WTO Quantitative Restrictions

United Kingdom #6498 (v.4)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
29/09/2026 - present
Current active version v.4
Reporting member
United Kingdom
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Catch documentation for Patagonian Toothfish.
National legal basis
Assimilated Council Regulation (EC) No. 1035/2001 of 22 May 2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp.

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/1035.

Restriction entered into force under EU law on 20.06.2001. The Regulation applied as UK domestic law from 31.12.2020 (subject to amendments).
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs.
Responsible entities
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
HS version
HS 2022
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: Article XX(b) GATT Protection of human, animal or plant life or health

XX:(g) - (g) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(g) GATT Conservation of exhaustible natural resources
Non-WTO commitments

Antarctic Marine Resources Convention

Reported as: The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL NAL-X
Symbol
NAL
NAL-X

Tariff lines
0302
0302830000
Dissostichus spp. – Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish
0303
0303830000
Dissostichus spp. – Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish
0304
0304550000
0304850000
0304920000
Dissostichus spp. – Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish
Dissostichus spp. – Patagonian and Antarct...
030492
0304920000
Dissostichus spp. – Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish