What is it about?
The article takes an in-depth look at some of the basic requirements for the imposition of safeguard measures, notably the requirements included in Article XIX of GATT, but not in the WTO Agreement on Safeguards. These are the GATT obligations, including tariff concessions, and that the increase in imports must have been caused by unforeseen developments.
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Why is it important?
Almost all publications on safeguards deal with the issue of injury caused by an increase in imports, but few, if any, deal in depth with what unforeseen developments are or how GATT obligations and unforeseen developments are to be linked to the increase in imports
Perspectives
Very little has been written about safeguards in South Africa. In fact, this is the first article on South African safeguards in more than 10 years, and makes a valuable contribution to understanding the instrument and its usage. It specifically points out WTO (GATT) inconsistencies in South Africa's current procedures and how these could be rectified
Dr Gustav Francois Brink
University of Pretoria
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This page is a summary of: Unforeseen Developments, GATT Obligations and South Africa’s Safeguard Investigations, Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa, August 2024, UNISA Press,
DOI: 10.25159/2522-3062/13623.
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