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19 October  2022 
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Committee on Import Licensing    
 
FOUR TEENTH  BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES1 
Article  7.1 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures provides that "the Committee shall review 
as necessary, but at least once every two  years, the implementation and operation of this Agreement, 
taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein".  
 
The main objectives of the Agreement are those listed in the preamble of the Agr eement.  
 
The information contained in this document covers the period from 10 October  2020 
to 7 October  2022. 
 
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Table of Contents  
1   COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING  ................................ ................................ ..........  2 
1.1   Officers  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  2 
1.2   Members  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  2 
1.3   Observers  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  3 
2   WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD (2021 -2022)  ....................  3 
2.1   Formal Committee meetings  ................................ ................................ ........................  3 
2.1.1    Review of notifications  ................................ ................................ ..............................  3 
2.1.2    Discussion of specific trade concerns  ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
2.1.3    Review and adoption of the Committee's Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  6 
2.1.4    Fourteen th biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement  .........  6 
2.1.5    Improving transparency in notification procedures of the Agreement  ..............................  6 
2.1.6    E-Agenda  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  6 
2.2   Informal Committee  meetings  ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
3   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIE S ................................ ................................ ........  7 
4   CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT  ................................ ..............................  7 
5   ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMBERS' NOTIFICATION COMPLIANCE  ...............  8 
5.1   High number of notifications submitted under Article  5.1-5.4 ................................ ...........  8 
5.2   Members largely us e the new notification form  ................................ ...............................  8 
5.3   A few WTO  Members out -performed others in N/2  notification submissions  ........................  9 
5.4   Protecting human, animal or plant life and health, and protection of the environment 
as primary reasons for using import l icensing measures  ................................ ........................  10 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  G/LIC/30  
 
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  5.5   Specific changes to legislation/procedures introduced by Members focusing on licensing 
terms, product coverage,  and document requirements  ................................ .........................  11 
5.6   Slight recovery in the number of N/3 notifications  ................................ ........................  12 
ANNEX I  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  13 
ANNEX II  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  16 
ANNEX III  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  18 
ANNEX IV  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  20 
 
1  COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING  
1.1  Officers  
2021: 
 
Chairperson:   Mr. Hsin -lung Hung (Chinese Taipei)  
Vice-Chairperson:   Mrs Lorena Rivera (Colombia)  
 
2022: 
 
Chairperson :  Mr. Jia Jie Loh (Singapore)  
Vice-Chairperson:   Consultations ongoing  
 
1.2  Members   
Afghanistan  
Albania  
Angola  
Antigua & Barbuda  
Argentina  
Armenia  
Australia  
Austria  
Bahrain,  
     Kingdom of  
Bangladesh  
Barbados  
Belgium  
Belize  
Benin  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of  
Botswana  
Brazil  
Brunei Darussalam  
Bulgaria  
Burkina Faso  
Burundi  
Cambodia  
Cameroon  
Canada  
Cabo Verde  
Central African 
Rep. 
Chad 
Chile 
China  
Colombia  
Congo  
Costa Rica  
Côte d'Ivoire  
Croatia   
Cuba  Czech Rep.  
Cyprus  
Dem.  Rep. of 
Congo  
Denmark  
Djibouti  
Dominica  
Dominican Rep.  
Ecuador  
Egypt  
El Salvador  
Estonia  
Eswatini  
European Union  
Fiji 
Finland  
France  
Gabon  
Gambia, The  
Georgia  
Germany  
Ghana  
Greece  
Grenada  
Guatemala  
Guinea  
Guinea -Bissau  
Guyana  
Haiti 
Honduras  
Hong Kong, China  
Hungary  
Iceland  
India  
Indonesia  
Ireland  
Israel  
Italy 
Jamaica  Japan  
Jordan  
Kazakhstan  
Kenya  
Korea, Rep. of  
Kuwait, the State 
of 
Kyrgyz Republic  
Latvia  
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic  
Lesotho  
Liberia,  
Liechtenstein  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Macao, China  
Madagascar  
Malawi  
Malaysia  
Maldives  
Mali 
Malta  
Mauritania  
Mauritius  
Mexico  
Moldova, Rep. of  
Mongolia  
Montenegro  
Morocco   
Mozambique  
Myanmar   
Namibia  
Nepal  
Netherlands  
New Zealand  
Nicaragua  
Niger   Nigeria  
North Macedonia  
Norway  
Oman  
Pakistan  
Panama  
Papua New Guinea  
Paraguay  
Peru 
Philippines  
Poland  
Portugal  
Qatar  
Romania  
Russian Federation  
Rwanda  
St. Kitts & Nevis  
St. Lucia  
St. Vincent and the  
Grenadines  
Samoa  
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  
Senegal  
Seychelles  
Sierra Leone  
Singapore  
Slovak Republic  
Slovenia  
Solomon Islands  
South Africa  
Spain   
Sri Lanka   
Suriname  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
Chinese Taipei  
Tanzania  
Tajikistan  Thailand  
Togo 
Tonga  
Trinidad & Tobago  
Tunisia  
Türkiye  
Uganda  
Ukraine  
United Arab 
Emirates  
United Kingdom  
United States  
Uruguay  
Vanuatu  
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Rep. of 
Viet Nam  
Yemen  
Zambia  
Zimbabwe  
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  1.3  Observers   
Observer Governments  
 
Algeria  
Andorra  
Azerbaijan  
Bahamas  
Belarus  
Bhutan  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Comoros  
Curaçao  
Equatorial Guinea  
Ethiopia  
Holy See (Vatican)  
Iran Iraq 
Lebanese Republic  
Libya 
Sao Tomé and Principe  
Serbia  
Somalia  
South Sudan  
Sudan  
Syrian Arab Republic  
Timor -Leste  
Turkmenistan  
Uzbekistan  
 
Observer Organizations  
 
IMF, UNCTAD and the World Bank.  
 
