Under WTO regulations, such "safeguard measures" are regarded as a mechanism to trigger negotiations between members, to begin within 60 days of the measures 'being announced. Regardless of the outcome of such negotiations, the final decision on whether to enact the safeguard measures must come from consideration of Taiwan's national interests.
依照 WTO 規定，「進口救濟」（或稱「防衛措施」是一種「國家與國家」之間的貿易協商機制，因此經濟部裁定後，將在 60 天內和中國展開正式協商，但不論協商結果如何，台灣均可依自己的國家利益考量，做出實施與否的決定。