WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Bahrain, Kingdom of #6262 (v.2)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
06/04/2021 - present
Current active version v.2
Reporting member
Bahrain, Kingdom of
In force from
End date
Terminated on
General description
Temporary export ban on face masks of the kind (N95-FACE)
National legal basis
Ministerial Decision no (99) for the year (2020) https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/RICT9920.pdf
Entered into force on 6 October 2020 for three months;

Ministerial Decision no (2) for the year (2021) https://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/RICT0221.pdf

Entered into force on 6 January 2021 and extended the measure an additional three months.


The measure has not been renewed and expired on 6 April 2021.
Administrative mechanism
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Responsible entities
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
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: XX:b of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL-X
Symbol
NAL-X

Tariff lines
630790
6307.9097
N95 face masks