Common use of Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures Clause in Contracts

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 6, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Parties to this Agreement shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties to this Agreement thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of the present Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties to this Agreement shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 Articles 16 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings) and 17 (State aid), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 18 (Dumping), 20 19 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 21 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 30 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties to this Agreement and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia the Palestinian Authority against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia the Palestinian Authority may be taken only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionomission other than those taken under Article 19 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and Article 21 (Re-export and serious shortage). 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 18 (Dumping), 20 19 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 21 (Re-export and serious shortage)) and in cases of state aid having a direct and immediate incidence on trade between the Parties, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties to this Agreement shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the States Parties to this Agreement shall endeavour to solve any differences between them themselves through direct consultations, and shall inform the other States Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 16 to paragraph 6, 22 a State Party to this Agreement which considers resorting is considering to resort to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Joint Committee thereof. The Parties and concerned shall provide the Joint Committee thereof and supply with all relevant informationinformation and give it the assistance required to examine the case. Consultations between the Parties them shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules 3. If, within three months of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give matter being referred to the Joint Committee all Committee, the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the State Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within or to the period fixed difficulties notified and in the absence of a decision by the Joint Committee or if in the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsmatter, the concerned State Party concerned may adopt the appropriate safeguard measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures it considers necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted restricted, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury damage caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures Measures taken by Macedonia Turkey against an action or an omission of an EFTA State or measures taken by an EFTA State against an action or an omission of Turkey may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition without delay. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the State Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)to 22, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay to the Joint Committee and consultations between the States Parties to this Agreement shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them themselves through direct consultations, and shall inform the other Parties Party thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 6In the cases specified in Articles 17, 18, 19, 24 and 32 a Party which considers resorting is considering to resort to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and Joint Committee thereof. The Party concerned shall provide the Joint Committee thereof and supply with all relevant informationinformation and give it the assistance required to examine the case. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules 3. If, within one month of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give matter being referred to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case andCommittee, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within or to the period fixed difficulties notified and in the absence of a decision by the Joint Committee or if in the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsmatter, the concerned Party concerned may adopt the appropriate safeguard measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures it considers necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted restricted, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury damage caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)17, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 18, 19, 24 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)32, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay to the Joint Committee and consultations between the Parties to this Agreement shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice In the event of either Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to paragraph 6give rise to the situation referred to in Article 26 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trade flows, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures it shall promptly notify inform the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solutionContracting Party. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules With regard to Articles 25, 26 and 28 of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision within thirty 30 days from the date of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment 29 of obligations)this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe first written notification to the other Contracting Party. (c) With regard to Articles 21 and 22 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement within thirty working days of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may take adopt the appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted with With regard to their extent and to their duration duration, measures shall be limited to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia a Contracting Party against an action or an omission of an EFTA State the other Contracting Party may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionContracting Party. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports 26 and 28 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The Those measures taken shall be notified to the other Contracting Party without delay delay, and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee. 7. Without prejudice to paragraph 6 of this Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify in writing the other Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay within the Joint Committee with a view to finding a solution acceptable to both Contracting Parties.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 27, and to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof Party and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly an appropriate and mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules to Articles 25, 27 and 29 the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of competition concerning undertakings)such a decision within thirty five days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Parties Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) As regards to Articles 21 and 22, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty five days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular subject to periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 27 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)29, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating In the procedure for event of Turkey and Israel subjects imports of products liable to give rise to the application of safeguard measures set out difficulties referred to in this ArticleArticle 16, to an administrative procedure, the Parties purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParty. 2. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17, before taking the measures provided for therein or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 63(d) applies, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. If In the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period selection of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: (a) as regards Article 15, the Joint Committee shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the imposing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adapt the appropriate measures. (b) as regards Article 16, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen; (c) as regards Article 17, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in the Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to their extent and put an end to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall difficulties. If it has not be in excess taken such a decision within thirty days of the injury caused by matter being referred to it, the practice or exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb exportation of the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission.product concerned; 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where (d) where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of situations specified in Articles 19 (Dumping)15, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)16, 17 apply forthwith the such precautionary and provisional measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures , and shall be notified without delay and consultations between inform the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committeeother Party immediately.