 
23/11/2012 complete x x x 
18.  Turkey 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/TUR/1  
G/MA/QR/N/TUR/1/Corr.1 30/09/2012 
22/11/2012 complete x  x 
19.  Ukraine 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1 
G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add.1 G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add.2 G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add.3 28/09/2012 
30/04/2013 20/08/2013 17/12/2013 complete 
changes changes changes  x 
x x x x 
   
20.  United States 2012-2014 G/MA/QR/N/USA/1 03/10/2012 complete x x x 
                                               
3 Notification date refers to the date specified by th e Member under point B of the QR notification format.  
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- 3 - LIST OF MEMBERS HAVING NOTIFIED QRS PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES IN G/L/59/REV.1  
FOR THE BIENNAL PERIOD 2014 -2016 
# Member Biennial 
period Document symbol Notification 
date2 Notification 
type QRs in 
section 1 QRs in 
section 2 Member 
contacted by the 
Secretariat, if 
missing 
information? 
1.  Australia 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/AUS/2 15/01/2015 complete X  * 
2.  Canada 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/CAM/2 23/10/2014 complete X X X 
3.  Costa Rica 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/CRI/2 03/10/2014 complete X  * 
4.  Côte d'Ivoire 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/CIV/1 18/08/2014 complete X  X 
5.  Cuba 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/CUB/2 09/2014 complete X X X 
6.  European Union 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/EU/2 09/10/2014 complete X X * 
7.  Georgia 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/GEO/1 25/03/2014 complete X X X 
8.  Hong Kong, 
China 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/HKG/2 30/09/2014 complete X X * 
9.  Japan 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/JPN/2 15/01/2015 complete X X X 
10.  Lao PDR 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/LAO/1 12/10/2014 complete X X * 
11.  Liechtenstein4 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/LIE/1 11/03/2014 complete X X X 
12.  Macao, China 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/MAC/2 08/2014 complete X  * 
13.  New Zealand 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/NZL/2 10/2014 complete X X * 
14.  Nicaragua 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/NIC/1 22/09/2014 complete X  * 
15.  The Philippines 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/PHL/1 19/05/2015 complete X X X 
16.  Russian Federation 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/RUS/2 18/09/2014 complete X  * 
17.  Switzerland 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/CHE/1 11/03/2014 complete X X X 
18.  Singapore 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/SGP/2 15/04/2015 complete X  X 
19.  The Separate 
Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/1 
G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/1/Add.1 29/09/2014 
17/11/2015 complete 
changes X 
X X * 
* 
20.  United States 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 30/09/2014 complete X X * 
21.  Uruguay 2014-2016 G/MA/QR/N/URY/1 08/01/2014 complete X X X 
X:  Yes 
*The Secretariat did not have the opportunity to review the notification prior to its circulation.  
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4 The notification of Switzerlan d also covers Liechtenstein.