G/MA/QR/N/GEO/2  
 
10 February 2020  
(20-1039) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO THE DECISION ON  NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RES TRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
 GEORGIA   
The following communication, dated 4 February 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Georgia . 
 
A. Notifying Member :  Georgia  
B. Date of notification : 20.12.2019  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/ GEO/1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in  (doc. Symbol)  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 restric tions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2016-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 2019 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section  2: Cross -reference to other WT O 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.  
   
 
 
 
* 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 HS (2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
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 
1 Prohibition of import 
of hazardous waste;  
Prohibition of e xport 
of hazardous wastes 
if: 
a) the country of 
import is not a 
member of the Basel 
Convention or 
officially prohibits  
import of such 
wastes;  
b) There is no 
written consent of 
the competent 
authority of the state 
of import and / or 
transit.  
 
Prohibition of import 
of non -hazardous 
wastes for their 
disposal;  
 
Restriction of import 
of non-hazardous 
wastes  
 
Restriction of export 
of hazardous wastes  
 P 
 
CP 
 
CP-X 
 
NAL 
 
NAL-X 
 
 
 
 Various, among 
them 
ex05,  
ex1518,  
ex1522,  
ex1802,  
ex23,  
ex25,  
2618,  
2619,  
2620,  
2621,  
ex28,  
ex29,  
3825,   
ex4004,  
ex4012,  
ex4017,  
ex4115,  
ex5003,  
ex5202,  
ex5301,  
ex5305,  
ex6309,   
ex7001,  
ex7112,  
ex7204,  
ex7602,  
ex7802,  
ex7902,  
ex8002, 
ex8101.97, 
ex8102.97, 
ex8103.30, 
ex8104.20, Groups of controlled 
waste categories 
defined by the Annex 
I of Basel 
Convention, which 
possess 
characteristics 
prescribed by Annex 
III;    
b) Categories of 
wastes requiring 
special consideration 
defined by the Annex 
II of Basel 
Convention, which 
possess 
characteristics 
contained in Annex 
III 
c) Wastes defined by 
the Annex VIII of 
Basel Convention, 
which possess 
characteristics 
contained in Annex 
III 
d) hazardous wastes 
defined by the 
National waste list   
e) Wastes defined by 
Appendix IX to the 
Basel Convention if 
they have no 
hazardous qualities 
prescribed by Annex GATT, Article XX (b);  
 
 
Basel Convention on 
the Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazardous Wastes and 
Their Disposal  
 Law of Georgia “waste 
management code”  
Law of Georgia on 
“Import, Export and 
Transit of Wastes"’  
Governmental Decree 
N 259 (09.06.2016) 
“On approval of the 
list of wastes 
permitted for import, 
export and transit  on 
the territory of 
Georgia”  
Governmental Decree 
N 426 (17.08.2015) 
On “Definition and 
classification of wastes 
according to species 
and characteristics”  Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia   
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- 3 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex8105.30, 
ex8106, 
ex8107.30, 
ex8108.30,  
ex8109.30, 
ex8110.20, 
ex8111.00.190, 
ex8112 ,  
ex8421, ex8548,  
ex8908  III to the 
Convention;  
f) Non -hazardous 
wastes defined in the 
National list of 
wastes  
2 Prohibition of import 
and export, of ozone 
depleting substances  
(Methyl Bromide - 
allowed only  for the 
purpose of 
quarantine and for 
the use before 
transportation)  
 
Restriction of import 
and export, of ozone 
depleting substances  
- 
Chlorodifluoromethan
e – hcfc-22 P 
CP 
P-X 
GQ 
NAL 
NAL-X 2903 14 000 , 
2903 19 001 , 
2903 39 110 , 
2903 72 ,  
2903 73 ,  
2903 74 ,  
2903 75 ,  
2903 76 100 , 
2903 76 200 , 
2903 76 900 , 
2903 77 600 , 
2903 77 900 , 
2903 79 300  
 
2903 71  
 ozone depleting 
substances 
(Halogenated 
derivatives of 
hydrocarbons) 
defined by The 
Montreal Protocol (A, 
B, C and E)   
GATT, Article XX (b);  
 