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of this Article, a Party each Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties Party in writing and the Joint Committee thereof and shall supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 23 and 24, the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the required assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate case. If the Party fails to stop the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to , within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty 30 days following the referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in questiondisputed practice. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)28, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 29 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)31, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty during 30 days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), 33 the Party concerned shall supply to the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly mutually acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution an agreement or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationnotification to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall will be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation situation-giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to of their relaxationre-applying, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition as soon as possible. 6. Where When exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)28, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 29 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)31, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the respective situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures measures, set out in this the following Paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofJoint Committee. 2. If a Contracting Party subjects imports of products, liable to give rise to the situation, referred to in Article 19, to an administrative procedure, the purpose of which is the rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Party. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 6Paragraph 7 of the present Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regard Articles 18, 19 and 20, the Joint Committee shall examine the case of the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation, (b) As regard Article 33, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Party, (c) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)26, the Parties Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultationswithin thirty working days on the matter, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsbeing referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties difficulties, resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify remedy the situation situation, giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury injury, caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the an object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances circumstances, requiring immediate action action, make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 18, 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)20, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures measures, strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures measures, set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Contracting Party subjects imports of products, and liable to give rise to the situation, referred to in Article 17 to this Agreement, to an administrative procedure, the purpose of which is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of the present Article, a Party Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article Articles 16, 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)and 18 to this Agreement, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case of the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation, (b) As regards Article 30 to this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Party, (c) As regards Article 25 to this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultationswithin thirty working days on the matter, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsbeing referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties difficulties, resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify remedy the situation situation, giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury injury, caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the an object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances circumstances, requiring immediate action action, make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)16, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 17 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)18 to this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures measures, strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the States Parties to this Agreement shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other States Parties to this Agreement thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of the present Article, a State Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other States Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the States Parties to this Agreement shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article Articles 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings) and 18 (State aid), the States Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the State Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the State Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the State Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the State Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the State Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the State Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the States Parties to this Agreement and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia Morocco against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia Morocco may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the State Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-Re- export and serious shortage)) and in cases of state aid having a direct and immediate incidence on trade between the States Parties, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the States Parties to this Agreement shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParties. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)17, the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationswithin three months of the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports 20, 21, 22, and Article 5 A.(b)(ii) of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)Annex II, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)16, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the consultations within the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia Israel against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition as soon as possible. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 20, 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)22, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Joint Committee as soon as possible within the Joint Committeepossible.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Articlethe following paragraphs, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 6, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), Articles 18 the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 Article 20, the exporting Party shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. Where no end has been put to the dumping within the meaning of Article VI of the GATT 1994 or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adopt appropriate measures. (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular productsc) As regards Article 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)23, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (cd) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)32, the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months ninety days has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia Jordan against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia Jordan may only be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)20, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 23 apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating In the procedure for event, Turkey or Israel subjects imports of products liable to give rise to the application of safeguard measures set out difficulties referred to in this ArticleArticle 16, to an administrative procedure, the Parties purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParty. 2. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17, before taking the measures provided for therein or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 63 (d) applies, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. If In the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period selection of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: a) as regards Article 15, the Joint Committee shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures; b) as regards Article 16, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen; c) as regards Article 17, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to their extent and put an end to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall difficulties. If it has not be in excess taken such a decision within thirty days of the injury caused by matter being referred to it, the practice or exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb exportation of the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission.product concerned; 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. d) Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of situations specified in Articles 19 (Dumping)15, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 16 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 17 apply forthwith the such precautionary and provisional measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures , and shall be notified without delay and consultations between inform the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committeeother Party immediately.