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A. Introduction
DEFINITION: Safeguard Measures are trade
Purpose
General
Special
Types: Objective
General
Special
facilitate structural
adjustments that will
enable an industry to gain
competitiveness
Types: Nature
General
Special
Special
Provisional: N/A
quantitative restrictions
(e.g. import quota, import
licensing)
Invocation of SSGs
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES may be
invoked, if:
The volume of imports exceeds a trigger level; or
The price of imports falls below a trigger price
Quantitative Restrictions
QRs are those restrictions which limit the
B. The Legislation
R.A. No.: 8800
Title: Safeguard Measures Act of 2000
Signed by: Former Pres. Joseph Estrada
Signed on: July 19, 2000
Published: July 24, 2000
Effective: August 9, 2000
IRR: Joint Administrative Order No. 03, s.
2000
Special
To relieve domestic
Administrators of RA 8800:
General Safeguard
DTI-BIS / DA
Receives application / petition
Conducts preliminary investigation
Administrators of RA 8800:
General Safeguard
Tariff Commission
Conducts formal investigation
Submits recommendation to DTI / DA Secretary
Monitors domestic industrys progress
Conducts investigation for extension and re-
Administrators of RA 8800:
General Safeguard
Bureau of Customs
Implements the imposition of safeguard measures
Administrators of RA 8800:
Special Safeguard
DA:
Receives application / petition
Conducts verification* within 5 working days from
receipt of petition
Issues Department Order (DO) for the imposition
of a special safeguard duty
C. Procedures
Qualified Petitioners: General Safeguard
Domestic Producers as a whole, of like or directly
competitive products*
The President, or the House or Senate Committee
on Agriculture, or on Trade and Commerce
DTI or DA Secretary, motu proprio**
Special
Department of Agriculture
product
DA for agricultural product
Investigation Stages:
General Safeguard
PRIMA FACIE: DTI-BIS/DA has 5 calendar
imposition of measure
If NEGATIVE: DTI/DA Secretary terminates
investigation
Investigation Stages:
Special Safeguard
VERIFICATION: DA Secretary shall verify if
D. Elements
General
Special
Like Product
Increased imports
Injury
Causality
Sales
Prices
Production
Productivity
Capacity utilization
Inventories
Profits
Wages; and
Employment of domestic industry
exporters
Decline in sales or market share
Growing inventories of investigated product
E. Measures
General Safeguard Measures
PROVISIONALtariff increase either ad valorem
or specific or both
DEFINITIVE may take the following forms
E. Measures
Special Safeguard Measures
PROVISIONALnot applicable
DEFINITIVE not exceeding 1/3 of applicable out-
quota CUD
Duration of Measure
General
Special
Application Limitations of
General Safeguard Measures
Yes. (1) extent of redressing serious injury to
Application Limitations of
Special Safeguard Measures
Special safeguard measures shall not be
Additional information
A WTO member (Ex. the Philippines) cannot
choose or recommend the application of general
References
2010 and 2013 Primer on Development in Tariffs
and Trade Policy
Presenters
Group 2
Balanghig, Edward
Ballenas, Bernard
Talisic, Rio
Chong, Eric
Doromal, Denia
Retorca, Elixir
Baldevieso,
Daluro, Raul
Remonde, Genis
Miole, Hazel
Cesar, Kim