The June 1974 Regulation established the principle that the Commission was responsible for introducing safeguard measures, but limited the validity of such measures to a period of six weeks, during which time the Council had to decide whether to confirm, amend or repeat the Commission's decision.
Otras medidas conciernen a los límites del período de validez de las medidas de vigilancia, el tratamiento de las mercancías importadas bajo contrato o en vías de embarque al momento de la introducción de medidas de salvaguardia, etc.