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 27 to this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofContracting Party. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. 4. With regard to: (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 26, 27 and 29 to this Agreement, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case or situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In case of absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) Article 30 to this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first written notification to the other Contracting Party. (c) Articles 22 and 23 to this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, appropriate to eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that measures, which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where When exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)26, 20 (Emergency action on imports 27 and 29 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating In the procedure for event of Turkey and Israel subjects imports of products liable to give rise t o the application of safeguard measures set out difficulties referred to in this ArticleArticle 16, to an administrative procedure, the Parties purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParty. 2. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17, before taking the measures provided for therein or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 63(d) applies, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. If In the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period selection of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: (a) as regards Article 15, the Joint Committee shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the imposing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adapt the appropriate measures. (b) as regards Article 16, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen; (c) as regards Article 17, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in the Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to their extent and put an end to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall difficulties. If it has not be in excess taken such a decision within thirty days of the injury caused by matter being referred to it, the practice or exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb exportation of the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission.product concerned; 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where (d) where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of situations specified in Articles 19 (Dumping)15, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)16, 17 apply forthwith the such precautionary and provisional measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.remedy

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 27 to this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofContracting Party. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in within the Joint Committee with a view to of finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Contracting Parties. (a) With regard to Articles 25,26 and 28 of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) As regards Article 17 (Rules 30 of competition concerning undertakings)this Agreement, the Parties Contracting party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first written notice to the other Contracting party. (c) With regard to Articles 21 and 22 of this Agreement, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty within 60 days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their the extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia a Contracting Party against an action or an omission of an EFTA State the other Contracting Party may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionContracting Party. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned concerned, may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports 25,26 and 28 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay to the other Contracting Party and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committeepossible.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Party subjects imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 21 to an administrative procedure, and the purpose of which is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of the present Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 20, the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situationsituation and shall notify to the other Party the measures taken. (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)36, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationfirst notification to the other Party. (c) As regards Articles 28 and 29, the Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Party fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement within thirty working days, of the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may take adopt the appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolitionabolition as soon as possible, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases case of Articles 19 (Dumping)20, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Articlethe following paragraphs, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 6, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), Articles 18 the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 Article 20, the exporting Party shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. Where no end has been put to the dumping within the meaning of Article VI of the GATT 1994 or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adopt appropriate measures. (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular productsc) As regards Article 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)23, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (cd) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)32, the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months ninety days has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia Xxxxxx against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia Jordan may only be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)20, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 23 apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 26 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofContracting Party. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay delay, but not later than 30 days from submission of request, in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Contracting Parties. (a4. With regards to: 1) As regards Article 17 (Rules Articles 25, 26 and 27 of competition concerning undertakings)this Agreement, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case or situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In case of absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. 2) Article 28 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first written notification to the other Contracting Party. 3) Articles 20 and 21 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, appropriate to eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation as soon as possible or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports 26 and 27 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 29 to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify to the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)With regard to Articles 28, 29 and 31, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) With regard to Article 32, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Party. (c) With regard to Articles 24 and 25, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)28, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 29 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)31, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParties. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article Articles 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)and 18, the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationswithin three months of the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports 20, 21, 22, and Article 5 A.(b)(ii) of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)Annex II, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)16, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the consultations within the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia Israel against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition as soon as possible. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)18, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 19, 20, 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)22, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Joint Committee as soon as possible within the Joint Committeepossible.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParties. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article Articles 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)and 18, the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationswithin three months of the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports 20, 21, 22, and Article 5 A.