Common use of Multilateral safeguards Clause in Contracts

Multilateral safeguards. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Signatory CARIFORUM States and the EC Party from adopting measures in accordance with Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, the Agreement on Safeguards, and Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture annexed to the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. For the purpose of this Article, origin shall be determined in accordance with the non-preferential rules of origin of the Parties or Signatory CARIFORUM States. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, in the light of the overall development objectives of this Agreement and the small size of the economies of the CARIFORUM States, the EC Party shall exclude imports from any CARIFORUM State from any measures taken pursuant to Article XIX of the GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture. 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply for a period of five years, beginning with the date of entry into force of the Agreement. Not later than 120 days before the end of this period, the Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council shall review the operation of those provisions in the light of the development needs of the CARIFORUM States, with a view to determining whether to extend their application for a further period. 4. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not be subject to the Dispute Settlement provisions of this Agreement.

Multilateral safeguards. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Signatory CARIFORUM States and the EC Party from adopting measures in accordance with Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, the Agreement on Safeguards, and Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture annexed to the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. For the purpose of this Article, origin shall be determined in accordance with the non-non- preferential rules of origin of the Parties or Signatory CARIFORUM States. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, in the light of the overall development objectives of this Agreement and the small size of the economies of the CARIFORUM States, the EC Party shall exclude imports from any CARIFORUM State from any measures taken pursuant to Article XIX of the GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture. 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply for a period of five years, beginning with the date of entry into force of the Agreement. Not later than 120 days before the end of this period, the Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council shall review the operation of those provisions in the light of the development needs of the CARIFORUM States, with a view to determining whether to extend their application for a further period. 4. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not be subject to the Dispute Settlement provisions of this Agreement.

Multilateral safeguards. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Signatory CARIFORUM States EAC Partner State(s) and the EC Party EU from adopting measures in accordance with Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, and Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture annexed to the Marrakech Marrakesh Agreement Establishing establishing the World Trade OrganizationWTO (WTO Agreement on Agriculture). For the purpose of this Article, origin shall be determined in accordance with the non-preferential non‑preferential rules of origin of the Parties or Signatory CARIFORUM StatesParties. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the EU shall, in the light of the overall development objectives of this Agreement and the small size of the economies of the CARIFORUM StatesEAC Partner State(s), the EC Party shall exclude imports from any CARIFORUM State EAC Partner State(s) from any measures taken pursuant to Article XIX of the GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the date of entry into force of the this Agreement. Not later than 120 one hundred and twenty (120) days before the end of this that period, the Joint CARIFORUM-EC EPA Council shall review the operation of those provisions in the light of the development needs of the CARIFORUM StatesEAC Partner State(s), with a view to determining whether to extend their application for a further period. 4. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not be subject to the Dispute Settlement provisions WTO Understanding on rules and procedures governing the settlement of this Agreementdisputes (DSU).