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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q2/BRA/6
27 January 2000
(00-0330)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS OF THE RESULTS OF A MID-TERM
REVIEW REFERRRED TO IN ARTICLE 7.4
Replies from BRAZIL to Questions
posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1
The following communication, dated 21 January 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Brazil.
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Q1. Could Brazil provide a copy of the final report of the mid-term review undertaken in the
safeguard procedure concerning imports of toys, on the basis of which Brazil has notified to the
Committee on Safeguards document (G/L/305-G/SG/N/13/BRA/ 1)?
Reply
The requested final report of the mid-term review can be found in Annex I.2
Q2. Brazil’s notification G/SG/N/13/BRA/1 indi cates that the safeguard measure was applied
as an additional duty to the Mercosur Common Ex ternal Tariff (TEC).  How does this work in
practice?  Are imports into Brazil originating in other Mercosur countries exempted from the
safeguard measure?  Are imports into other Mercosur countries originating in third countries
affected by the safeguard measure?
Reply
Since the safeguard is an increase to the import tariffs, on top of the TEC, and since Mercosur
is a customs union, imports originating from Mercosur member countries are exempted from the
safeguard measure.  However, imports originating in non-Mercosur countries, coming into Brazil
from the territory of Mercosur member countries are subject to the safeguard measure.  Imports into
other Mercosur countries originating in third countries are not affected by the safeguard measure.
Q3. Could Brazil provide a geographical breakdown of total imports into Brazil for the
years 1991 until 1999 (available months) distinguishing between intra-Mercosur and extra-
Mercosur imports?
                                                     
1 G/SG/Q2/BRA/5
2 The Annexes are in the Portuguese language only and are therefore not circulated with this document.
Interested delegations are requested to contact Miss S. Aspinall, Office 1028 (Tel. 739 51 09).G/SG/Q2/BRA/6
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Reply
Brazil's annual imports statistics for finished toys, covering years 1992-1995, with country of
origin of breakdown, is found in the final report that supported the decision to apply the safeguard,
notified to the WTO in document  G/SG/N/10/BRA/1 and G/SG/N/11/ BRA/1.  That report is found in
Annex II.2  For years 1995 through the first semester of 1999, please refer to Annex III.2
Q4. Could Brazil provide a copy of the petiti on filed on 20 August 1999 by the Brazilian
Association of Toy Manufacturers requesting the extension of the existing safeguard measure on
toys after its originally scheduled expiry date, i.e. 31 December 1999?
Reply
The requested document is in Annex IV.2
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