2  WORK OF THE C OMMITTEE DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD (2021-2022) 
2.1  Formal Committee meetings  
2.1.  In the two  years under review , the Committee held four formal meetings , on 21 April and 
8 October  2021, and on 8 April and 7 October  2022. The minutes of these meetings are contained 
in documents  G/LIC/M/ 52, G/LIC/M/53, G/LIC/M/54 and  G/LIC/M/ 55, respectively.  
2.2.  At the formal meetings , the Committee: (i)  review ed Members' notifications under various 
provision s of the Agreement;  (ii) exchanged views on  specific trade concerns raised by Members 
through writt en questions and replies  as well as through  oral statements ; (iii) reviewed and adopted 
its annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods  for 2021 and 20 22, in ac cordance with 
Article  7.4 of the Agreement (G/L/ 1406 and G/L /1433); (iv) carried out the 14th biennial r eview of 
the implementation and o peration of the Agreement under Article  7.1 on the basis of a report 
prepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/ 57); and (v) continued the discussion regarding improv ing 
transparency in notification  procedures of the Agreement . 
2.1.1   Review of notifications   
2.3.  Reviewing Members' notifications under various provisions of the Agreement has been an 
important  function  of the Committee . During the report ing period, the Committee re viewed 
154 notifications submitted by 22 Members under Article  1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)  and Article  5.1-5.4; 
and 83 Replies to the Annual Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures submitted by 
46 Members  under Article  7.3. The list of notifications submitted by Members during the reporting 
period is contained in Annex es I to III.23 
2.4.  It is worth noting that there remain 13 Members who have not submitted any notification under 
the Agreement since joining the WTO (see Table  1)4. As emphasized by the Chairperson repeatedly 
at each formal meeting, Members that have not yet submitted the required notifications are urged 
to do so without delay. Members who have technical problems in pre paring the notifications are 
requested to seek assistance from the Secretariat.  
 
2 New notifications were received from  Australia ( G/LIC/N/3/ AUS/15); Cambodia 
(G/LIC/N/ 2/KHM/1 - 15); Hong Kong, China ( G/LIC/N/ 3/HKG/26); Macao, China ( G/LIC/N/ 3/MAC/25); 
Nicaragua ( G/LIC/N/3/ NIC/14); and Switzerland -Liechtenstein ( G/LIC/N/3/ CHE/18) after the agenda for the 7 
October meeting had closed. These notifications were included in this report among the notifications submitted 
during the review period and they will be reviewed at the Committee's next meeting.  
3 Corrigend a and Revisions included.  
4 Guinea notified  for the first time its  import licensing procedures  (G/LIC/N/3/GIN/1 ) under article 7.3 of 
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  Table 1: Members which have not yet notified under any provision of the Agreement5 
No. Member  Date of WTO  Membership  
1 Belize  01.01. 1995 
2 Congo  27.03. 1997 
3 Djibouti  31.05.1995 
4 Egypt  30.06.1 995 
5 Guinea -Bissau  31.05.1995 
6 Liberia  14.07.2016  
7 Mauritania  31.05.1995  
8 Mozambique  26.08.1995  
9 Sierra Leone  23.07.1995  
10 Solomon Islands  26.07.1996  
11 Tanzania  01.01.1995  
12 Vanuatu  24.08.2012  
13 Yemen  26.06.2014  
 
2.5.  Regarding the notification obligations under Article  7.3, in addition to the 1 3 Members listed in 
Table  1, the following 8 Members have not yet submitted their replies to the Annual Questionnaire.  
Table 2: Members which have not yet submitted any reply to the Annual Questionnaire 
under Article  7.3 of the Agreement 
No. Member  Date of WTO  Membership  
1 Afghanistan  29.07.2016  
2 Angola  23.11.1996  
3 Benin  22.02.1996  
4 Eswatini  01.01.1995  
5 Niger  13.12.1996  
6 Pakistan  01.01.1995  
7 Papua New Guinea  09.06.1996  
8 Samoa  10.05.2012  
 
2.6.  On the other hand, it is encouraging to see that two Member s, Botswana and Guinea , submitted 
their first annual questionnaire notification s (G/LIC/N/3/BWA/1 and G/LIC/N/ 3/GIN/1) to the 
Committee during the review period . 
2.7.  Overall,  it is recognized that increasing the level of notification compliance and improving the 
quality of notifications remains a big challenge for this Committee. Compared with the last review 
period ( 2019-2020), in this review period (20 21-2022), the total num ber of Members' replies to the 
annual questionnaire has slightly increased from 74 to  83. How to maintain a relative ly high level of 
notification compliance while not placing an additional burden on Members remains a n open  
question.  
2.1.2   Discussion of specific trade concerns   
2.8.  Another main function  of the Committee is to afford Members the opportunity to consult on 
any matters relating  to the  operation of this Agreement and to raise specific trade concerns they 
may have regarding other Members' import licensing r egime s or administrative practices . 
2.9.  Following the Rules of Procedures of this Agreement6, a total of  fifteen  documents containing 
written questions on import licensing systems maintained by other Members , and 
thirteen  documents containing replies , were circulated in the document  G/LIC/Q/ - series during the 
review period. These  new or follow -up written questions were addressed to the following Members:  
 
5 Up to 7 October  2022. 
6 At its meeting on 23  October  1996, the Committee reached the Understanding on Procedures for the 
Review of Notifications Submitted under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, circulat ed in 
document  G/LIC/4. This Understanding provides that Members ' views, and requests for clarification, should be 
communicated, in writing, to the delegations concerned with copies for information to the Secretariat 
preferably 21  days, but at least ten  working days, in advance of the meeting at which they would be raised. 
Replies to the questions should also be forwarded to the delegations having raised the questions, in writing, 
with copies for information to the Secretariat. The questions and replies thu s received would be circulated by 
the Secretariat.  G/LIC/30  
 
