The total duration of a safeguard measure shall not exceed 4 years, including the period of application of any provisional safeguard measure and the initial period of application and extension thereof.
Ní mhairfidh fad iomlán birt chosanta níos mó ná ceithre bliana, lena n-áirítear tréimhse feidhme aon bhirt shealadaigh agus an tréimhse tosaigh cur chun feidhme agus fadú a dhéanfaí uirthi.