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24 September 2019  
(19-6122) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 IMPORT LICENSING SYS TEM OF MYANMAR  
QUESTIONS FROM THE U NITED STATES TO MYAN MAR 
The following communication, dated 18 September 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  the United States.  
 
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The United States greatly appreciates Myanmar’s recent notifications (G/LIC/N/1/MMR/1; 
G/LIC/N/2/MMR/1) to the Committee on Import Licensing.  The United States encourages continued 
transparency through further notifications and looks forward to Myanmar’s upcoming replies t o the 
annual questionnaire so that this Committee can better understand these procedures.  
 
Under Myanmar’s recently notified Export and Import Law (The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.17/2012 
on 17 September 2012), Chapter 3 states that the Ministry of Commerce  may determine “ restricted 
goods, prohibited goods and banned goods for export and import” as well as “issuing permit and 
determining conditions relating to permit for export and import goods .”  The United States also 
understands that “sensitive” products must go to Ministry of Commerce’s (MOC) Economic 
Committee for import permit approval.   
 
1. Could Myanmar please explain the composition of the MOC Economic Committee and 
how members are chosen?  
2. What is the Economic Committee’s process for granting im port permits?  
3. When importers are denied an import permit, are they given a reason for denial?  Does 
a process of appeals exist following the denial of the import permit?  If so, could 
Myanmar please outline this process?  
4. Could Myanmar please provide  a list of products that must be reviewed by the MOC 
Economic Committee before import permits are granted?  
5. Could Myanmar please provide a list of all products that are currently restricted, 
prohibited, or banned for importation?  
6. Are there any imple menting regulations related to the Export and Import Law?  If so, 
the United States requests Myanmar notify these additional regulations to the 
appropriate WTO committees as soon as possible.  
 
Furthermore, United States respectfully requests that Myanmar p rovide this Committee with the 
following additional info rmation.  
 
7. A list of agric ultural products subject to restrictions and any other “sensitive” 
agricultural products that are currently ineligible for importation, either permanently or 
temporarily.  
8. The purpose f or such restrictions.  
 
The nature of the import licensing (automatic or non -automatic) for potatoes, corn grains, poultry 
and pork.  If non -automatic, what is the purpose behind this license?  
 
 
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