Special Safeguards Sample Clauses

Special Safeguards. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, given the particular sensitivity of the agricultural products, if imports of products originating in a Party, which are the subject of concessions granted under this Agreement, cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the markets or to their domestic regulatory mechanisms, in the other Party, both Parties shall enter into consultations immediately to find an appropriate solution according to rules indicated in Article 21. Pending such solution, the Party concerned may take the measures it deems necessary to repair the situation in domestic industry, in accordance with the relevant WTO rules.
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Special Safeguards. 1. Mexico and Venezuela may, in accordance with their Schedule to the Schedule to the Schedule, maintain or adopt a special safeguard in the form of a tariff rate quota on an agricultural good listed in their Section of the Annex to this Article. Notwithstanding Article 3-04, a Party may not apply an over- quota tariff rate or rate of duty under a special safeguard that exceeds the lesser of the following:
Special Safeguards. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement and, in particular, Article 27, if, given the particular sensitivity of the agricultural markets, imports of products originating in a Party, which are subject to concessions granted under this Agreement, cause serious disturbance t o the markets of the other Party, the Party concerned shall enter into consultations immediately to find an appropriate solution. Pending such solution, the Party concerned may take the measures it deems necessary.
Special Safeguards. Each Party may, for the agricultural goods specified by each Party in Appendix III.3.2.1 adopt a special safeguard in the form of a tariff rate quota if the volume of imports of that good from the other Party exceeds the trigger level for that good specified in Appendix III.3.2.1
Special Safeguards. Nothing in the present Agreement shall restrict the rights of the Parties to apply special safeguards to imports originating from the territory of the other state Party in compliance with the norms of Article XIX GATT 1944 and the WTO Agreement on safeguards.
Special Safeguards. The AoA provides flexibility to some WTO members to restrict agricul- tural imports by imposing special safeguards to address the import surg- es.4 The special safeguard measures (SSG) are in addition to the general safeguard measures under Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the Agreement on Safeguards. General safeguard measures can be taken only if serious injury or threat thereof to the domestic industry exists. However, SSGs can be applied without demonstrating any adverse effect on domestic pro- duction (Das et al., 2021). The initial conditions for a WTO member to apply SSG against a product include the following: tariffication has been done in respect of the product, and a symbol “SSG” has been marked by the member against the particular product in its Uruguay Round schedule of commitments. Based on an analysis by the WTO Secretariat, while the developed countries have access to the SSG for a large percentage of agri- cultural products, most developing countries do not have such flexibility, as shown in table 4 (WTO, 2017). For instance, India does not have any 4. Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture. SSG entitlement to protect its farmers from the adverse impact of import surges. Table 4: SSG entitlements across select members of the WTO Member Percentage of Agricultural Tariff Lines Covered by SSG (%) Switzerland 53 Norway 49 Botswana 40 Namibia 39 South Africa 39 Mexico 32 Venezuela 32 European Union 31 Colombia 27 Morocco 23 Barbados 18 Philippines 16 Canada 13 Costa Rica 12 Japan 10 United States 10 Korea, Republic of 8 Indonesia 1
Special Safeguards. The Agreement provides for special safeguard measures that allow either party to take an “emergency action” of re-imposing tariffs on imports of textiles or apparel goods that cause or threaten serious damage to a domestic industry. A Party applying emergency action must provide the other Party with mutually agreed compensation.
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Related to Special Safeguards

  • Security Safeguards (1) Each party acknowledges that it is solely responsible for determining and communicating to the other the appropriate technological, physical, and organizational security measures required to protect Personal Data.

  • Information Safeguards Business Associate will develop, document, implement, maintain and use appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of and to prevent non-permitted use or disclosure of PHI created for or received from Recipient or its Subsidiaries. These safeguards must be appropriate to the size and complexity of Business Associate’s operations and the nature and scope of its activities. Business Associate agrees that these safeguards will meet any applicable requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including (as of the effective date or as of the compliance date, whichever is applicable) any requirements set forth in the final HIPAA security regulations. Business Associate agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Business Associate resulting from a use or disclosure of PHI by Business Associate in violation of the requirements of this Addendum.

  • Technical Safeguards 1. USAC and the Department will process the data matched and any data created by the match under the immediate supervision and control of authorized personnel to protect the confidentiality of the data, so unauthorized persons cannot retrieve any data by computer, remote terminal, or other means.

  • Safeguards Business Associate, its Agent(s) and Subcontractor(s) shall implement and use appropriate safeguards to prevent the use or disclosure of PHI other than as provided for by this Agreement. With respect to any PHI that is maintained in or transmitted by electronic media, Business Associate or its Subcontractor(s) shall comply with 45 CFR sections 164.308 (administrative safeguards), 164.310 (physical safeguards), 164.312 (technical safeguards) and 164.316 (policies and procedures and documentation requirements). Business Associate or its Agent(s) and Subcontractor(s) shall identify in writing upon request from Covered Entity all of the safeguards that it uses to prevent impermissible uses or disclosures of PHI.

  • Physical Safeguards USAC and the Department agree to maintain all automated matching records in a secured computer environment that includes the use of authorized access codes to restrict access. Those records will be maintained under conditions that restrict access to persons who need them for official duties related to the matching process. The user’s supervisor will ensure that USAC or the Department are notified when a user has departed or duties have changed so the user no longer needs access to the system, to ensure timely deletion of the user’s account and password.

  • Bilateral Safeguard Measures 1. Where, as a result of the reduction or elimination of a customs duty under this Agreement, any product originating in a Party is being imported into the territory of another Party in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to constitute a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof to the domestic industry of like or directly competitive products in the territory of the importing Party, the importing Party may take bilateral safeguard measures to the minimum extent necessary to remedy or prevent the injury, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 to 10.

  • Appropriate Safeguards BA shall implement appropriate safeguards to prevent the use or disclosure of Protected Information other than as permitted by the Contract or Addendum, including, but not limited to, administrative, physical and technical safeguards in accordance with the Security Rule, including, but not limited to, 45 C.F.R. Sections 164.308, 164.310, and 164.312. [45 C.F.R. Section 164.504(e)(2)(ii)(B); 45 C.F.R. Section 164.308(b)]. BA shall comply with the policies and procedures and documentation requirements of the Security rule, including, but not limited to, 45 C.F.R. Section 164.316 [42 U.S.C. Section 17931].

  • Safeguard Measures 1. The Parties note the multilateral negotiations pursuant to Article X of GATS on the question of emergency safeguard measures based on the principle of non- discrimination. Upon the conclusion of such multilateral negotiations, the Parties shall conduct a review for the purpose of discussing appropriate amendments to this Agreement so as to incorporate the results of such multilateral negotiations.

  • Temporary Safeguard Measures 1. A Contracting Party may adopt or maintain measures not conforming with its obligations under Article 2 relating to cross- border capital transactions and Article 15:

  • Environmental and Social Safeguards 1. The Project Implementing Entity shall ensure that the Project is carried out and implemented in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Environmental Management Plan.

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