 
The Montreal Protocol 
on Substances that 
Deplete the 
Ozone  Layer  
 Law of Georgia on 
Ambient Air Protection  
Governmental Decree 
N 266 (17.06.2016) 
On Approval of 
Technical Regulations 
for Issuing Import, 
Export, Re -export and 
Transit Permits and 
allocation of Annual 
import quota of Ozone 
Depleted Substances  
 Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia  
3 Prohibition of 
import/export of 
Narcotics included in 
List I of the Law of 
Georgia (Except 
when used for 
educational, scientific 
research, expert 
examination, and 
criminalistical  
purposes in Georgia)  CP 
CP-X 
 1211 30 000 00 , 
1211 40 000 00  
ex 1211 90, 
ex 1301 90 , 
1302 11 000 00 , 
ex 1302 19 , 
ex 1515, 
ex 29, 
ex 3824, Narcotics included in 
List I of the Law of 
Georgia  
 GATT, Article XX (b);  
1961 UN Convention 
on Narcotic Drugs  
 
 Law of Georgia On 
Narcotic Drugs, 
Psychotropic 
Substances and 
Precursors, and 
Narcological 
Assistance Decree 
N6245; 22/05/20120  Ministry of internally 
displaced persons 
from the occupied 
territories, labour, 
health and social 
affairs of Georgia   
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- 4 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
4 Prohibition of transit, 
re-export (except 
when an 
international 
organisation carries 
out activities under 
programme), 
warehousing of 
Narcotic drugs  
 CP 1211 30 000 00 , 
1211 40 000 00 , 
ex 1211 90, 
ex 1301 90 , 
1302 11 000 00 , 
ex 1302 19 , 
ex 1515, 
ex 29, 
ex 3003, 
ex 3004, 
ex 3824 Narcotic drugs 
included in List I and 
II of the Law of 
Georgia  
 GATT, Article XX (b);  
1961 UN Convention 
on Narcotic Drugs  
 
 Law of Georgia On 
Narcotic Drugs, 
Psychotropic 
Substances and 
Precursors and 
Narcological 
Assistance Decree 
N6245; 22/05/20120  Ministry of internally 
displaced persons 
from the occupied 
territories, labour, 
health and social 
affairs of Georgia  
 
5 Prohibition of 
sending by post of 
substances under 
special control 
(except for expert 
examination 
purposes and the 
cases defined by the 
law) CP 1211 30 000 00 , 
1211 40 000 00 , 
ex 1211 90, 
ex 1301 90 , 
1302 11 000 00 , 
ex 1302 19 , 
ex 1515, 
ex 28, 
ex 29, 
ex 3003, 
ex 3004, 
ex 3824, Narcotic drugs, 
psychotropic 
substances and 
precursors included 
in List I, II, III and 
IV of the Law of 
Georgia   
 GATT, Article XX (b);  
1961 UN Convention 
on Narcotic Drugs;  
1971 Convention on 
Psychotropic 
Substance  
 Law of Georgia On 
Narcotic Drugs, 
Psychotropic 
Substances and 
Precursors and 
Narcological 
Assistance  Ministry of internally 
displaced persons 
from the occupied 
territories, labour, 
health and social 
affairs of Georgia  
6 Non-automatic 
licensing of import 
and export of 
Narcotic drugs, 
psychotropic 
substances and 
precursors  
 
