Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Regulation lays down provisions for the implementation of bilateral safeguard clauses and other mechanisms for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences or of other preferential treatment contained in the trade agreements concluded between the Union and one or more third countries and referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

These provisions shall apply without prejudice to any specific provisions contained in the trade agreements and listed in the Annex in relation to bilateral safeguard clauses or other mechanisms for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences or of other preferential treatment, where such provisions are not in accordance with this Regulation.

This Regulation shall therefore not prevent the Commission from negotiating such specific provisions in future trade agreements.

Article 194 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1 shall continue to apply to the application of safeguard measures for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences or of other preferential treatment contained in trade agreements concluded between the Union and third countries that are not referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.