Variation or revocation following an international dispute decisionU.K.
22(1)Regulations may make provision for or in connection with—U.K.
(a)the TRA recommending to the Secretary of State that the application of a definitive safeguarding amount to goods, or a tariff rate quota to which goods are subject, should be varied or revoked in light of an international dispute decision, and
(b)the Secretary of State accepting or rejecting such a recommendation.
(2)The regulations may, among other things—
(a)provide for the TRA to investigate certain matters for the purposes of determining whether to make a recommendation to the Secretary of State and what to recommend;
(b)make provision about the conduct of such an investigation;
(c)provide for the suspension, by public notice given by the Secretary of State, of the application of a definitive safeguarding amount or the making of goods subject to a tariff rate quota.
(3)Paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 4 applies to regulations made by virtue of sub-paragraph (2)(b) in relation to such an investigation as it applies to regulations under paragraph 10(1) of that Schedule in relation to a dumping or a subsidisation investigation.
(4)Where, by virtue of provision made under the regulations, the Secretary of State accepts a recommendation that the application of a definitive safeguarding amount to goods, or a tariff rate quota to which goods are subject, should be varied or revoked, the Secretary of State—
(a)must publish notice of the recommendation and of the acceptance of it,
(b)must notify interested parties (see paragraph 31(3)) accordingly, and
(c)is required under section 13 to make provision by public notice to give effect to the recommendation.
(5)Paragraph 21(8) and (9) apply for the purposes of regulations under this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of regulations under paragraph 21(6).
(6)An “international dispute decision” means—
(a)a report of a panel or Appellate Body that is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO, or
(b)if not within paragraph (a), a decision under the dispute settlement procedures of an arrangement relating to trade to which Her Majesty's government in the United Kingdom is a party with the government of a foreign country or territory.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 22 in force at 30.1.2020 by S.I. 2020/97, reg. 3 (with Sch. para. 2)