WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Korea, Republic of #4524 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
12/07/2020 - 15/09/2020
Old version v.3
Reporting member
Korea, Republic of
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Temporary export restriction
National legal basis
Notification of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety No.2020-56 (12 July 2020) (in Korean)
http://www.law.go.kr/LSW/admRulLsInfoP.do?admRulSeq=2100000190915 (in Korean)
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, the relevant measure has been adopted with a view to preventing a critical shortage of surgical masks and filtering respirators in Korea. Filtering respirator producers and those who have concluded contracts with the producers for the purpose of exportation are allowed to export filtering respirators on the condition that their monthly export volume does not exceed 50% of the monthly average production volume of the domestic filtering respirators in the last two months. This measure will remain in effect from 12 July 2020 to 11 December 2020. Overseas shipments for humanitarian purposes may be exported after consulting with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and obtaining approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Responsible entities
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
HS version
HS 2017
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XI:2(a) - (a) Export prohibitions or restrictions temporarily applied to prevent or relieve critical shortages of foodstuffs or other products essential to the exporting contracting party;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XI :2(a) of the GATT

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
CP-X
Symbol
CP-X

Tariff lines
630790
6307909000
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