国际贸易保障措施协议英文DOC格式范本.docx

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国际贸易保障措施协议英文DOC格式范本

AGREEMENTONSAFEGUARDS

Members,

HavinginmindtheoverallobjectiveoftheMemberstoimproveandstrengthentheinternationaltradingsystembasedonGATT1994;

RecognizingtheneedtoclarifyandreinforcethedisciplinesofGATT1994,andspecificallythoseofitsArticle XIX（EmergencyActiononImportsofParticularProducts）,toreestablishmultilateralcontroloversafeguardsandeliminatemeasuresthatescapesuchcontrol;

Recognizingtheimportanceofstructuraladjustmentandtheneedtoenhanceratherthanlimitcompetitionininternationalmarkets;and

Recognizingfurtherthat,forthesepurposes,acomprehensiveagreement,applicabletoallMembersandbasedonthebasicprinciplesofGATT1994,iscalledfor;

Herebyagreeasfollows:

Article 1 

GeneralProvision

ThisAgreementestablishesrulesfortheapplicationofsafeguardmeasureswhichshallbeunderstoodtomeanthosemeasuresprovidedforinArticle XIXofGATT1994.

Article2

Conditions

1.AMembermayapplyasafeguardmeasuretoaproductonlyifthatMemberhasdetermined,pursuanttotheprovisionssetoutbelow,thatsuchproductisbeingimportedintoitsterritoryinsuchincreasedquantities,absoluteorrelativetodomesticproduction,andundersuchconditionsastocauseorthreatentocauseseriousinjurytothedomesticindustrythatproduceslikeordirectlycompetitiveproducts.

2.Safeguardmeasuresshallbeappliedtoaproductbeingimportedirrespectiveofitssource.

Article 3

Investigation

1.AMembermayapplyasafeguardmeasureonlyfollowinganinvestigationbythecompetentauthoritiesofthatMemberpursuanttoprocedurespreviouslyestablishedandmadepublicinconsonancewithArticle XofGATT1994.Thisinvestigationshallincludereasonablepublicnoticetoallinterestedpartiesandpublichearingsorotherappropriatemeansinwhichimporters,exportersandotherinterestedpartiescouldpresentevidenceandtheirviews,includingtheopportunitytorespondtothepresentationsofotherpartiesandtosubmittheirviews,inter alia,astowhetherornottheapplicationofasafeguardmeasurewouldbeinthepublicinterest.Thecompetentauthoritiesshallpublishareportsettingforththeirfindingsandreasonedconclusionsreachedonallpertinentissuesoffactandlaw.

2.Anyinformationwhichisbynatureconfidentialorwhichisprovidedonaconfidentialbasisshall,uponcausebeingshown,betreatedassuchbythecompetentauthorities.Suchinformationshallnotbedisclosedwithoutpermissionofthepartysubmittingit.Partiesprovidingconfidentialinformationmayberequestedtofurnishnonconfidentialsummariesthereofor,ifsuchpartiesindicatethatsuchinformationcannotbesummarized,thereasonswhyasummarycannotbeprovided.However,ifthecompetentauthoritiesfindthatarequestforconfidentialityisnotwarrantedandifthepartyconcernediseitherunwillingtomaketheinformationpublicortoauthorizeitsdisclosureingeneralizedorsummaryform,theauthoritiesmaydisregardsuchinformationunlessitcanbedemonstratedtotheirsatisfactionfromappropriatesourcesthattheinformationiscorrect.

Article4

DeterminationofSeriousInjuryorThreatThereof

1.ForthepurposesofthisAgreement:

（a）"seriousinjury"shallbeunderstoodtomeanasignificantoverallimpairmentinthepositionofadomesticindustry;

（b）"threatofseriousinjury"shallbeunderstoodtomeanseriousinjurythatisclearlyimminent,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 2.Adeterminationoftheexistenceofathreatofseriousinjuryshallbebasedonfactsandnotmerelyonallegation,conjectureorremotepossibility;and

（c）indetermininginjuryorthreatthereof,a"domesticindustry"shallbeunderstoodtomeantheproducersasawholeofthelikeordirectlycompetitiveproductsoperatingwithintheterritoryofaMember,orthosewhosecollectiveoutputofthelikeordirectlycompetitiveproductsconstitutesamajorproportionofthetotaldomesticproductionofthoseproducts.

2.（a）IntheinvestigationtodeterminewhetherincreasedimportshavecausedorarethreateningtocauseseriousinjurytoadomesticindustryunderthetermsofthisAgreement,thecompetentauthoritiesshallevaluateallrelevantfactorsofanobjectiveandquantifiablenaturehavingabearingonthesituationofthatindustry,inparticular,therateandamountoftheincreaseinimportsoftheproductconcernedinabsoluteandrelativeterms,theshareofthedomesticmarkettakenbyincreasedimports,changesinthelevelofsales,production,productivity,capacityutilization,profitsandlosses,andemployment.

