WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/11
G/SG/N/12/USA/6G/SG/N/12/BRA/2
16 May 2002
(02-2710)
Council for Trade in Goods
Committee on SafeguardsOriginal:  English
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF
THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS TO THE COUNCIL FOR
TRADE IN GOODS CONCERNING UNITED STATES ACTION
IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Joint Communication from the United States and Brazil
The following communication, dated 14 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Missions of the United States and Brazil.
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Documents G/SG/N/6/USA/10 (9 July 2001) , G/SG/N/9/USA/4 (1 November 2001),
G/SG/N/8/USA/8 (1 November 2002), G/ SG/N/8/USA/8/Suppl .1 (7 January 2002),
G/SG/N/8/USA /8/Suppl.2 (15 January 2002), G/SG /N/10/USA/6 (14 March 2002),
G/SG/N/11/USA/5 (14  March 2002), G/SG /N/10/USA/6/Suppl.1 (15 March 2002),
G/SG/N/10/USA/5/Suppl.1 (15 March 2002), G/ SG/N/10/USA/6/Suppl.2 (18 March 2002) and
G/SG/N/11/USA/5/Suppl.2 (18 March 2002) cont ain communications from the United States
concerning action under the Agreement on Safeguards in respect of imports of certain steel products.
Document G/SG/40/Suppl.10 contai ns a communication from Brazil.
The United States and Brazil are pleased to notify the Council for Trade in Goods that they
have agreed that their reciprocal rights and obligations in respect of the above-referenced action under
the Agreement on Safeguards and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 will be
maintained, and for this purpose they have agreed that as between them the 90-day period set forth inArticle 8.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards and Arti cle XIX:3(a) of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade 1994 shall be considered to expire on 20 March 2005.
(Signed) (Signed)
H.E. Ms. Linnet F. Deily     H.E. Mr. Luiz Felipe de Seixas Correa
          Ambassador            Ambassador
Permanent Mission of the            Permanent Mission of Brazil
United States of America
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