G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.12  
12 January  2022 
(22-0295)  Page: 1/3 
Committee on Market Access  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES  
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 10 January 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
A. Notifying Member: The Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification: 10 January  2022 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/ Add.11  
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/KGZ/1  which are of the 
following nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restri ctions, 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 following biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 
10 January  2022 
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 wi th information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.1 2 
 
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  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.  
The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 316, dated 17 December  2021 
on the temporary export ban of raw or roughly crushed shell limestone, sawn or otherwise cut 
into blocks or slabs of a rectangular or square shape  (classified by the HS code 2515 11 000 0 
and 25 15 12 000 0) from the Kyrgyz Republic outside the territory of the Eurasian Economic 
Union entering into force  on 13 January 2022 and will remain in force for 6 months.   
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.1 2 
 
- 3 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
 
 
__________  
 No General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 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, modify  
cation of previously notified 
measures,  
and other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary export 
prohibition of 
limestone  P-X 2515 11 000 0 
2515 12 000 0  Raw or roughly crushed 
shell limestone, sawn 
or otherwise cut into 
blocks or slabs of a 
rectangular or square 
shape  GATT Article XI:2(a)  
 
 Decree of the 
Cabinet of 
Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#316 dated 
17.12.2021  
 
The measure will 
enter into force 
on 13 January  
2022 and will 
remain in force 
for 6 months.  
 
 The Cabinet of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz  Republic adopted decree No. 316, 
dated 17 December  2021 on the 
introduction of a temporary ban for six 
months on  raw or roughly crushed shell 
limestone, sawn or otherwise cut into 
blocks or slabs of a rectangular or square 
shape  from the Kyrgyz  Republic outside 
the territory of the Eurasian Economic 
Union. The measure will cease on 12 of 
July 2022.  
 
The abovementioned decree comes into 
force fifteen  days after the publication. 
In turn, export ban on  raw or roughly 
crushed shell limestone, sawn or 
otherwise cut into blocks or slabs of a 
rectangular or square shape  comes 
effective three days after coming into 
force of this Decree No. 316.