# Regulation (EU) 2019/287 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 February 2019 implementing bilateral safeguard clauses and other mechanisms allowing for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain trade agreements concluded between the European Union and third countries, Division: Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Date of Application
xx/xx/xxxx
Bilateral safeguard clause:
Articles 2.5 (Agricultural safeguards) and 5.2 (Application of bilateral safeguard measures)
Specific provision(s) contained in the Agreement:
Point (d) of Article 5.1:
‘(d)
“transition period” means, in relation to a particular originating good, the period beginning on the date of entry into force of this Agreement and ending 10 years after the date of completion of tariff reduction or elimination on that good in accordance with Annex 2-A.’
Article 18 (Safeguard) of Annex 2-C on motor vehicles and parts:
‘1.
During the 10 years following the entry into force of this Agreement, each of the Parties reserves the right to suspend equivalent concessions or other equivalent obligations in the event that the other Party:
(a) does not apply or ceases applying a UN Regulation as specified in Appendix 2-C-1; or
(b) introduces or amends any other regulatory measure that nullifies or impairs the benefits of the application of a UN Regulation as specified in Appendix 2-C-1.
2.
Suspensions pursuant to paragraph 1 shall remain in force only until a decision is made in accordance with the accelerated dispute settlement procedure referred to in Article 19 of this Annex or a mutually acceptable solution is found, including through consultations under subparagraph (b) of Article 19 of this Annex, whichever is earlier.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/287/annex/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-287/annex/division-3
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