(b)(ii) of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)Xxxxx XX, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)16, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the consultations within the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia Israel against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition as soon as possible. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)18, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 19, 20, 21 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)22, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place within the Joint Committee as soon as possible within the Joint Committeepossible.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice In the event of either Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to paragraph 6give rise to the situation referred to in Article 20 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trade flows, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures it shall promptly notify inform the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solutionContracting Party. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give With regard to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports and 21 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision within thirty 30 days from the date of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment 34 of obligations)this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe first written notification to the other Contracting Party. (c) With regard to Articles 26 and 27 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement within thirty working days of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may take adopt the appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted with With regard to their extent and to their duration duration, measures shall be limited to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia a Contracting Party against an action or an omission of an EFTA State the other Contracting Party may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionContracting Party. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports and 21 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified to the other Contracting Party without delay delay, and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee. 7. Without prejudice to paragraph 6 of this Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify in writing the other Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay within the Joint Committee with a view to finding a solution acceptable to both Contracting Parties.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Articlethe following paragraphs, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 28 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofContracting Party. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in within the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Contracting Parties. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules With regard to Articles 27, 28 and 30 of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment 31 of obligations)this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe notification to the other Contracting Party. (c) With regard to Articles 23 and 24 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement within thirty working days of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may take adopt the appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)27, 20 (Emergency action on imports 28 and 30 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures measures, set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Contracting Party subjects imports of products, and liable to give rise to the situation, referred to in Article 20, to an administrative procedure, the purpose of which is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of the present Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regard Articles 19, 20 and 21, the Joint Committee shall examine the case of the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation, (b) As regard Article 33, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Party, (c) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)27, the Parties Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultationswithin thirty working days on the matter, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsbeing referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties difficulties, resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify remedy the situation situation, giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury injury, caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the an object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances circumstances, requiring immediate action action, make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)21, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures measures, strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them themselves through direct consultations, and shall inform the other Parties Party thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 6In the cases specified in Articles 13, 18, 19, 20, 25 and 33 a Party which considers resorting is considering to resort to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and Joint Committee thereof. The Party concerned shall provide the Joint Committee thereof and supply with all relevant informationinformation and give it the assistance required to examine the case. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules 3. If, within one month of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give matter being referred to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case andCommittee, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within or to the period fixed difficulties notified and in the absence of a decision by the Joint Committee or if in the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsmatter, the concerned Party concerned may adopt the appropriate safeguard measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures it considers necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted restricted, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury damage caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)13, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 18, 19, 20, 25 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 33 apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay to the Joint Committee and consultations between the Parties to this Agreement shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Party subjects imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 20 to an administrative procedure, and the purpose of which is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly an appropriate and mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 21 the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision or if no other satisfactory solution is reached, within thirty days forty five days, of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation.; (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)27 and 28, the Party concerned shall supply give the Joint Committee with all relevant information the assistance required for a thorough examination of in order to examine the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solutioncase and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Party fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period an agreement within forty five working days, of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationmatter being referred to it, the Party concerned may take adopt the appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular subject to periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)21, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of the present Article, a Party each Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties Contracting Party and the Joint Committee thereof and shall supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 20 and 21, the Contracting Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the required assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate case. If the Contracting Party fails to stop the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to , within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty 30 days following the referral for such consultations, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in questiondisputed practice. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 26 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)28, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty during 30 days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), 29 the Contracting Party concerned shall supply to the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly mutually acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution an agreement or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall will be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation situation-giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to of their relaxationre-applying, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition as soon as possible. 6. Where When exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 26 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)28, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the respective situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 27 to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)With regard to Articles 26, 27 and 29, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) With regard to Article 30, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Party. (c) With regard to Articles 22 and 23, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to t o within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty working days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)26, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 27 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)29, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating In the procedure for event, Turkey or Israel subjects imports of products liable to give rise to the application of safeguard measures set out difficulties referred to in this ArticleArticle 16, to an administrative procedure, the Parties purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2Party. