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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5 Canada 2022
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition Other
24. Conditional prohibition on the importation…
24. Conditional prohibition on the importation and exportation of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by conditionally prohibiting the importation and exportation of hazardous waste and recyclable material under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Basel Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
24. Conditional prohibition on the importation and exportation of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material
Waste or recyclable material defined as hazardous under the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations or Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) waste as defined in the PCB Waste Export Regulations, 1996
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
05
1213.00
1404.90
15
1802.00
2303.20
2303.30
2307.00
2308.00
25
26
27
28
3006.92
3104.20
3203.00
3204.17
3604.90
38
39
4012.20
4017.00
4115.20
4401.39
4401.40
4501.90
47
5003.00
5007.20
5103.10
5103.20
5103.30
52
5701
5702
5703
5704
5705
6309.00
6310.10
6310.90
6806.90
6809.11
6809.19
6809.90
6903.90
6909
7001.00
71
72
7404.00
7503.00
7602.00
7802.00
7902.00
8002.00
81
84
85
86
87
88
90
91
9207.10
9207.90
9209.91
9209.94
94
95
96
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022–2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30/09/2022
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Recycle
Waste
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5 Canada 2022
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
25. Conditional Prohibition on the importation…
25. Conditional Prohibition on the importation and exportation of mercury and mercury containing products
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by conditionally prohibiting the importation and exportation of mercury and such products under Article XX(b) of the GATT, the Minamata Convention, and the Rotterdam Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
25. Conditional Prohibition on the importation and exportation of mercury and mercury containing products
Elemental mercury and products > 95% mercury by weight; Inorganic and Organic mercury compounds (...)
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
280540
285210
285290
8506.30.00.00
8539.10.90.10
8539.10.90.20
8539.31.00.20
8539.31.00.90
8539.32.90.10
8539.32.90.20
8539.32.90.30
8539.39.00.00
8539.41.90.00
8539.49.90.00
8539.90.10.00
8539.90.90.00
8540.60.00.00
8540.91.90.00
8540.99.90.00
9006.61.00.00
9018.20.00
9405.60.00.00
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022–2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30/09/2022
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5 Canada 2022
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals, Manufacturing
28. Conditional prohibition on the importation…
28. Conditional prohibition on the importation and exportation of asbestos and products containing asbestos
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by conditionally prohibiting the importation and exportation of asbestos and such products under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Rotterdam Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
28. Conditional prohibition on the importation and exportation of asbestos and products containing asbestos
Processed asbestos fibres; products containing asbestos fibres unless fibres are a result of degradation of asbestos built into product; consumer products containing greater than trace amounts of asbestos.
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
2524.10
2524.90
6811.40
6812.80
6812.91
6812.92
6812.93
6812.99
6813.20.1100
6813.20.1900
6813.20.9000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022–2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30/09/2022
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5 Canada 2022
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Ban/Prohibition Fisheries
32. Conditional Prohibition on the importation of…
32. Conditional Prohibition on the importation of anadromous fish and their eggs
Environment related objective
To protect the environment and ensure sustainability of fish stock by conditionally prohibiting the importation of anadromous fish and eggs under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean
Measure description Coverage of the measure
32. Conditional Prohibition on the importation of anadromous fish and their eggs
Live Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), Live Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Live Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Live Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Live Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Live Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou), Live Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions
 ICS - HS Code
0301.90
0301.91
0301.99
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2022
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Fish
MEAs
Sustainable
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5 Canada 2022
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Export licences, Import licences Fisheries
33. Non-Automatic Licensing for the importation…
33. Non-Automatic Licensing for the importation and exportation of Atlantic Tuna and Swordfish
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by imposing restrictions on the importation and exportation of Atlantic Tuna and Swordfish under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
33. Non-Automatic Licensing for the importation and exportation of Atlantic Tuna and Swordfish
Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus); Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii); Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus); Swordfish (Xiphias gladius);
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic license, NAL-X: Non-automatic license on exports
 ICS - HS Code
0301.90
0301.94
0301.95
0302.34
0302.35
0302.36
0302.47
0302.57
0303.44
0303.45
0303.46
0303.57
0303.61
0304.11
0304.45
0304.54
0304.84
0304.91
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2022
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/CAN/5 Canada 2022
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Export licences, Import licences Fisheries
34. Non-Automatic Licensing for the importation…
34. Non-Automatic Licensing for the importation and exportation of Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by restricting the importation and exportation of Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
34. Non-Automatic Licensing for the importation and exportation of Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish
Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic license, NAL-X: Non-automatic license on exports
 ICS - HS Code
0302.83
0303.83
0304.22
0304.46
0304.55
0304.85
0304.92
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022–2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30/09/2022
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/2 United Kingdom 2022
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable mining management
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals, Mining
1. Import and export prohibition and restrictions…
1. Import and export prohibition and restrictions of mercury and mercury products
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by prohibiting the import and export of mercury and such products under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Minamata Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1. Import and export prohibition and restrictions of mercury and mercury products
Other ores and concentrates; Slag, ash and residues (...); Mercury (...); Amalgams; Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury (...); Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined (...)
