Hong Kong, China #5117 (v.7)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7 09/01/2025
- Version validity
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07/10/2024 -
present
Current active version v.7
- Reporting member
- Hong Kong, China
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Permit for importers and licence for the import of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals
- National legal basis
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Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (Cap. 595)
Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 April 2008 - Administrative mechanism
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The restriction is administered through (i) an import permit system for importers and (ii) an import licensing system on an MFN basis to protect human health and the environment, including chemicals regulated by the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention.
Export permit and licensing systems can be found in Section 1. - Responsible entities
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- HS version
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HS 2022
- Referenced WTO document symbol
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G/LIC/N/3/HKG/28
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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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 1994 - Non-WTO commitments
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Rotterdam Convention
Reported as: The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeStockholm Convention
Reported as: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- NAL Permit
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NAL
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Tariff lines
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2524
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ex 2524
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Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals
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2903
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ex 2903
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2904
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ex 2904
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2909
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ex 2909
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2915
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ex 2915
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2919
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ex 2919
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2931
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ex 2931
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3824
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ex 3824
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