Provisional safeguard measure may be imposed on preliminary Director General findings, with a statutory limited duration. Central Government may impose a provisional measure under the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Measures) Rules, 1997 based on the preliminary findings of the Director General, in accordance with the substituted procedural reference to sub section (5); any provisional measure remains in force only for a limited period from its imposition as specified in the Rules.