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IV. Safeguard Measures: Global Scenario
Fig. 10: Country-wise distribution of Safeguard Measures
(Initiated and Measures Imposed)

160 152
140
120
100
80 69
60 43
40 27
21 17 23 16 19 18
20 9 9 13 6 13 5 12 6 11 8
0

Initiated Measures Imposed

Source: WTO data (01.01.1995 to 31.12.2017).

12. Fig.10 presents a snapshot of countries using Safeguard measures as
during 1995 to 2017. The leading countries initiating Safeguard
measures are India (43 cases), Indonesia (27 cases), Turkey (23 cases),
Chile (19 cases), Jordan (18 cases), Egypt (13 cases), Ukraine (13 cases),
USA (12 cases), Philippines (11 cases). The major countries where
maximum number of Safeguard measures have been imposed include
India (21 cases), Indonesia (17 cases), Turkey (16 cases), Chile (9 cases),
Jordan (9 cases) and Philippines (8 cases). Recently, USA has imposed
Safeguard measures on Steel (25%) and Aluminium (10%), while the

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