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  Argentina ; Egypt ; India; Indonesia ; Panama ; and the Philippines . The exchanges among Members 
based on written questions and replies have provided additional clarity regarding the import licensing 
practices/legislations of the se Members (see Annex  IV). 
2.10.   In this regard, a working document titled "Consolidated paper o f written questions and replies 
submitted to th e Committee on Import Licensing since 1995" (G/LIC/W/51) has been prepared by 
the Secretariat with a view to provid ing Members with an easy reference to the G/LIC/Q  series 
documents. At the formal meeting held on 22  October  2018, the Committee agreed that the 
Secretariat would update the document twice a year to include new submissions.  In the review 
period, the document had been updated four times by the Secretariat, in 
document  G/LIC/W/51/Rev. 4, G/LIC/W/51/Rev. 5, G/LIC/W/51/Rev.6, and G/LIC/W/51/Rev.7 , 
respectively.  
2.11.   In addition, following  requests from certain Members, a number of trade issues have also 
been include d in the agenda of formal meetings during the review period  (see Table  3). Some of 
these issues have been listed on the Committee's agenda for many years. At the meetings, the 
proponents expressed their views on relevant issues and Members concerned provided oral replies . 
Some issues that were raised before the Committee during the revie w period were also raised before 
the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG).  
Table  3: Trade issues included as separate agenda items at formal meetings  
No Trade Concerns  Requested by  At formal  
meeting(s) on  Raised also at 
the CTG  
1 Angola: Import licensing  
requirements  European Union  7 October 2022 
8 April 2022 
8 October 2 021 
21 April 2021 - 
2 
 China: Recoverable materials  United States  8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 - 
3 Egypt: Import licensing requirements 
for certain agricultural and processed 
products  European Union  7 October 2022  
8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 - 
4 India: Import licensing requirements 
for boric acid  United States  8 October  2021 
21 APR 2021  - 
5 India: Importation of pneumatic tyres  European Union  7 October 2022  
8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 8 July 2022 
8 July 2021 
6 India: Quantitative restrictions on 
certain pulses  Canada  8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 8 July 2022 
8 July 2021 
31 March  2021 
25 November  2020 
7 Indonesia – Import licensing regime 
for cellphones, handheld computers 
and tablets  United States  21 April 2021 - 
8 Indonesia: Import licensing restricting 
policies and practices  Australia  21 April 2021 25 November 2020 
31 March  2021 
8 July 2021 
25 November  2020 
9 Indonesia : Import licensing regime 
for certain textile products  European Union  7 October 2022  
8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 - 
10 Indonesia: Import restriction: 
compulsory registration by importers 
of steel products  Japan  7 October 2022  
8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 - 
11 Indonesia: Import restriction on air 
conditioners  Japan  
European Union  7 October 2022  
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 - 
12 Indonesia: Commodity balancing 
mechanism  European Union  7 October 2022  
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13 Sri Lanka: Import ban on palm oil  Indonesia  8 April 2022 
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  No Trade Concerns  Requested by  At formal  
meeting(s) on  Raised also at 
the CTG  
14 Thailand: Importation of wheat feed  European Union  7 October 2022  
8 April 2022 
8 October 2021 
21 April 2021 - 
"-" no record of concern being raised at the CTG.  
 
2.1.3   Review and adopt ion of the Committee's A nnual Report to the Council for Trade in 
Goods  
2.12.   In accordance  with Article  7.4 of the Agreement, the Committee adopted, on the basis of the 
documents pre pared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/ 55 and G/LIC/W/ 56), its annual reports to the 
Council for Trade in Goods. The reports for 2021 and 20 22, were adopted  and circulated as 
documents  G/L/1406 and G/L/ 1433, respectively.  
2.1.4   Fourteenth biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement  
2.13.   Article  7.1 of the Agreement establishes that "the Committee shall review as necessary, but 
at least on ce every two  years, the implementation and operation of this Agreement, taking into 
account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein."  
2.14.   Article 7.2 of the Agreement stipulates that "As a basis for the Committee review, the 
Secretariat shall prepare a factual report based on information provided under Article  5, response s 
to the annual questionnaire on import licensing procedures and other relevant reliable information 
which is available to it. This report shall provide a synopsis of the aforementioned information, in 
particular indicating any changes or developments duri ng the period of the review and  including any 
other information as agreed by the Committee."  
2.15.   At its formal meeting of 7 October  2022, the Committee conducted the 1 4th biennial r eview 
(2021-2022) on the implementation and operation of the Agreement, based on a paper prepared by 
the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/ 57). The report was adopted and circulated in document  G/LIC/ 30. 
2.1.5   Improving transparency in notification procedures of the Agreement  
2.16.   Ensuring trans parency of import licensing procedures applied by WTO  Members is one of the 
main objectives of the Agreement. Taking into account the complexity of notification obligations 
under the Agreement  and the low compliance rate , discussions have been undertaken b y the 
Committee on how to improve transparency and notification procedures . Since 2016, "Improving 
transpar ency in notification procedures of the Agreement  – Report by the Chairperson"  has been 
included on the agenda of the Committee's  formal meeting s. 
2.17.   At four formal  Committee meetings during the review period, the Chairpersons reported on 
their consultations on this issue. At these meetings, m any Members indicated their support  for the 
work carried out by the Chair and the Secretariat  so far . Members also expressed their willingness 
to continue the work regarding improving transparency and streamlining notification procedures of 
the Agreement  in the future .7  
2.1.6   E-Agenda  
2.18.   At the Committee meeting held on 8  October  2021, Members approved th e establishment of 
an eAgenda for the Committee. The e Agenda was meant to  facilitate the work of delegations and of 
the Secretariat in building the meeting agenda, including adding items, making relevant documents 
directly available to participants in elec tronic form, and the sharing of statements via the e Agenda. 
A pilot version of the eAgenda was made available by the Secretariat for delegations' registration 
and testing between 6 July and 31 August 2022. The eAgenda became operational as from the 
Committ ee meeting of 7 October 2022.  
 
