(1) The bilateral safeguard measure under rule 9 or rule 11 shall come into effect from the date of publication of the notification, in the Official Gazette.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a provisional bilateral safeguard measure has been imposed and where the Director General has recorded a finding that increased imports have caused or threaten to cause serious injury to domestic industry, it shall be specified in the notification issued under rule 11 that such bilateral safeguard measure shall take effect from the date of notification imposing the provisional bilateral safeguard measure.