 NAL 
 
NAL-X 1211 30 000 00 , 
1211 40 000 00 , 
ex 1211 90, 
ex 1301 90 , 
1302 11 000 00 , 
ex 1302 19 , 
ex 1515, 
ex 28, 
ex 29, 
ex 3003, 
ex 3004, 
ex 3824, Narcotic drugs, 
psychotropic 
substances and 
precursors included 
in List I, II, III and 
IV of the Law of 
Georgia   
 GATT, Article XX (b);  
1961 UN Convention 
on Narcotic Drugs;  
1971 Convention on 
Psychotropic 
Substance  
 Law of Georgia On 
Narcotic Drugs, 
Psychotropic 
Substances and 
Precursors and 
Narcological 
Assistance  
Order of Minister of 
internally displaced 
persons from the 
occupied territories, 
labour, health and Ministry of internally 
displaced persons 
from the occupied 
territories, labour, 
health and social 
affairs of Georgia   
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- 5 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
social affairs of 
Georgia N01 -12 
(14.03.2012) "On 
approval of the forms 
of import and export 
Permits and 
preliminary 
agreements for 
substances under 
special control and the 
rule of their issuance”  
7 Restriction of import 
of Pharmaceutical 
products  
 NAL ex2844,  
ex30,  
ex 3822 Pharmaceutical 
products  GATT, Article XX (b);  
 Law of Georgia on 
Medicines and 
Pharmaceutical 
Activities  Imported 
Pharmaceutical 
products must be 
registered by the    
Ministry of internally 
displaced persons 
from the occupied 
territories, labour, 
health and social 
affairs of Georgia  
8 Prohibition of import 
of radi oactive waste  P ex 2844 radioactive waste  GATT, Article XX (b);  Law of Georgia on 
Nuclear and 
Radioactive security  
Law of Georgia 
On Radioactive Waste  LEPL the Agency for 
Nuclear and 
Radiation  Safety of 
the Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia  
9 Prohibition/Restrictio
n of import and 
export of Hazardous 
Chemicals  and 
Pesticides (except 
Chemicals in 
quantities not likely CP 
CP-X 
NAL 
NAL-X ex2524,  
ex2852  
ex29,  
ex3808,  
ex3824  Certain hazardous  
pesticides and 
chemical  
substances 
(regulated by the 
Rotterdam and GATT, Article XX (b);  
Rotterdam Convention 
on the Prior Informed 
Consent Procedure for 
Certain Hazardous 
chemicals and Governmental Decree 
N263 (13.06.2016) On 
the Procedure of 
Export-Import and the 
Prior Informed 
Consent for Certain Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia   
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- 6 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
to affect human 
health or the 
environment 
provided they are 
imported or exported 
for the purpose of 
research or analysis 
and their amount 
does not exceed 2kg 
in single shipment ) Stockholm 
Conventions)  
 Pesticides in 
International Trade  
Stockholm Convention 
on persistent organic 
pollutions (POPs)  
 
 Hazardous chemicals 
and Pesticides  
 
10 Restriction of import 
and export of Military 
Products  NAL 
NAL-X ex28,  
ex29,  
ex3505,  
ex3507,  
ex36,  
ex3812,  
ex3821 ,  
ex3902,  
ex3907,   
ex3912,  
ex4011,  
ex4015,  
ex5903,  
ex6210,  
ex6211,  
ex6307  90, 
ex6506  10, 
ex6909,  
ex72,  
ex73,  
ex74,  
ex76,  
ex8109  20, 
ex8112  12,  
ex84,  
ex85,  Military products 
defined by Annex 1 
to the Resolution of 
the Government of 
Georgia (GOG) N394 
“On Approval of 
Military and Dual Use 
Goods Lists”.  GATT, Article XXI (b) 
(ii) Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits”  
Law of Ge orgia On the 
Control of Military and 
Dual-Use Goods  
Government Decree of 
Georgia (GOG) N394 
“On Approval of 
Military and Dual Use 
Goods Lists”3. 
Governmental Decree 
N372 (09.06.2014) On 
“Determination of 
Control Measures for 
Military and Dual Use 
Items”  Ministry of Defence of 
Georgia  
  