7 Discussion details are reflected in the relevant paragraphs of documents  G/LIC/M/ 52, G/LIC/M/5 3, 
G/LIC/M/5 4, and G/LIC/M/55  (to be issued) , respectively.  G/LIC/30  
 
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  2.2  Informal Committee  meetings  
2.19.   During the review period, the Committee held two informal meetings. Both meeting s were 
held under the chairpersonship of Mr Hsin-lung Hung (Harvey)  (Chinese Taipei) . The meeting on 
20 September  20218 discussed t he following issues: ( i) update on the status of the import licensing 
website;  (ii) introduction of the new e-learning course on the Agreement on import licensing 
procedures; (iii) the possibility of introduc ing an N2 online notification form; (iv) streamlining import 
licensing work, including the improvement and update of the Article 7.3 notification format and 
introduction of an eAgenda;  and (v) announcement of the import licensing notification workshop  
which was held in a virtual format.  
2.20.   At the informal meeting of 7 March  20229, the Chairperson, Mr. Hsin-lung Hung (Harvey), 
provided an update on the status of the e Agenda project for the Import Licensing Committee . 
The Secretariat introduced a draft online form, replicating the entries in the current N/2 form 
(G/LIC/28), which is meant to allow Members to submit notifications via the website. Members were 
also invited to discuss possible ways forward on how to improve th e level of notifications of the 
annual N/3 questionnaire as well as address the difficulties encountered by several Members in filling 
in the questionnaire. In addition, t he Chairperson , based on the experience of the previous years,  
propose d that the Secr etariat hold a training activity on Import Licensing in virtual mode in the three 
languages and with participation of all Members. The Chairperson also sought  delegations' views on 
the possibility of holding an experience sharing session on import licensin g procedures, also in 
respect of COVID -19 related goods.  
3  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  
3.1.  In spite of the limitations to in -person activities and travel restrictions due the Covid -19 
pandemic, the Secretariat continued to hold its annual Workshop on Import Licensing in virtual mode 
in 2021 and 2022. The objective of the Workshop is  to improve developing Member officials' 
understanding of the Agreement and to strengthen their capacit y to prepare and analyse import 
licensing notifications . The fourth Workshop  on Import Licensing  took place from 4 to 6 October 
2021. Seventy -two government officials representing 32 WTO Members (including LDCs)  and 
Acceding Governments  participated in the three -day workshop. The fifth Workshop on Import 
Licensing was conducted in English and Spanish  and was open to participation by all WTO Members.10 
It took place on 27 and 28 September 2022 in English, and on 29 September in Spanish. Eighty -
seven (87)  government officials rep resenting 35 WTO Members (including LDCs) registered for the 
three -day workshop.  
3.2.  During the review period, upon the request of  the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a Member -specific 
technical assistance workshop on import  licensing and notifications w as held in a v irtual format  in 
December 2021. At the Committee's formal meetings, Members encouraged the Secretariat to 
continue its targeted technical assistance in this regard.  
3.3.  In addition, training sessions on import licensing issues were also presented during the 
Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) in Geneva  in 2022 , the Regional Trade Policy Course (RTPC)  
in a virtual mode  for Arab and Middle East countries, English -speaking Africa , and Latin American 
Members in 2021, and for Asia and Pacific in 2022.  
4  CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT  
4.1.  On 26  January  2022, the European Union (document  G/LIC/D/54) submitted  a request for 
consultations on "Egypt  – Registration Requirements relating to the Importation of Certain 
products"  (DS609), where Article  1 (inter alia , Article 1.2 and 1.5) and Article  3 (inter alia , 
Article  3.3, 3.5(e) and 3.5(f)) of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures were cited. The case 
was at the consultation stage.  
 
8 The convening email  for this informal meeting w as circulated on 6 September  2021. 
9 The convening email  for th is meeting w as circulated on 25 February 2022 . 
10 The session in French on 28 September 2022 was cancelled due to a low number of participants 
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  5  ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT S IN MEMBERS' NOTIFICATION COMPLIANCE  
5.1.  The notificat ion template contained in document  G/LIC/28 had not only reduced the workload 
of the government officials preparing these notifications, but had also improved transparency  in 
relation to Members' import licensing regimes. In addition, the clear and structured information 
provided through a wide use of this notification template had made it possible for the Secretariat to  
continue  undertak ing an in-depth analysis on notificat ions in this biennial report. In this regard, the 
Secretariat compared the notifications submitted in this review period with past notifications  and 
summarized its findings as follows : 
5.1   High number of notifications submitted under Article  5.1-5.4  
5.2.  A comparison of the number of notifications reviewed among the three  most recent biennial 
cycles showed that, in comparison with the 2017-2018 review period, there had been a significant 
increase in N/2 notifications in the 2019-2020 and 2021 -2022 review periods. As demonstrated in 
Graph  1, the number of notifications submitted under Article  5.1-5.4 in 2021 -2022 had remained 
very high (1 54). In contrast, the drop in N/1 notifications during this period could be attribute d to 
the fact that more Members had used the N/2 notification form contained in document G/LIC/28 to 
fulfil their notification obligations under the three  provisions instead of using two  separate forms for 
notifications under Article  1.4(a), Article  8.2(b) , and Article  5.1-5.4 (G/LIC/22).  
Graph  1: Number of notifications submitted in past review periods  
 
 
Note:   The lightly shaded section  in each column indicates the number of notification addenda and corrigenda. 
The number at the top of each column shows t he total number of notifications submitted during the review 
periods , including addenda and corrigenda . 
 
