WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Bahrain, Kingdom of #6260 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
02/04/2020 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Bahrain, Kingdom of
In force from
End date
Terminated on
General description
Temporary export ban on face masks
National legal basis
Ministerial Decision no (32) for the year (2020) https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/RICT3220.pdf Entered into force on 2 April 2020 (for three months) and replaced Ministerial Decision no (18) for the year (2020);

Ministerial Decision no (39) for the year (2020) https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/RICT3920.pdf Entered into force on 8 April 2020 for three months and replaced Ministerial Decision no (32) for the year (2020).
Administrative mechanism
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism


Ministerial Decision no (32) for the year (2020) then instituted that face masks could only be exported after having obtained a permission by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism.
Responsible entities
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
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: XX:b of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL-X
Symbol
NAL-X

Tariff lines
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face masks