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- 7 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex8609 00 900, 
ex8705 90 800, 
ex8710  00,  
ex88,  
ex8901  10, 
ex8906,  
ex90,  
ex93 
11 Restriction of import 
and export of dual 
use goods  NAL 
NAL-X ex2612,  
ex2620 99 950, 
ex2710 12,  
ex28,  
ex29,  
ex3002 90, 
ex3206,  
ex3403 99, 
ex3404 90, 
ex3602 00, 
ex3603 00,  
ex37,  
ex38,  
ex39,  
ex40,  
ex4901,  
ex4906 00, 
ex4911 99, 
ex5402,  
ex5403 10,  
ex5407 10, 
ex5503,  
ex5506,  
ex5509,  
ex56,  
ex59,  
ex6210,  
ex6211,  Dual use goods 
defined by Annex 2 
to the Government 
Decree of Georgia 
(GOG) N394 “On 
Approval of Military 
and Dual Use Goods 
Lists”.  GATT, Article XXI (b) 
(ii); 
 Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits”  
Law of Georgia On the 
Control of Military and 
Dual-Use Goods  
Governmental Decree 
N394 (13.06.2014) 
“On Approval of 
Military and Dual Use 
Goods Lists” 
Governmental Decree 
N372 (09.06.2014) On 
“Determination of 
Control Measures for 
Military and Dual Use 
Items”  
Order by the Minister 
of finance N292 on 
„Adoption of a table of 
correlation of con trol 
list of dual use items 
with national comodity 
nomenclature  
of foreign economic 
affairs";  
Chemical Weapons 
Convention . 
 Ministry of Defence of 
Georgia  
LEPL Revenue Service 
(of the Ministry of 
Finance)   
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- 8 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex6216 00, 
ex6401 92, 
ex6815,  
ex6909,  
ex6914 90,  
ex70,  
ex7104 20, 
ex7115,  
ex72,  
ex73,  
ex75,  
ex76,  
ex8003 00,  
ex81,  
ex8207 30,  
ex84,  
ex85,  
ex8609 00 900, 
ex8704,  
ex8705 90 800, 
ex88010090090,  
ex8802 60, 
ex8803,  
ex8901,  
ex8905,  
ex8906 90 100, 
ex90,   
ex9303 90, 
ex9304 00, 
ex9305,  
ex9306 90,  
ex94054099000 ,  
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- 9 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
12 Restriction of import 
and export of civil 
weapon  NAL 
NAL-X ex9302 ,  
ex9303,  
ex9304,  
ex9305,  
ex9306  The following types 
of weapon: Self -
defence; Sports; 
Hunting; Collection; 
Signalling.  GATT Article XXI (b) 
(ii); Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits”  
Law of Georgia on 
Arms Ministry of Defence of 
Georgia  
Ministry of Internal 
Affairs of Georgia  
13 Restriction of export 
and import of 
radioactive materials, 
raw materials from 
which production or 
generation of nuclear 
materials is possible, 
equipment containing 
radioactive 
substances, nuclear 
technologies and 
know -how as well as 
export and import of 
radioactive sources  NAL 
NAL-X 2844 radioactive 
materials, raw 
materials from which 
production or 
generation of nuclear 
materials is possible, 
equipment 
containing 
radioactive 
substances, nuclear 
technologies and 
know -how, 
radioactive sources  GATT Articles XX and 
XXI (b) (ii);  Law of Georgia on 
Nuclear and 
Radioactive security  
Law of Georgia 
On Radioactive Waste  
Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits”  
 Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia  
14 Restriction of export 
of Georgian cultural 
valuables from 
Georgia  NAL-X ex97 Works of art, 
collectors’ pieces, 
antiques etc. defined 
by the law  GATT Article XX (f);  
 Law of Georgia On 
“The Export of Cultural 
Valuables from 
Georgia  and Their 
Import to Georgia”  
Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits”  
Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses  and Permits”  Ministry of Education, 
Science, Culture and 
Sport of Georgia  
15 Restriction of export 
and import of species 
entered into the 
annexes of the NAL 
 
NAL-X Various, among 
them 
ex0106,  
ex0208,  Species covered by 
Annexes I, II and III 
of Convention on 
International Trade 
in Endangered GATT Articles XX (b);  
Convention on 
International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Law of Georgia 
On “Red List and Red 
Book of Georgia” 
(06.06.2003)  Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia   
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- 10 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Convention on 
International Trade 
in Endangered 
Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora 
(CITES), its parts 
and derivatives as 
well as to introduce 
species from the sea  ex0210,  
ex03,  
ex05,  
ex06,  
ex1211 20, 
ex1504 30,  
ex16,  
ex41,  
ex4202,  
ex4203,  
ex4205,  
ex43,  
ex44,  
ex92,  
ex9508 10, 
ex9601 10, 
ex9601 90, 
ex9705  Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora 
(CITES)  
 Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES)  
 Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits  
16 Restriction of import 
of non-iodized salt  NAL ex2501  Non-iodized salt  
 GATT Articles XX (b);  
 Law of Georgia “On 
the Prevention of 
Diseases Caused by a 
Deficiency of Iodine, 
other Micronutrients 
and Vitamins”  
Law of Georgia on 
“Licenses and Permits”  
Government  Decree 
N185 (14.10.2005) On 
Approval of the 
Regulation on the 
Rules and Conditions 
of Issuance of Import LEPL Revenue Service  
  
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- 11 - 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 force   
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Permits for Non -
iodized Salt  
 17 Restriction of import 
of Pesticides and 
Agrochemicals   NAL Ех2703,  
ех2833,  
ex3002,  
ex31,  
ex3808  Pesticides and 
Agrochemicals  GATT Articles XX (b);  
 Food Products/Animal 
Feed Safety, 
Veterinary and Plant 
Protection Code  before importation 
must be registered by 
the Ministry of  
Environment 
Protection and 
Agriculture of Georgia  
 
 
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