5.2  Members large ly use the new notification form  
5.3.  Since the introduction  of the G/LIC/28  in 2019, Members have shown  enthusiasm for it, and 
the quasi totality of N/2  notifications submitted during the review period were submitted using this 
format. As highlighted in Graph  2, among the 22 Members that submitted N/2  notifications  during 
the review period , 21 Members used the G/LIC/28  form. Only one Member used the older format. 
In terms of notifications, 147 out of 154 new N/2  notifications had been submitted using the 
G/LIC/28  format (Graph  3). 
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  Graph  2: WTO  Members using new notification templates  
 
Graph  3: N/2  notifications in new templat e 
 
5.3  A few WTO  Members out -performed others in N/2  notification submissions  
5.4.  Graph  4 shows how relatively few Members together contributed to the majority of new 
submissions. In particular, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Bahrain and 
Cambodia submitted most of the N/2  notifications ( 27, 19, 15 and 15 , respectively ) in this review 
period . They  are followed by Ukraine  (12), India (1 2) and the European Union  (9). Graph  4 provides 
a detailed review of the number o f N/2 notifications submitted by Members.   
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  Graph  4: Members submitting most N/2  notifications during the review period  
 
5.4  Protecting human, animal or plant life and health, and protection of the environment 
as primary reasons for using import licensing measures  
5.5.  Regarding the different administrative purposes for applying import licensing measures , among 
all those  reported, 48% concerned the protection of human, animal or plant life and health, and 
protection of the environment; 18% concerned th e collection of trade statistics or market 
surveillance;  13% concerned quota (including TRQ) administration ; 7% concerned the regulation of 
the imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable materials and safeguards to national security; 5% 
concerned  obligatio ns under the UN  Charter and other international treaties ( including CITES, the 
Basel Convention, the Rotterdam Convention, and UNSC  Resolutions); 5% concerned the protection 
of patents, trademarks , and copyrights, and the prevention of deceptive practice s; and , finally , 4% 
concerned the protection of public morals (Graph  5). 
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  Graph  5: Different administrative purposes for applying import licensing measures  
 
5.5  Specific changes to legislation/procedures introduced by Members focus ing on 
licensing terms, product coverage , and document requirements  
5.6.  With regard to changes to previously notified licensing procedures, the vast majority of changes 
(25 out of 27) were reported to undertake  "modifications of specific details in the existing 
legislations/procedures" . Further analysis showed that one fifth  of all the  notifications introduced 
changes in other licence conditions (including suspension of specific provisions, merging of different 
legislation s); followed by modifications concerned  changes in administrative body(ies) for 
submission of applications (18%); product coverage  (17%) and administrative bodies to issue 
licence (10%)  (see Graph  6). 
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  Graph  6: Modification of existing licensing procedures: type of changes  
 
5.6  Slight recovery in the n umber of N/3 notifications  
5.7.  Regarding N/3 notifications, the review period has seen a slight recovery from  a declining trend. 
The number of annual questionnaire submissions  grew steadily between 1995 and 2002. In  the 
2001-2002 review period, 99 N/3 notifications were submitted – the highest number ever received 
by the Committee . Peaks were also registered in the 2009-2010, 2011 -2012 and 2013 -2014 review 
periods  with an average of  96 notif ications in each period. Between  2014 and 2020 the trend has 
been declining, in 2021 -2022 biennial period , 83 annual questionnaire notifications have been 
submitted by the  WTO Member s (see Graph  7), an average of 41 notifications per year, 
corresp onding to about 25% of WTO Members who are required  to submit an annual notification 
according to Article 7.3 of the Import Licensing Agreement.  
Graph  7: Number of N/3 notifications during biennial review periods since 1995  
 
  
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  ANNEX I   
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(FROM 10.10.20 20 - 07.10.20 22) 
MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/8.2 (b) and 
ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
AFGHANISTAN    
ALBANIA   G/LIC/N/3/ALB/10  
G/LIC/N/3/ALB/11  
ANGOLA    
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA    
ARGENTINA  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.8 -14 G/LIC/N/3/ARG/16 -18 
 
ARMENIA    
AUSTRALIA   G/LIC/N/3/AUS/13 -15 
 
BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF  G/LIC/N/2/BHR/1 -14 
G/LIC/N/2/BHR/4/Corr.1   
BANGLADESH    
BARBADOS    
BELIZE    
BENIN    
BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF    
BOTSWANA   G/LIC/N/3/BWA/1  
BRAZIL    
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM    
BURKINA FASO    
BURUNDI    
CAMBODIA  G/LIC/N/2/KHM/1 -15 G/LIC/N/3/KHM/4  
CAMEROON    
CANADA   G/LIC/N/3/CAN/20  
CABO VERDE    
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.    
CHAD    
CHILE   G/LIC/N/3/CHL/9  
CHINA    
COLOMBIA   G/LIC/N/3/COL/14  
G/LIC/N/3/COL/15  
CONGO    
CONGO, DEM. REP.    
COSTA RICA   G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18  
CÔTE D'IVOIRE    
CROATIA    
CUBA   G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11  
DOMINICA    
DOMINICAN REP.  G/LIC/N/2/DOM/1   
ECUADOR  G/LIC/N/2/ECU/1  
G/LIC/N/2/ECU/2   
EGYPT    
EL SALVADOR    
ESWATINI    
EUROPEAN UNION  G/LIC/N/2/EU/14 -18 
G/LIC/N/2/EU/13 -16/Corr.1  G/LIC/N/3/EU/10 -11 
 
