Committee on Safeguards

E148351

The Committee on Safeguards is a World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of global safeguard measures on imports under the WTO Safeguards Agreement.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Committee on Safeguards canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO body
intergovernmental committee
adopts rules of procedure for its work
baseLegalText Agreement on Safeguards
composedOf representatives of WTO members
cooperatesWith WTO Secretariat
other WTO committees dealing with trade remedies
ensures that safeguard measures are applied in a non-discriminatory manner
that safeguard measures are progressively liberalized
that safeguard measures are time-limited
establishedBy Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
surface form: Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
facilitates consultations among WTO members on safeguard matters
hasJurisdictionOver global safeguard measures on imports
languageOfWork English
French
Spanish
locatedIn Geneva
Switzerland
maintains records of safeguard notifications
meetsAt WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
monitors compliance with the WTO Safeguards Agreement
use of safeguard measures by WTO members
operatesUnder WTO Agreement on Safeguards
surface form: WTO Safeguards Agreement
oversees consultation procedures under the Agreement on Safeguards
notification requirements under the Agreement on Safeguards
review of safeguard measures before their expiry
partOf World Trade Organization
promotes transparency in the application of safeguard measures
providesForumFor discussion of safeguard-related issues
reportsTo WTO Council for Trade in Goods
responsibleFor overseeing implementation of the WTO Safeguards Agreement
overseeing operation of safeguard measures
reviews country-specific safeguard actions
legislation and regulations on safeguards notified by members
notifications of safeguard measures
subjectArea international trade
safeguard measures
trade remedies
typeOfMeasureCovered increases in tariffs under safeguard provisions
quantitative restrictions
temporary import restrictions

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council for Trade in Goods hasSubsidiaryBody Committee on Safeguards
WTO Agreement on Safeguards establishes Committee on Safeguards
Agreement on Safeguards establishes Committee on Safeguards