Safeguard Measures Act 2018 · As enacted
29. Notice recording of application of definitive safeguard measure
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Where a decision is taken to apply a definitive safeguard measure, it shall be the duty of the Director-General to publish in the Gazette and in any newspaper widely circulated in Sri Lanka in all three languages, a notice which shall contain the following information:-
a complete description of the investigated product, including its technical characteristics and uses and an identification of its tariff classification and the duties applicable;
a complete description of the domestic like or directly competitive products, including their technical characteristics and uses;
names of all known producers of the domestic like or directly competitive products;
country or countries of origin of the investigated product;
a summary of the affirmative injury determination, including the factors considered and the relevance thereof, the findings and conclusions and the reasons therefor on issues of fact and law considered or a cross reference to the notice of determination regarding serious injury or threat thereof and causation;
reasons for reaching the conclusion that the application of a definitive safeguard measure is in the public interest;
details concerning the domestic industry’s adjustment plan;
the form, level and duration of the proposed definitive safeguard measure, and an explanation thereof in compliance with the requirements referred to in subsection (3) of section 27;
the proposed date of application of the definitive safeguard measure;
if a quantitative restriction is proposed, the allocation of the quota among the supplier countries, and an explanation and the relevant information in compliance with the requirements referred to in section 31, regarding the basis on which the allocation is made;
if the proposed duration of the measure
(including the period of application of any provisional safeguard measure) is more than a period of one year, a timetable for the progressive liberalization of the measure; and
an identification of the developing countries exempted from the measure.
Where a decision is taken against the application of a definitive safeguard measure, it shall be the duty of the
Director-General to publish a notice setting forth the factual and legal basis for reaching such decision, in the Gazette and in any newspaper widely circulated in Sri Lanka in all three languages.