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17, before taking the measures provided for therein or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 63 (d) applies, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly solution acceptable solution. If to the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period Parties In the selection of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: a) as regards Article 15, the Joint Committee shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures; b) as regards Article 16, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen; c) as regards Article 17, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to their extent and put an end to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall difficulties. If it has not be in excess taken such a decision within thirty days of the injury caused by matter being referred to it, the practice or exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb exportation of the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission.product concerned; 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. d) Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of situations specified in Articles 19 (Dumping)15, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 16 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 17 apply forthwith the such precautionary and provisional measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures , and shall be notified without delay and consultations between inform the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committeeother Party immediately.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures measures, set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Contracting Party subjects imports of products, and liable to give rise to the situation, referred to in Article 20, to an administrative procedure, the purpose of which is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of the present Article, a Party Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 19, 20 and 21, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case of the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation, (b) As regards Article 34, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Party, (c) As regards Article 27, the Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultationswithin thirty working days on the matter, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsbeing referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties difficulties, resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify remedy the situation situation, giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury injury, caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the an object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances circumstances, requiring immediate action action, make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)21, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures measures, strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating In the event of Turkey and Romania subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the difficulties referred to in Article 28 to an administrative procedure for having as its purpose the application rapid provision of safeguard measures set out in this Articleinformation on the trend of trade flows, the Parties it shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParty. 2. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 27, 28, 29 and 30 before taking measures provided for therein or, in cases to which paragraph 63(d) applies, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures as soon as possible, Turkey or Romania, as the case may be shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with all relevant information, with a view to finding seeking a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the two Parties. In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodic consultations within that body, particularly with a view to establishing a timetable for their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: (a) As regards The difficulties arising from the situation referred to in Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned 28 shall give be referred for examination to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case andCommittee, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties notified by or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the matter being referred, the importing Party concernedmay adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. In These measures must not exceed the absence scope of such a decision what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen. (b) As regards Article 27, the Joint Commitee shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of investigating Party have initiated an investigation. When no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty 30 days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the importing Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situationappropriate measures. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)30, the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of difficulties arising from the situation with a view referred to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken in that Article shall be notified immediately to the Parties and referred for examination to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to their extent and put an end to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall difficulties. If it has not be in excess taken such a decision within 30 days of the injury caused by matter being referred to it, the practice or exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb exportation of the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionproduct concerned. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. (d) Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or examination as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned Turkey or Romania, whichever is concerned, may, in the cases of situations specified in Articles 19 (Dumping)24, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 27, 28, 29, 30 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 33 apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy deal with the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay , and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint CommitteeCommittee will be informed immediately.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice In the event of either Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to paragraph 6give rise to the situation referred to in Article 30 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on trade flows, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures it shall promptly notify inform the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solutionContracting Party. (a) With regard to Articles 29, 30 and 32 of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the case of absence of such decision within 30 days from the date of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures in order to remedy the situation. (b) As regards Article 17 (Rules 20 of competition concerning undertakings)this Agreement, the Parties Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of first written notifications to the other Contracting Party. (c) With regard to Articles 24 and 25 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty working days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall will be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation situation-giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to of their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where When exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)29, 20 (Emergency action on imports 30 and 32 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the respective situation. The measures taken shall be notified to the other Contracting Party, without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee. 7. Without prejudice to paragraph 6 of this Article, a Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures, shall promptly notify in writing the other Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay within the Joint Committee with a view to finding a solution acceptable to both Contracting Parties.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 66 of the present Article, a Party each Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties Contracting Party and the Joint Committee thereof and shall supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 20 and 21, the Contracting Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the required assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate case. If the Contracting Party fails to stop the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to , within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty 30 days following the referral for such consultations, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in questiondisputed practice. