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A government wants to protect a domestic industry from a sudden surge of imports that is causing serious injury, and applies a temporary restriction on imports of that product from all sources. Which WTO measure is this?

This is a safeguard measure. It is a temporary restriction applied to imports of a product from all sources when a surge causes serious injury to a domestic industry. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties instead respond to dumping or subsidies from particular exporters.

  1. AAn anti-dumping duty
  2. BA countervailing duty
  3. CA safeguard measureCorrect
  4. DA most favoured nation exemption for developing states

Explanation

Safeguard measures are temporary restrictions applied to imports from all sources to address a surge causing serious injury to domestic producers. Anti-dumping duties target goods sold below normal value from specific exporters, and countervailing duties target subsidised imports.

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