Kazakhstan #10547 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
08/10/2024 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Kazakhstan
In force from
End date
Terminated on
General description
Temporary import ban on apples
National legal basis
The Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan No.343 "On the Introduction of the Ban on Importation of Apples into the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by Road Transport" of 5 October 2024
Administrative mechanism
The ban entered into force on 8 October 2024 and will remain valid until 31 December 2024.

The ban was introduced in order to support local apple producers in selling surplus domestic products due to the fact that in 2024, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, the apple harvest will amount to over 300 thousand tons, which is 18% higher than in 2023 (252 thousand tons).
Responsible entities
Ministry of Agriculture
HS version
HS 2012
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XI:2(c)(ii) - (ii) to remove a temporary surplus of the like domestic product, or, if there is no substantial domestic production of the like product, of a domestic product for which the imported prod

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: GATT Article XI:2(c)(ii)
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
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