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation, P: Prohibition, P-X: Prohibition on exports

 ICS - HS Code
261790
262060
280540
284390
2852
285390
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2022
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/2 United Kingdom 2022
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences Chemicals
2. Import and export prohibition and restriction…
2. Import and export prohibition and restriction of substances that deplete the ozone layer. Regulation 1005/2009 as amended by the Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by restricting and conditionally prohibiting the import and export of ozone depleting substances under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2. Import and export prohibition and restriction of substances that deplete the ozone layer. Regulation 1005/2009 as amended by the Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
For a detailed list of the products concerned, please refer to Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 of 16 September 2009
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation, NAL: Non-automatic license, NAL-X: Non-automatic license on exports
 ICS - HS Code
284590
290314
290319
290339
290371
290372
290373
290374
290375
290376
290377
290378
290379
300432
300490
320800
320900
321000
321290
340311
340391
380891
380899
381300
381400
382200
382471
382472
382473
382474
382475
382476
382477
382510
382541
3829070
392111
392112
392113
392114
392119
841500
841800
841960
842410
842490
845110
847621
847681
847690
847780
860100
860200
860300
860400
860500
860600
860700
860900
870100
870200
870300
870400
870500
870800
870900
871000
871600
880200
890100
890200
890391
890392
890400
890500
890610
988000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2022
Keywords
MEAs
Ozone
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/2 United Kingdom 2022
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences…
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences, Export quotas, Import quotas
 Chemicals
3. Import and export restriction of fluorinated…
3. Import and export restriction of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). Retained EU Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 as amended by the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by restricting and conditionally prohibiting the import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases under Article XX(b) of the GATT and the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
3. Import and export restriction of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). Retained EU Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 as amended by the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
For a detailed list of the products concerned, please refer to Annex I and Annex III of Commission Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of 16 April 2014
Type of measure
BQ: Bilateral quota (i.e. anything less than a global quota), CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, NAL: Non-automatic license, NAL-X: Non-automatic license on exports
 ICS - HS Code
2903392100
2903392300
2903392410
2903392490
2903392500
2903392610
2903392690
2903392710
2903392715
2903392720
2903392722
2903392724
2903392726
2903392791
2903392920
2903392922
2903392924
2903392925
2903392926
2903392928
2903392930
2903392932
2903392991
3824781000
3824781010
3824781090
3824782000
3824782010
3824782090
3824783000
3824783010
3824783090
3824784000
3824784010
3824784020
3824784030
3824784040
3824784090
3824788000
3824788010
3824788011
3824788020
3824788021
3824788030
3824788031
3824788040
3824788041
3824788091
3824789005
3824789010
3824789011
3824789020
3824789021
3824789030
3824789061
3824789070
3824789091
8415101010
8415109010
8415200010
8415810091
8415820091
8415900099
8418102091
8418108091
8418211010
8418215110
8418215910
8418219110
8418219910
8418290010
8418302091
8418308091
8418402091
8418408091
8418501110
8418501910
8418509010
8418610091
8418690091
8418991051
8418991061
8418991081
8418999099
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2022
Keywords
MEAs
Ozone
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/2 United Kingdom 2022
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences…
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences, Export quotas, Import quotas
 Chemicals
4. Import and export prohibition and restriction…
4. Import and export prohibition and restriction of hazardous chemicals. Retained EU Regulation 649/2012 as amended by the Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by restricting and conditionally prohibiting the import and export of hazardous chemicals under Article XX(b) of the GATT, the Rotterdam Convention, and the Stockholm Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
4. Import and export prohibition and restriction of hazardous chemicals. Retained EU Regulation 649/2012 as amended by the Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
(a) Certain hazardous chemicals that are subject to the prior informed consent procedure under the Rotterdam Convention
(b) certain hazardous chemicals that are banned or severely restricted within Great Britain
(c) chemicals that are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants and subject to the Stockholm Convention
Type of measure
BQ: Bilateral quota (i.e. anything less than a global quota), CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions, NAL: Non-automatic license, NAL-X: Non-automatic license on exports
 ICS - HS Code
25240000
27079100
28054000
28291100
28291900
28332980
28520000
28539090
29022000
29031300
29031400
29031500
29031900
29032900
29033100
29033911
29038100
29038200
29038300
29038980
29039200
29039300
29039400
29039980
29042000
29043100
29043200
29043300
29043400
29043500
29043600
29049100
29049900
29062900
29071300
29081100
29081900
29089100
29089900
29093031
29093038
29093090
29101000
29104000
29105000
29109000
29146100
29147100
29147900
29153600
29159000
29161600
29162000
29163990
29173995
29181800
29181998
29189100
29189990
29191000
29199000
29201100
29201900
29202900
29203000
29209010
29211999
29214200
29214300
29214400
29214500
29214900
29215990
29241200
29242100
29242500
29242970
29251995
29252100
29252900
29264000
29269070
29280090
29302000
29303000
29306000
29307000
29308000
29309016
29309098
29311000
29312000
29313990
29322090
29329900
29331990
29332100
29333999
29334990
29335910
29335995
29336910
29336980
29337900
29339200
29339980
29349990
29359090
29362900
29389090
29397900
29398000
32064970
34010000
34021300
38070090
38085200
38085900
38086100
38086200
38086900
38089100
38089200
38089300
38089400
38089910
38089990
38111100
38248100
38248200
38248300
38248400
38248500
38248600
38248700
38248800
38249992
38249993
68114000
68128000
68129100
68129200
68129300
68129900
68132000
81070000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2022
Keywords
Genetic
Hazardous
MEAs
Pollution