（b）Thedeterminationreferredtoinsubparagraph （a）shallnotbemadeunlessthisinvestigationdemonstrates,onthebasisofobjectiveevidence,theexistenceofthecausallinkbetweenincreasedimportsoftheproductconcernedandseriousinjuryorthreatthereof.Whenfactorsotherthanincreasedimportsarecausinginjurytothedomesticindustryatthesametime,suchinjuryshallnotbeattributedtoincreasedimports.

（c）Thecompetentauthoritiesshallpublishpromptly,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle 3,adetailedanalysisofthecaseunderinvestigationaswellasademonstrationoftherelevanceofthefactorsexamined.

Article 5

ApplicationofSafeguardMeasures

1.AMembershallapplysafeguardmeasuresonlytotheextentnecessarytopreventorremedyseriousinjuryandtofacilitateadjustment.Ifaquantitativerestrictionisused,suchameasureshallnotreducethequantityofimportsbelowthelevelofarecentperiodwhichshallbetheaverageofimportsinthelastthreerepresentativeyearsforwhichstatisticsareavailable,unlessclearjustificationisgiventhatadifferentlevelisnecessarytopreventorremedyseriousinjury.Membersshouldchoosemeasuresmostsuitablefortheachievementoftheseobjectives.

2.（a）Incasesinwhichaquotaisallocatedamongsupplyingcountries,theMemberapplyingtherestrictionsmayseekagreementwithrespecttotheallocationofsharesinthequotawithallotherMembershavingasubstantialinterestinsupplyingtheproductconcerned.Incasesinwhichthismethodisnotreasonablypracticable,theMemberconcernedshallallottoMembershavingasubstantialinterestinsupplyingtheproductsharesbasedupontheproportions,suppliedbysuchMembersduringapreviousrepresentativeperiod,ofthetotalquantityorvalueofimportsoftheproduct,dueaccountbeingtakenofanyspecialfactorswhichmayhaveaffectedormaybeaffectingthetradeintheproduct.

（b）AMembermaydepartfromtheprovisionsinsubparagraph（a）providedthatconsultationsunderparagraph 3ofArticle 12areconductedundertheauspicesoftheCommitteeonSafeguardsprovidedforinparagraph 1ofArticle 13andthatcleardemonstrationisprovidedtotheCommitteethat（i）importsfromcertainMembershaveincreasedindisproportionatepercentageinrelationtothetotalincreaseofimportsoftheproductconcernedintherepresentativeperiod,（ii）thereasonsforthedeparturefromtheprovisionsinsubparagraph （a）arejustified,and（iii）theconditionsofsuchdepartureareequitabletoallsuppliersoftheproductconcerned.Thedurationofanysuchmeasureshallnotbeextendedbeyondtheinitialperiodunderparagraph 1ofArticle 7.Thedeparturereferredtoaboveshallnotbepermittedinthecaseofthreatofseriousinjury.

Article 6

ProvisionalSafeguardMeasures

Incriticalcircumstanceswheredelaywouldcausedamagewhichitwouldbedifficulttorepair,aMembermaytakeaprovisionalsafeguardmeasurepursuanttoapreliminarydeterminationthatthereisclearevidencethatincreasedimportshavecausedorarethreateningtocauseseriousinjury.Thedurationoftheprovisionalmeasureshallnotexceed200 days,duringwhichperiodthepertinentrequirementsofArticles 2through7and12shallbemet.Suchmeasuresshouldtaketheformoftariffincreasestobepromptlyrefundedifthesubsequentinvestigationreferredtoinparagraph 2ofArticle 4doesnotdeterminethatincreasedimportshavecausedorthreatenedtocauseseriousinjurytoadomesticindustry.Thedurationofanysuchprovisionalmeasureshallbecountedasapartoftheinitialperiodandanyextensionreferredtoinparagraphs 1,2and 3ofArticle 7.

Article 7

DurationandReviewofSafeguardMeasures

1.AMembershallapplysafeguardmeasuresonlyforsuchperiodoftimeasmaybenecessarytopreventorremedyseriousinjuryandtofacilitateadjustment.Theperiodshallnotexceedfouryears,unlessitisextendedunderparagraph 2.

2.Theperiodmentionedinparagraph 1maybeextendedprovidedthatthecompetentauthoritiesoftheimportingMemberhavedetermined,inconformitywiththeproceduressetoutinArticles 2,3,4and 5,thatthesafeguardmeasurecontinuestobenecessarytopreventorremedyseriousinjuryandthatthereisevidencethattheindustryisadjusting,andprovidedthatthepertinentprovisionsofArticles 8and 12areobserved.

3.Thetotalperiodofapplicationofasafeguardmeasureincludingtheperiodofapplicationofanyprovisionalmeasure,theperiodofinitialapplicationandanyextensionthereof,shallnotexceedeightyears.

4.Inordertofacilitateadjustmentinasituationwheretheexpecteddurationofasafeguardmeasureasnotifiedundertheprovisionsofparagraph 1ofArticle 12isoveroneyear,theMemberapplyingthemeasureshallprogressivelyliberalizeitatregularintervalsduringtheperiodofapplication.Ifthedurationofthemeasureexceedsthreeyears,theMemberapplyingsuchameasureshallreviewthesituationnotlaterthanthemidtermof