Bilateral safeguard measure authority to suspend tariff reductions or increase duties within MFN limits; provisional measures withdrawn. The Central Government, on the Director General's recommendation, may amend the customs notification to suspend further reduction of any rate of customs duty under the Trade Agreement or increase the customs duty on an originating good up to the lesser of two Most Favoured Nation applied rates. If final findings contradict prima facie evidence and contain no recommendation for a safeguard, the Central Government shall withdraw any provisional bilateral safeguard measure within the prescribed period. Upon termination of a safeguard measure, the customs duty reverts to the rate that would have applied but for the measure.
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Bilateral safeguard measure authority to suspend tariff reductions or increase duties within MFN limits; provisional measures withdrawn.
The Central Government, on the Director General's recommendation, may amend the customs notification to suspend further reduction of any rate of customs duty under the Trade Agreement or increase the customs duty on an originating good up to the lesser of two Most Favoured Nation applied rates. If final findings contradict prima facie evidence and contain no recommendation for a safeguard, the Central Government shall withdraw any provisional bilateral safeguard measure within the prescribed period. Upon termination of a safeguard measure, the customs duty reverts to the rate that would have applied but for the measure.
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