1. PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE OF SPECIAL SAFEGUARDS MECHANISMSBy
Prof. Francis A.S.T. Matambalya
Paper Presented at ICTSD Informal Peer Review Meeting,
25th November 2005, Geneva
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2. I. COMMON CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS
Action taken to protect industry from an unexpected build-up of imports, or threatening to cause serious injury.
Key Articles on Safeguards:
Article XIX of GATT 1994: Emergency Action on Import.
Article 5 of AoA of the UR: Special Safeguards (SSG).
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3. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 1
Several other WTO provisions have safeguard effect - 2:
Other Emergency Trade Measures.
General Exceptions.
Security Exceptions.
Measures against Unfair Trade.
General Waivers.
Measures Allowing Modification of Concessions and Tariff Renegotiations.
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4. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 2
Other Emergency Trade Remedies:
Article XI: Exceptions to General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions contained in Article XI.2.
Article XVIII: (Government interventions/subsidies for economic development).
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5. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 3
General Exceptions:
General Exceptions under GATT 1994: Article XX.
General Exceptions under GATS: Article XIV.
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6. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 4
Security Exceptions
Under GATT 1994.
Under GATS 1994.
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7. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 5
General Waivers
Article XXV of GATT 1994.
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8. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 6
Modifications of Schedules of Tariff Concessions and Tariff Renegotiation
Article XXVII: Renegotiations and Modification.
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9. II. EXTENDED CONCEPTUALISATION OF SAFEGUARDS - 7
Remedies Against Unfair Trade:
Anti-Dumping (AD): Article VI of GATT 1994.
Subsidies and and Countervailing Measures (SCM): Article XVI of GATT 1994.
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10. III. UTILITY OF SAFEGUARDS - 1
Market stability goals.
Non-market goals.
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11. III. UTILITY OF SAFEGUARDS - 2
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12. III. UTILITY OF SAFEGUARDS - 3
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IV. WHY SSM?
Many developing countries did not qualify for SSG provided in Article 5 of AoA.
Existing Safeguard Instruments have limitations.
General Council allowed formation of SSM
SSM closely linked with Special Products.
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V. BEACONS OF SSM - 1
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V. BEACONS OF SSM - 2
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16. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 1
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17. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 2
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18. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 3
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19. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 4
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20. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 5
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21. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 6
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22. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 7
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23. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 8
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24. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 9
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25. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 10
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26. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 11
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27. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 12
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28. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 13
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29. VI. SUMMARY OF MAIN PROPOSALS FOR SSM - 14
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30. VII. SSM VOLUME TRIGGER - 1
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31. VII. SSM VOLUME TRIGGER - 2
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32. VII. SSM VOLUME TRIGGER - 3
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33. VII. SSM VOLUME TRIGGER - 4
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34. VIII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER - 1
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VII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER - 2
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36. VIII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER - 3
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37. VIII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER - 4
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38. VIII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER - 5
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39. VIII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER: COMPARABLE CHANGES IN ADDITIONAL DUTY FOR SSG
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VIII. SSM PRICE TRIGGER: COMPARING CHANGES OF ADDITIOMJAL DUTY FOR SSG AND SSM
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VIII. CONCLUSIONS
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