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 26 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)28, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty during 30 days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), 29 the Contracting Party concerned shall supply to the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly mutually acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution an agreement or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall will be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation situation-giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to of their relaxationre-applying, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenanceabolition as soon as possible. 6. Where When exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 26 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)28, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the respective situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Contracting Party subjects imports of products, and liable to give rise to the situation, referred to in Article 20 of this Agreement, to an administrative procedure, having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofContracting Party. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party Contracting Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) 4. As regards Article 17 (Rules regards: - Articles 19, 20 and 21 of competition concerning undertakings)this Agreement, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case of the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Contracting Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation; - Article 34 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the first notification to the other Contracting Party; - Article 27 of this Agreement, the Contracting Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultationswithin thirty working days on the matter, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsbeing referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties difficulties, resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify remedy the situation situation, giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury injury, caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the an object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances circumstances, requiring immediate action action, make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports and 21 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures measures, strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 25 to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)With regard to Articles 25 and 27, the Parties Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within forty five days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, or if no other satisfactory solution is reached within forty five days from the day of notification to the other Party, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) With regard to Article 28, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the notification to the other Party. (c) With regard to Article 19 and 20, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty within forty five days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia a Party against an action or an omission of an EFTA State the other Party may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionParty. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)19, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 20, 25 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)27, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 26 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay but not later than 30 days after requesting such consultations in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules 4. With regard to: − Articles 25, 26 and 28 of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards . − Article 32 (Fulfilment 29 of obligations)this Agreement, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe first notification to the other Party. − Articles 21 and 22 of this Agreement, the Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate to eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Party fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement within thirty working days of the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may take adopt appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation as soon as possible or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports 26 and 28 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products, and liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 27, to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof Party and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 26, 27 and 29, in case that a joint solution cannot be found, or that the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required cannot or do not meet within thirty days in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committeeconsult each other, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation, and appropriately notify the other Party. (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)30, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe notification to the other Party. (c) As regards Articles 22 and 23, the Party concerned shall request from the other Party to eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Party fails to put an end to the practice objected to, or if an agreement cannot be reached within sixty days, the Party concerned may take adopt appropriate measurescountermeasures to deal with the problems resulting from the practice in question. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia a Party against an action or an omission of an EFTA State another Party may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionParty. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)26, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 27 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)29, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committeepossible.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating In the procedure for event Israel or Turkey subjects imports of products liable to give rise to the application of safeguard measures set out difficulties referred to in this ArticleArticle 16, to an administrative procedure, the Parties purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereofParty. 2. Without prejudice In the cases specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17, before taking the measures provided for therein or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 63 (d) applies, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. If In the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period selection of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 4, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: a) as regards Article 15, the Joint Committee shall be informed of the dumping case as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the notification being made, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures; b) as regards Article 16, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen; c) as regards Article 17, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted with regard The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to their extent and put an end to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall difficulties. If it has not be in excess taken such a decision within thirty days of the injury caused by matter being referred to it, the practice or exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb exportation of the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution or abolition, when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. product concerned; d) Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of situations specified in Articles 19 (Dumping)15, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 16 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), 17 apply forthwith the such precautionary and provisional measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures , and shall be notified without delay and consultations between inform the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committeeother Party immediately.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. If a Contracting Party subjects the imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 26 (General safeguards) to an administrative procedure, and the purpose of which is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of the present Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay but not later than 30 days after requesting such consultations in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly mutually acceptable solution. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings), the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 25 (Dumping), 20 26 (Emergency action on imports of particular productsGeneral safeguards) and 22 28 (Re-export and serious shortage), ) the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation., (cb) As regards Article 32 29 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Contracting Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe first notification to the other Contracting Party, (c) As regards Article 21 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings) and 22 (State aid), the Contracting Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the other Contracting Party fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement within thirty working days, of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may take adopt the appropriate measuresmeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committee. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within in the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation as soon as possible or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 25 (Dumping), 20 26 (Emergency action on imports of particular productsGeneral safeguards) and 22 28 (Re-export and serious shortage), apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within in the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations, and inform the other Parties thereof. 