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3. On request of another Party, a Party intending to take safeguard
measures pursuant to Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the
Safeguards Agreement shall immediately provide written notice
or Uniform Resource Locator of all pertinent information required
under paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 of Article 12 of the Safeguards
Agreement on the initiation of a safeguard investigation, the
preliminary determination, and the final finding of the
investigation. A Party shall be deemed to be in compliance with
this paragraph if it has notified the measure to the WTO
Committee on Safeguards in accordance with Article 12 of the
Safeguards Agreement.

4. No Party shall apply, with respect to the same good, at the same
time:

(a) a provisional or transitional RCEP safeguard measure; and

(b) a measure under Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the
Safeguards Agreement.

Article 7.10: Other Provisions

1. Each Party shall ensure the consistent, impartial, and reasonable
administration of its laws and regulations relating to transitional
RCEP safeguard measures.

2. Each Party shall adopt or maintain equitable, timely, transparent,
and effective procedures relating to transitional RCEP safeguard
measures.

3. A written notice referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 7.3
(Notification and Consultation), paragraph 3 of Article 7.7
(Compensation), and paragraph 2 of Article 7.8 (Provisional
RCEP Safeguard Measures) shall be in the English language.

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