Serious injury and causal link findings govern safeguard measures, duration, and progressive liberalisation under the trade agreement rules.

The Director-General must determine, within the prescribed period, whether increased imports have caused or threatened serious injury to the domestic industry and whether a causal link exists with preferential treatment under the Trade Agreement. The final findings must also recommend safeguard measures adequate to prevent or remedy the injury, the duration of such measures, and, where the period exceeds one year, progressive liberalisation. Affirmative findings must state the facts, law, and reasons, and be published by public notice sent to the relevant Central Government ministries.

---

---

---