Afghanistan #17 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2020 - present
Current active version v.3
Reporting member
Afghanistan
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import and export prohibition on chemical substances covered by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
National legal basis
The Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan acceded to the Convention on 2013. The Convention has been published in the Official Gazette No. 1166; 7 March 2015.
Administrative mechanism
NA
Responsible entities
National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) Custom and Revenue Department
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P , P-X
Symbol
P
P-X

Tariff lines

Various
Chemical substances stated under article 3(a; ii) of the Stockholm Convention as referenced in the A...