...unforeseen developments and the effect of the tariff concession; and "(iii) the imports must enter in such increased quantities and under such conditions...cause or threaten serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products . Applying the above principles to the problem of seasonal...

...authorizes member countries to restrict imports of products where increased imports of those products "cause or threaten serious injury to domestic producers in that territory of like or directly competitive products." Rules for the application of Article XIX measures are set out in the WTO Agreement...

...Article XIX provides in pertinent part: If... any product is being imported into the territory of [a] contracting party in such increased quantities and...domestic producers in that territory of like or directly competitive products, the contracting party shall be free, in respect of such product, and to the extent...

...granted by the United States on any article in the trade agreement, such article is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions...or threaten, serious injury to domestic producers of like or similar articles" (quoted in Leddy and Norwood 1963, 1 27). 2" This language was included...

...of paragraph 18 shall apply.* Article XIX Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products 1. (a) If, as a result of unforeseen developments and of...domestic producers in that territory of like or directly competitive products, the contracting party shall be free, in respect of such product, and to the extent...

...granted by the United States on any article in the trade agreement, such article is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions...or threaten, serious injury to domestic producers of like or similar product." The executive order eased congressional concerns and allowed the United...

...oftheGATT. Article 25 is the safeguard clause, and states that: Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause: •«• serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products in...

...phrase 'unforeseen developments' requires that the developments which led to a product being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or We note in this context the Appellate Body's statement that '[tlhe principle of in dubio mitius applies...

...Agreement, including tariff concessions, any product is being imported into the territory of that Member in such increased quantities and under such conditions...domestic producers in that territory of like or directly competitive products, the Member shall be free, in respect of such product, and to the extent and for...

...Article XIX authorizes emergency action to impose a restriction on imports of a particular product if, 'as a result of unforeseen developments and of...cause or threaten serious injury to domestic producers ... of like or directly competitive products.' As under the open season provision, Article XIX contemplates...