Which of the following is true in relation to internal trade?
Q17. Consider the following statements about Agreement on Safeguards:
1. Safeguard measures are defined as “emergency” actions with respect to increased imports of particular products, where such imports have caused or threaten to cause serious injury to the importing Member’s domestic industry.
2. Such measures, which in broad terms take the form of suspension of concessions or obligations, can consist of quantitative import restrictions or of duty increases to higher than bound rates.
Which of the following statements are correct?
Q23. Consider the following statements about Safeguards Duty:
1. Safeguards give domestic producers a period of grace to become more competitive vis-à-vis imports.
2. Safeguards usually take the form of increased duties to higher than bound rate or standard rates or quantitative restrictions on imports.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q33. With reference to principles of multilateral trading system by WTO, consider the following statements:
1. Principle of "Most-favoured-nation (MFN)" means that a member country is allowed to extend a special favour to its trading partner without extending it to the other members of WTO.
2. Principle of "national treatment" means Imported and locally-produced goods should be treated equally.
3. Charging customs duty on an import is a violation of national treatment.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?