WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Korea, Republic of #4524 (v.4)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
15/09/2020 - 09/10/2020
Old version v.4
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.2020-86 http://www.law.go.kr/admRulLsInfoP.do?admRulSeq=2100000192876 (15 Sep, 2020) (in Korean)
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Reflecting on the recent increase in mask production volume and the stabilization of mask supply, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety decided to expand the application scope of conditional export approval, which was limited to filtering respirators, to include surgical masks and anti-droplet masks.
Responsible entities
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol

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
Filtering respirators; In accordance with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Public Notice Designa...