United States of America #4937 (v.5)
Base data
- Notified in
-
G/MA/QR/N/USA/5/Add.2 13/09/2021
- Version validity
-
01/07/2021 -
present
Current active version v.5
- Reporting member
- United States of America
- In force from
- End date
- Terminated on
- General description
-
Temporary export authorization for certain health and medical resources
- National legal basis
-
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), “Temporary Final Rule on the Prioritization and Allocation of Certain Scarce and Critical Health and Medical Resources for Domestic Use.”
Published December 31, 2020 in 85 FR 86835.
Available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-31/pdf/2020-29060.pdf - Administrative mechanism
-
This was a temporary measure covering certain health and medical resources essential to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
The temporary measure was in place from 7 April 2020 with subsequent modifications on 10 August 2020 and 31 December 2020. The measure expired 1 July 2021. - Responsible entities
-
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 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: Protection of human life or health and essential security interests, inter aliaXXI:(b) - (b) to prevent any contracting party from taking any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Protection of human life or health and essential security interests, inter alia - Non-WTO commitments
-
- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- NAL-X
| Symbol |
|---|
|
NAL-X
|
Tariff lines
|
401511
|
ex 4015.11.0100
|
(c) PPE nitrile gloves including those defined at 21 CFR 880.6250 (exam gloves) and 878.4460 (surgi...
|
|
|
401519
|
ex 4015.19.0002
|
(c) PPE nitrile gloves including those defined at 21 CFR 880.6250 (exam gloves) and 878.4460 (surgi...
|
|
|
621010
|
ex 6210.10
|
(d) Level 3 and 4 Surgical Gowns and Surgical Isolation Gowns that meet all of the requirements in A...
|
|
|
621040
|
ex 6210.40
|
(d) Level 3 and 4 Surgical Gowns and Surgical Isolation Gowns that meet all of the requirements in A...
|
|
|
621050
|
ex 6210.50
|
(d) Level 3 and 4 Surgical Gowns and Surgical Isolation Gowns that meet all of the requirements in A...
|
|
|
630790
|
ex 6307.90.9995
|
(a) Surgical N-95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators, including devices that are disposable half-face-...
|
|
|
901831
|
ex 9018.31
|
(e) Syringes and hypodermic needles (whether distributed separately or attached together) that are e...
|
|
|
901832
|
ex 9018.32
|
(e) Syringes and hypodermic needles (whether distributed separately or attached together) that are e...
|
|