RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/129
G/SCM/W/138
ORGANIZATION 24October 1995
(95-3231)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFBRAZIL1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 12October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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Questions concerning theAnti-Dumping legislation ofBrazil
1. General questions
(1) Incases where there arenorelevant provisions inthedomestic legislation, doesthe
WTO Agreement apply?
(2) Iftheprovisions oftheexisting domestic legislation donotconform totheWTO
Agreement, dotheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement apply?
2. Provisional measures
Itisstipulated inArticle 7.2oftheWTO Agreement thatprovisional measures maytakethe
formofaprovisional dutyor,preferably, asecurity -bycashdeposit orbond -equal totheamount
oftheanti-dumping dutyprovisionally estimated, being notgreater thantheprovisionally estimated
margin ofdumping.
TheAgreement alsostipulates inArticle 7.3thatprovisional measures shallnotbeapplied
sooner than60daysfrom thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
Does Brazil haveanyprovisions stipulating theconstraints prescribed intheAgreement?
3. Undertaking
Itisstipulated inArticle 4oftheProvisional Measure No.926thatanundertaking toeliminate
theinjury effect ofdumping orsubsidies maybeentered intowiththeexporter orwiththegovernment
oftheexporter 'scountry.
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What isthecontent oftheundertaking?
4. Thenotified Regulations donotcontain enough information about theanti-dumping system
ofBrazil. Please provide uswiththefulltextofDecree No.1355of30December 1994forourfurther
understanding.
5. TheGovernment ofBrazil isdrafting newregulations toavoid theeffects ofunfair trade
practices, inaccordance withtheprovision oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement. What istheschedule
forrevision oftheexisting regulations? The"draft law"referred toonthefirstpageofthenotification
should bemade available inorder topermit anassessment.