Safeguard measures

A WTO member may take safeguard measures (i.e., restrict imports of a product temporarily) to protect a specific domestic industry from an increase in imports of any product which is causing, or which is threatening to cause, serious injury to the…

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Safeguards

Emergency measure taken when increased imports of particular products cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the importing country´s domestic industry. World Trade Organization (WTO) permits two forms of multilateral safeguards: (a) a country´s right to impose temporary import…

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