FIJI   
GABON    
GAMBIA, THE    
GEORGIA   G/LIC/N/3/GEO/9  
GHANA    
GRENADA    
GUATEMALA   G/LIC/N/3/GTM/5  
GUINEA BISSAU    
GUINEA, REP. OF   G/LIC/N/3/GIN/1  
GUYANA    
HAITI    
HONDURAS   G/LIC/N/3/HND/11 -13 
HONG KONG, CHINA  G/LIC/N/2/HKG/17 -21 
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/18/Corr.1  G/LIC/N/3/HKG/24 -26 
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  MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/8.2 (b) and 
ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
INDIA  G/LIC/N/1/IND/15  
G/LIC/N/2/IND/12 -22  
INDONESIA   G/LIC/N/3/IDN/12 -13 
ISRAEL  G/LIC/N/2/ISR/5  G/LIC/N/3/ISR/5  
JAMAICA    
JAPAN  G/LIC/N/2/JPN/5  G/LIC/N/3/JPN/20  
JORDAN    
KAZAKHSTAN   G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/5 -6 
KENYA    
KOREA, REP. OF  G/LIC/N/2/KOR/24 -48 
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/42/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/46/Add.1  G/LIC/N/3/KOR/13 -14 
KUWAIT, THE STATE OF    
KYRGYZ REP.    
LAO, PDR    
LESOTHO    
MACAO, CHINA  G/LIC/N/2/MAC/2 -3 G/LIC/N/3/MAC/24 -25 
MADAGASCAR    
MALAWI    
MALAYSIA   G/LIC/N/3/MYS/15  
MALDIVES    
MALI  G/LIC/N/3/MLI/10 -11 
MAURITANIA    
MAURITIUS   G/LIC/N/3/MUS/11  
MEXICO   G/LIC/N/3/MEX/7 -8 
MOLDOVA, REP. OF    
MONGOLIA    
MONTENEGRO   G/LIC/N/3/MNE/5  
MOROCCO    
MOZAMBIQUE    
MYANMAR  G/LIC/N/2/MMR/3 -7  
NAMIBIA    
NEPAL    
NEW ZEALAND   G/LIC/N/3/NZL/7 -8 
NICARAGUA   G/LIC/N/3/NIC/11 -14 
NIGER    
NIGERIA    
NORTH MACEDONIA    
NORWAY   G/LIC/N/3/NOR/10  
OMAN    
PAKISTAN    
PANAMA   G/LIC/N/3/PAN/12 -13 
PAPUA NEW GUINEA    
PARAGUAY    
PERU    
PHILIPPINES  G/LIC/N/2/PHL/140  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/13/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/PHL/14  
G/LIC/N/3/PHL/14/Rev.1  
QATAR    
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   G/LIC/N/3/RUS/6  
RWANDA    
ST. KITTS & NEVIS    
ST. LUCIA    
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES    
SAMOA    
SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF  G/LIC/N/2/SAU/3   
SEYCHELLES  G/LIC/N/2/SYC/2 -3 G/LIC/N/3/SYC/4  
SENEGAL    
SIERRA LEONE    
SINGAPORE   G/LIC/N/3/SGP/16 -17 
SOLOMON ISLANDS    
SOUTH AFRICA    
SRI LANKA    
SURINAME    
SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN   G/LIC/N/3/CHE/17 -18 G/LIC/30  
 
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  MEMBER  ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/8.2 (b) and 
ARTICLE 5  ARTICLE 7.3  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/14 -17 G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/10/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/11  
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/12  
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/12/Corr.1  
TAJIKISTAN    
TANZANIA    
THAILAND  G/LIC/N/2/THA/6  G/LIC/N/3/THA/8  
TOGO    
TONGA  G/LIC/N/2/TON/1 -8 G/LIC/N/3/T ON/2 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO    
TUNISIA    
TÜRKIYE  G/LIC/N/3/TUR/17 -19 
UGANDA    
UKRAINE  G/LIC/N/2/UKR/10 -21 G/LIC/N/3/UKR/13 -15 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   G/LIC/N/3/ARE/2  
UNITED KINGDOM  G/LIC/N/1/GBR/1  
G/LIC/N/1/GBR/1/Add.1  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/1 -15 
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/8/Corr.1 
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/13/Corr.1  G/LIC/N/3/GBR/1 -2 
UNITED STATES  G/LIC/N/2/USA/4 -6 G/LIC/N/3/USA/17 -19 
URUGUAY   G/LIC/N/3/URY/15  
VANUATU    
VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REP. OF    
VIET NAM    
ZAMBIA    
ZIMBABWE    
TOTAL  154 
(Corrigendum or Revision 
included)  83 G/LIC/30  
 
