G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.20  
 
23 January 2023  
(23-0491) 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 20 January  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification:  20 January  2023 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.1 9 
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 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 described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions ma intained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the following biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of  
20 January  2023 
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. 20 
 
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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.  
In order to prevent critical shortage products essential to the economy of the Kyrgyz 
Republic , the Kyrgyz Republic by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz 
Republic # 19, dated 1 6.01.2023 adopted the temporary export restriction on ferrous waste 
and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron covered by the tariff lines of HS Code 7204 outside 
the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.  
 
The Decree enters into force on 1 9 January  2023 for a period of 6 months. If the 
Kyrgyz  Republic has additional measures, a relevant notification will be submitted.  
  
  G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add. 20 
 
- 3 - 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 HS (2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into forc e 
 Administration, 
modif ication of 
previously notified 
measures,  and other 
comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary 
export restriction  
of  ferrous waste 
and scrap; 
remelting scrap 
ingots of iron  P-X 7204 
 ferrous waste and 
scrap;  
remelting scrap ingots 
of iron GATT Article XI:(2)(a)  Decree of Government of 
the Kyrgyz Republic # 19, 
dated 16.01.2023 
 
Enters into force on 
19 January  2023 for a 
period of 6 months.  In accordance with the 
Decree the temporary export 
restriction on  ferrous waste 
and scrap; remelting scrap 
ingots of iron , outside the 
customs territory of the 
Eurasian Economic Union 
was adopted. If the Kyrgyz 
Republic has additional 
measures, a relevant 
notification will be 
submitted. The Decree 
comes into force on the date 
of official publication (was 
published on  19 January  
2023) for a period of 6 
months.