Safeguards Act 2006 · Updated to 1 Dec 2013 · Part VII · Reapplication of a Safeguard Measure
39. Reapplication
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Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a definitive safeguard measure with a duration of hundred and eighty days or less
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may be applied to the imports of a product under investigation which was the subject of an earlier safeguard measure if—
product under investigation
“product under investigation” means the class or kind of products imported or sold for importation into Malaysia that is subject of safeguard action under this Act, as determined by the Government to be appropriate for establishing the scope of action;
at least one year lapsed since the date of imposition of the earlier safeguard measure on the imports of that product;
and
such a safeguard measure has not been applied on the same product more than twice in the five year period immediately preceding the date of introduction of the measure.