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  ANNEX II   
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLES 1.4(A) AND/OR 8.2(B) AND ARTICLE 5.1 -5.4 
DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(10.10.2020 - 07.10.2022)  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
ARGENTINA  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.8  
 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.9  
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.10  
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.11  
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.12  
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.13  
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.1 4 10.11.2020  
29.04.2021  
28.09.2021  
27.11.2021  
17.12.2021  
29.07.2022  
13.09.2022  
BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF  G/LIC/N/2/BHR/1 -14 
G/LIC/N/2/BHR/4/Corr.1  16.02.2021  
15.02.2021  
CAMBODIA  G/LIC/N/2/ KHM/1-15 04.10.2022  
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  G/LIC/N/2/DOM/1  29.09.2022  
ECUADOR  G/LIC/N/2/ECU/1  
G/LIC/N/2/ECU/2  25.03.2021  
14.04.2022  
EUROPEAN UNION  G/LIC/N/2/EU/14  
G/LIC/N/2/EU/15 -16 
G/LIC/N/2/EU/13 -16/Corr.1  03.02.2021  
04.10.2021  
02.11.2021  
HONG KONG, CHINA  G/LIC/N/2/HKG/17  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/18  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/18/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/19  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/20  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/21  29.04.2021  
17.11.2021  
27.01.2022  
31.01.2022  
01.08.2022  
17.08.2022  
INDIA  G/LIC/N/1/IND/15  
G/LIC/N/2/IND/12 -17 
G/LIC/N/2/IND/18 -20 
G/LIC/N/2/IND/21 -22 20.04.2022  
28.05.2021  
09.02.2022  
21.04.2022  
ISRAEL  G/LIC/N/2/ISR/5  25.03.2021  
JAPAN  G/LIC/N/2/JPN/5  01.07.2022  
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  G/LIC/N/2/KOR/24 -41 
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/42 -48 
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/42/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/KOR/46/Add.1  27.10.2020  
25.10.2021  
09.12.2021  
09.12.2021  
MACAO, CHINA  G/LIC/N/2/MAC/2  
G/LIC/N/2/MAC/3  21.01.2021  
17.09.2021  
MYANMAR  G/LIC/N/2/MMR/3  
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/4  
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/5  
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/6  
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/7  04.02.2021  
06.12.2021  
14.02.2022  
14.03.2022  
14.04.2022  
PHILIPPINES  G/LIC/N/2/PHL/140  25.02.2021  
SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM 
OF G/LIC/N/2/SAU/3  19.10.2021  
SEYCHELLES  G/LIC/N/2/SYC/2 -3 20.01.2022  
THAILAND  G/LIC/N/2/THA/6  02.05.2022  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND 
MATSU  G/LIC/N/2/TPKM/14 -17 11.02.2021  
TONGA  G/LIC/N/2/TON/1 -4 
G/LIC/N/2/TON/5 -8 03.08.2021  
24.08.2021  
UKRAINE  G/LIC/N/2/UKR/10  
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/11 -13 
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/14 -16 
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/17 -20 
G/LIC/N/2/UKR/21  28.01.2021  
25.03.2021  
16.12.2021  
17.12.2021  
11.01.2022  G/LIC/30  
 
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  MEMBER  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM  G/LIC/N/1/GBR/1  
G/LIC/N/1/GBR/1/Add.1  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/1 -2 
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/3 -11 
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/8/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/12  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/13  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/13/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/14  
G/LIC/N/2/GBR/15  18.02.2021  
28.09.2021  
18.02.2021  
24.02.2021  
28.09.2021  
28.09.2021  
03.02.2022  
03.02.2022  
29.03.2022  
28.06.2022  
UNITED STATES  G/LIC/N/2/USA/4  
G/LIC/N/2/USA/5  
G/LIC/N/2/USA/ 6 25.02.2021  
03.08.2021  
15.09.2022  
22 Members  154 Notifications  
(Corrigendum or Revision included)   G/LIC/30  
 
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  ANNEX III   
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLE 7.3 DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD  
(10.10.2020 - 07.10.2022)  
MEMBER  
(YEAR NOTIFIED FOR)  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
ALBANIA (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/ALB/10  
G/LIC/N/3/ALB/11  20.11.2020  
10.12.2021  
ARGENTINA (2020 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/ARG/16  
G/LIC/N/3/ARG/17  
G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1 8 10.02.2021  
28.09.2021  
26.09.2022  
AUSTRALIA (2020 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/AUS/13  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/14  
G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1 5 22.10.2020  
28.09.2021  
30.09.2022  
BOTSWANA  (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/BWA/1  06.07.2021  
CAMBODIA (2014 -2019)  G/LIC/N/3/KHM/4  20.01.2022  
CANADA (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/20  28.09.2021  
CHILE (2021 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/CHL/9  29.03.2022  
COLOMBIA (2020 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/COL/14  
G/LIC/N/3/COL/15  04.02.2021  
20.01.2022  
COSTA RICA (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18  19.11.2021  
CUBA (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11  12.10.2021  
EUROPEAN UNION (2021 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/EU/10  
G/LIC/N/3/EU/11  17.09.2021  
27.09.2022  
GEORGIA (2021 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/GEO/9  03.02.2022  
GUATEMALA (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/GTM/5  27.04.2021  
GUINEA (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/GIN/1  25.03.2021  
HONDURAS (2020 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/HND/11  
G/LIC/N/3/HND/12  
G/LIC/N/3/HND/13  20.10.2020  
27.04.2021  
07.04.2022  
HONG KONG, CHINA (2020 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/HKG/24  
G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25  
G/LIC/N/3/HKG/2 6 19.10.2020  
05.10.2021  
04.10.2022  
INDIA (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/IND/20  
G/LIC/N/3/IND/21  28.05.2021  
20.01.2022  
INDONESIA (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/IDN/12  
G/LIC/N/3/IDN/13  20.10.2020  
18.03.2022  
ISRAEL (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/ISR/5  25.03.2021  
JAPAN (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/JPN/20  14.02.2022  
KAZAKHSTAN (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/5  
G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/6  19.10.2020  
20.01.2022  
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/KOR/13  
G/LIC/N/3/KOR/14  02.12.2020  
25.10.2021  
MACAO, CHINA ( 2021-2022) G/LIC/N/3/MAC/24  
G/LIC/N/3/MAC/25  17.09.2021  
04.10.2022  
MALAYSIA (2020)  G/LIC/N/3/MYS/15  28.01.2021  
MALI (2021 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/MLI/10  
G/LIC/N/3/MLI/11  08.04.2021  
04.08.2022  
MAURITIUS (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/MUS/11  18.01.2022  
MEXICO (2020 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/MEX/7  
G/LIC/N/3/MEX/8  02.06.2021  
17.08.2022  
MONTENEGRO (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/MNE/5  26.11.2021  
NEW ZEALAND (2021 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/NZL/7  
G/LIC/N/3/NZL/8  16.02.2021  
17.11.2021  
NICARAGUA (2019 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/NIC/11  
G/LIC/N/3/NIC/12  
G/LIC/N/3/NIC/13  
G/LIC/N/3/NIC/1 4 22.03.2022  
22.03.2022  
22.03.2022  
05.10.2022  
NORWAY (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/NOR/10  27.04.2021  
PANAMA (2021 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/PAN/12  
G/LIC/N/3/PAN/13  27.05.2021  
05.04.2022  
PHILIPPINES (2019 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/PHL/13/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/PHL/14  
G/LIC/N/3/PHL/14/Rev.1  23.11.2020  
06.10.2021  
20.12.2021  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/6  25.10.2021  
SEYCHELLES (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/SYC/4  06.12.2021  
SINGAPORE (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/SGP/16  
G/LIC/N/3/SGP/17  28.01.2021  
22.03.2022  G/LIC/30  
 
