WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Australia #3355 (v.2)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
30/09/2020 - 28/09/2022
Old version v.2
Reporting member
Australia
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and related chemicals
National legal basis
Regulation 10 and Regulation 10A and corresponding Schedule 8 of the Customs
(Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

Regulation 5 corresponding Schedule 4 of the Customs
(Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
Administrative mechanism
All exports require a licence and permit issued by the Department of Health.
Goods must be accompanied by an authorisation of import of the drug to the destination country.
Narcotic drugs must not be exported to a country where the total amount exported for the year exceeds the country’s Estimate of Drug Requirements (Article 31, Single Convention, 1961)
Psychotropic drugs should not be exported to a country where the total amount exported for the year exceeds the country’s Assessments of Annual Medical and Scientific Requirements.
All imports require a licence and permit issued by the Department of Health. Goods must be accompanied by an export authorisation from the country of export.
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
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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

UN Convention (1988) on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Reported as: United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988

Single Convention (1961) on Narcotic Drugs

Reported as: United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

Convention (1971) on Psychotropic Substances

Reported as: United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL; NAL-X, GQC-X
Symbol
NAL
NAL-X
GQC-X

Tariff lines
Various
Narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, including a chemical or compound and a plant or a part of...