Common use of Imposition of a Safeguard Measure Clause in Contracts

Imposition of a Safeguard Measure. 1. A Party may apply a measure described in paragraph 2, during the transition period only, if as a result of the reduction or elimination of a customs duty pursuant to this Agreement, or as a result of unforeseen developments in conjunction with the existence of a preferential tariff under this Agreement, an originating product is being imported into the Party’s territory 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 a domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive product.