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4 April  2024 
(24-2907) Page: 1/2 
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 March  2024, is being circulated  at the request of the 
delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  The Kyrgyz Republic  
B. Date of notification :  20 March  2024 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ):  
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/Add.18 and 
G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.27 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 maintain ed 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 March  2024 
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. 31 
 
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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 Kyrgyz Republic notifies  two temporary measures:  
1. The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic # 107, dated 14.03.2024 
on the temporary export prohibition  of wood and timber, classified by the codes 4401, 4403, 
4407 of HS of th e EAEU  from the Kyrgyz Republic outside the territory of  the Eurasian 
Economic Union  entering into force  on 27 March  2024, for a duration of 6 months . 
2. The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #119 dated 18.03.2024 
on the temporary export prohibition of coal (classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the HS 
of the EAEU) outside the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic by motor road transport ( except 
for those passing through "Irkeshtam -Avtodorozhny " and "Torugart -Avtodorozhny " 
Checkpoints) entering into force on March 19, 2024, for a duration of 6 months.  
The Decree sets that the given export prohibition does not apply to the "Kyrgyzkomur " 
State Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic when it exports coal 
(classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the HS of the EAEU) by motor road transport through 
checkpoints of the Kyrgyz Republic.   
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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, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Temporary 
export 
prohibition of 
wood and 
articles of wood  P-X 4401 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, 
in twigs, in faggots or in 
similar forms; wood in chips 
or particles; sawdust and 
wood waste and scrap, 
whether or not agglomerated 
in logs, briquettes, pellets or 
similar forms.  
 GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic #107 
dated 14.03.2024.  
Entered into force on 
27th of March 2024 
for a period of 6 
months.   The Decree of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of the Kyrgyz 
Republic #107 dated 
14.03.2024 adopts the 
temporary export prohibition 
of wood and timber, 
classified by the codes 4401, 
4403, 4407 of  HS of the 
EAEU from the Kyrgyz 
Republic outside the territory 
of the Eurasian Economic 
Union entering into force 
three days after the date of 
the publication.  
 
This is an extension of the 
measure which was 
previously notified in  
G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.27 . 
   4403 Wood in the rough, whether 
or not stripped of bark or 
sap- wood, or roughly 
squared . 
    
   4407 Wood sawn or chipped 
lengthwise, sliced or peeled, 
whether or not planed, 
sanded or end -jointed, of a 
thickness exceeding 6 mm.      
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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, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2 Temporary 
export 
prohibition of 
coal P-X 2701 Coal: briquettes, ovoids and 
similar solid fuels 
manufactured from coal  GATT Article 
XI:(2)(a)  Decree of the Cabinet 
of Ministers of the 
Kyrgyz Republic 
#119 dated 
18.03.2024.  
Entered into force on 
the 19 March 2024 
for a period of 6 
months.  The Decree of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of the Kyrgyz 
Republic #119 dated 
18.03.2024 on the 
temporary export prohibition 
of coal (classified by codes 
2701 and 2702 of the HS of 
the EAEU) outside the 
territory of the Kyrgyz 
Republic by motor road 
transport (except for those 
passing through "Irkeshtam -
Avtodorozhny " and 
"Torugart -Avtodorozhny " 
Checkpoints) entering into 
force on March 19, 2024, for 
a duration of 6 months.  
The Decree s ets that the 
given export prohibition does 
not apply to the 
"Kyrgyzkomur " State 
Enterprise under the Ministry 
of Energy of the Kyrgyz 
Republic when it exports coal 
(classified by codes 2701 and 
2702 of the HS of the EAEU) 
by motor road transport 
through ch eckpoints of the 
Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
This is a modification of the 
measure which was 
previously notified in 
G/MA/QR/N/K GZ/1/Add.18 .    2702 Lignite, whether or not 
agglomerated, excluding jet. 
Harmonized System Codes of 
Chapter Mineral fuels, 
mineral oils and products of 
their distillation; bituminous 
substances; mineral waxes: 
Mineral fuels, mineral oils 
and products of their 
distillation; bituminous 
substances; mineral waxes.  
 
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