GATT Article XIX
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GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
article of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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safeguard provision → |
| aimsTo |
balance domestic protection and trade liberalization
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| allows |
increase of tariffs above bound rates
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quantitative restrictions on imports → temporary suspension of GATT obligations → |
| alsoKnownAs |
escape clause
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| appliesTo |
imported products
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| basedOnPrinciple |
multilateral control of emergency trade measures
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| bindingOn |
WTO members as GATT 1994
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| chapterSection |
Article XIX:1
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Article XIX:2 → Article XIX:3 → Article XIX:4 → Article XIX:5 → |
| codifiedIn |
GATT 1994
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| condition |
measures must be applied only to the extent necessary
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measures must be non-discriminatory in application → prior investigation of injury must be conducted → |
| distinguishedFrom |
anti-dumping measures
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countervailing measures → |
| enteredIntoForce |
1 January 1948
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| interpretedBy |
WTO Agreement on Safeguards
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| language |
English
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French → Spanish → |
| legalBasisFor |
WTO safeguard measures
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| legalNature |
multilateral trade rule
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| legalSystem |
World Trade Organization law
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| linkedInstrument |
WTO Agreement on Safeguards
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| obliges |
consultations with affected exporting members
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notification to contracting parties → |
| partOf |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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| predecessorOf |
safeguard provisions in regional trade agreements
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| purpose |
to address sudden import surges
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to allow temporary import restrictions → to protect domestic industries from serious injury → |
| regulates |
application of safeguard measures
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| requires |
causal link between increased imports and serious injury
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consideration of public interest → existence of increased imports → progressive liberalization of safeguard measures → serious injury to domestic industry → temporary character of safeguard measures → |
| scope |
trade in goods
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| shortName |
Article XIX GATT
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| subjectMatter |
emergency action on imports of particular products
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| subjectOf |
WTO dispute settlement cases
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Agreement on Safeguards
("Article XIX of GATT 1994")
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WTO Agreement on Safeguards ("GATT 1994 Article XIX") → |
basedOn |
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Article XIX (Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products)
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alsoKnownAs |
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United States International Trade Commission
("Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974")
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legalAuthority |
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GATT Article XIX
("Article XIX GATT")
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shortName |