WTO Agreement on Safeguards

HEADLINE: Unchecked import surges threatened domestic industries without global trade oversight.

Key Obligations

Emergency safeguard measures for serious injury to domestic industry

Penalty Ranges

Safeguard duties, WTO dispute resolution

Mandatory Deadline: In force since 1995

Affected HS Codes: All chapters

Issuing Authority: World Trade Organization (WTO)

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