Common use of Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements Clause in Contracts

Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements. 1. The importing Party may apply a safeguard measure under this Section only following an investigation by its competent authorities in accordance with Article 3 of the Safeguards Agreement; and to this end, Article 3 of the Safeguards Agreement is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. 2. In determining whether increased imports of an originating product of the other Party have caused serious injury or are threatening to cause serious injury to a domestic industry, the competent authority of the importing Party shall follow the rules in Article 4.2 of the Safeguards Agreement; and to this end, Article 4.2 of the Safeguards Agreement is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.