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  MEMBER  
(YEAR NOTIFIED FOR)  DOCUMENT  DATE OF ISSUANCE OF 
THE DOCUMENT  
SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN 
(2021 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/CHE/17  
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/ 18 04.10.2021  
29.09.2022  
THAILAND (2021 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/THA/8  12.04.2022  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU (2020 -2021)  G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/10/Corr.1  
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/11  
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/12  
G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/12/Corr.1  20.10.2020  
11.02.2021  
17.09.2021  
28.09.2021  
TONGA (2022)  G/LIC/N/3/T ON/2 21.09.2022  
TÜRKIYE (2020 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/TUR/17  
G/LIC/N/3/TUR/1 8-19 05.01.2021  
22.09.2022  
UKRAINE  (2020 -2022)  G/LIC/N/3/UKR/13  
G/LIC/N/3/UKR/14  
G/LIC/N/3/UKR/15  25.03.2021  
28.09.2021  
21.07.2022  
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  (2022)  G/LIC/N/3/ARE/2  06.01.2022  
UNITED KINGDOM (2021 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/GBR/1  
G/LIC/N/3/GBR/ 2 01.10.2021  
28.09.2022  
UNITED STATES (2020 -2022) G/LIC/N/3/USA/17  
G/LIC/N/3/USA/18  
G/LIC/N/3/USA/1 9 14.12.2020  
05.10.2021  
28.09.2022  
URUGUAY  (2021)  G/LIC/N/3/URY/15  21.12.2021  
46 Members  83 Notifications  
(Corrigendum or Revision included)   
   
  G/LIC/30  
 
- 20 - ANNEX IV 
WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND REPLIES SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD (10.10.2020 - 07.10.2022)  
MEMBER CONCERNED  QUESTIONS POSED BY MEMBER  REPLIES BY MEMBER  
ARGENTINA  G/LIC/Q/ARG/20  
(8.04.2021)  Questions from the United States  to 
Argentina  G/LIC/Q/A RG/19  
(09.11.2020)  
G/LIC/Q/ARG/21  
(5.07.2021)  Replies from Argentina  to United 
States  
Replies from Argentina  to United 
States  
BRAZIL    G/LIC/Q/BRA/26  
(11.02.2021)  Additional replies from Brazil  to 
questions from the European Union  
EGYPT  G/LIC/Q/EGY/4  
(15.04.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/EGY/7  
(04.05.2021)  Additional questions from the European 
Union  to Egypt  
Questions from the European Union  to 
Egypt  G/LIC/Q/EGY/6  
(23.04.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/EGY/8  
(13.10.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/EGY/5  
(23.04.2021)  Replies from Egypt  to the European 
Union  
Replies from Egypt  to the European 
Union  
Replies from Egypt  to the United 
States  
INDIA  G/LIC/Q/IND/27  
(12.11.2020)  
G/LIC/Q/IND/28  
(13.04.2021)  Questions from the European Union  to 
India 
Questions from Canada  to India    
INDONESIA  G/LIC/Q/IDN/43  
(14.01.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/IDN/44  
(26.05.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/IDN/45  
(9.07.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/IDN/46  
(29.03.2022)  Questions from the European Union  to 
Indonesia  
Questions from Australia  to Indonesia  
 
Questions from Japan  to Indonesia  
 
Questions from the  United States  to 
Indonesia  G/LIC/Q/IDN/42  
(22.10.2020)  
G/LIC/Q/IDN/48  
(26.04.2022)  
G/LIC/Q/IDN/49  
(26.04.2022)  
G/LIC/Q/IDN/47  
(26.04.2022)  Replies from Indonesia  to Japan  
 
Replies from Indonesia  to the 
European Union  
Replies from Indonesia  to Australia  
 
Replies by I ndonesia  to Japan  
PANAMA  G/LIC/Q/PAN/1  
(29.03.2022)  Questions from the United States  to 
Panama    
PHILIPPINES  G/LIC/Q/PHL/4  
(08.04.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/PHL/6  
(28.09.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/PHL/7  
(29.03.2022)  
G/LIC/Q/PHL/ 9 
(21.09.2022)  Questions from the United States  to the 
Philippines  
Questions from the United States  to the 
Philippines  
Questions from the United States  to the 
Philippines  
Questions from the United States  to the 
Philippines  G/LIC/Q/PHL/5  
(13.07.2021)  
G/LIC/Q/PHL/8  
(11.04.2022)  Replies from the Philippines  to the 
United States  
Replies by the Philippines  to the 
questions from the United States  
UNITED KINGDOM    G/LIC/Q/GBR/1  
(6.08.2021)  Replies from the United Kingdom  to 
the Russian Federation  
TANZANIA  G/LIC/Q/TZA/1  
(28.09.2021)  Questions from the United States  to 
Tanzania    
 
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