2. Without prejudice If a Contracting Party subjects imports of products liable to paragraph 6give rise to the situation referred to in Article 27 to an administrative procedure, a Party the purpose of which considers resorting to safeguard measures is the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows, it shall promptly notify inform the other Parties and the Joint Committee thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solutionContracting Party. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)Articles 26, 27 and 29, in case that a joint solution cannot be found or that the Contracting Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required cannot or do not meet within 30 days in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty days following referral for such consultationsconsult each other, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation, and notify the other Contracting Party. (cb) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations)30, the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultations have been concluded or if after a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notificationthe first notification to the other Contracting Party. (c) As regards Article 22 and 23, the Contracting Party concerned shall provide all the necessary assistance to the Joint Committee in order to examine the case. If the Contraction Party does not eliminate the practice objected to within the period determined by the Joint Committee or if an agreement cannot be reached within thirty working days, the Contracting Party concerned may take adopt appropriate measurescountermeasures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. 4. The safeguard measures taken shall be notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia a party against an action or an omission of an EFTA State another Contracting Party may only affect concern the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omissionContracting Party. 5. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 6. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)26, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 27 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)29, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place as soon as possible within possible. 7. Without prejudice to paragraph 6 of this Article, a Contracting Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the Joint Committeeother Contracting Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Contracting Parties shall take place without delay with a view to finding a solution.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Articlethe following paragraphs, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 22 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in within the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. (a) With regard to Articles 21, 22 and 24 of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation and shall notify to the other Party the measures taken. (b) As regards Article 17 (Rules 25 of competition concerning undertakings)this Agreement, the Parties Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the notification to the other Party. (c) With regard to Articles 17 and 18 of this Agreement, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty working days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted limited, with regard to their extent and to their duration duration, to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)21, 20 (Emergency action on imports 22 and 24 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this the following paragraphs of the present Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 26 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provisions of information on the trend of trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of the present Article, a Party each Party, which considers resorting to safeguard measures measures, shall promptly notify the other Parties Party and the Joint Committee thereof and shall supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay but not later than 30 days after requesting such consultations in the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly acceptable solutionsolution to the Parties. (a) As regards Article 17 (Rules of competition concerning undertakings)21 and 23, the Parties concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the required assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate case. If the Party fails to stop the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to , within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after thirty 30 days following the referral for such consultations, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in questiondisputed practice. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 26 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)27, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty 30 days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the necessary measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), 29 the Party concerned shall supply may take appropriate measures after the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution consultation have been concluded or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measuresnotification of the other Party. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation situation-giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that as will least disturb the functioning of this the Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxation, substitution relaxation as soon as possible or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where When exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)25, 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) 26 and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)27, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the respective situation. The measures shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.

Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures. 1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in this Articlethe following paragraphs, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences between them through direct consultations. 2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the situation referred to in Article 28 of this Agreement to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trade flows, and it shall inform the other Parties thereofParty. 23. Without prejudice to paragraph 67 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Joint Committee Party thereof and supply all relevant information. Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in within the Joint Committee with a view to finding a commonly solution acceptable solutionto the Parties. (a) With regard to Articles 27, 28 and 30 of this Agreement, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the case of the absence of such decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (b) As regards Article 17 (Rules 31 of competition concerning undertakings)this Agreement, the Parties Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of the notification to the other Party. (c) With regard to Articles 23 and 24 of this Agreement, the Party concerned shall give to the Joint Committee all the assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice objected to. If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee Committee, or if the Joint Committee fails to reach an agreement after consultations, or after within thirty working days following referral for such consultationsof the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to deal with the difficulties resulting from the practice in question. (b) As regards Articles 19 (Dumping), 20 (Emergency action on imports of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage), the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned. In the absence of such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to the Joint Committee, the Party concerned may adopt the measures necessary in order to remedy the situation. (c) As regards Article 32 (Fulfilment of obligations), the Party concerned shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to reach such a solution or if a period of three months has elapsed from the date of notification, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures. 45. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified immediately to the Parties and to the Joint Committeeother Party. They shall be restricted limited with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by the practice or the difficulty in question. Priority shall be given to such measures that measures, which will least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. The measures taken by Macedonia against an action or an omission of an EFTA State may only affect the trade with that State. The measures taken against an action or omission of Macedonia may be only taken by that or those EFTA States the trade of which is affected by the said action or omission. 56. The safeguard measures taken shall be the object subject of regular periodic consultations within the Joint Committee with a view to their relaxationrelaxation as soon as possible, substitution or abolition, abolition when conditions no longer justify their maintenance. 67. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 19 (Dumping)27, 20 (Emergency action on imports 28 and 30 of particular products) and 22 (Re-export and serious shortage)this Agreement, apply forthwith the precautionary and provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures taken shall be notified without delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the Joint Committee.