RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/279
G/SCM/W/289
ORGANIZATION 2February 1996
(96-0406)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYTHE UNITED STATES1
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS OFBRAZIL2
Thefollowing communication, dated 23January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofBrazil.
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1. Prior totheimplementation oftheUruguay Round Anti-Dumping andSubsidies and
Countervailing DutyAgreements didBrazil haveanti-dumping orcountervailing dutylaws?
Ifso,havethose lawsbeenrevoked?
Yes,Brazil hadthedecrees which incorporated theTokyo Round codes (Legislative Decrees
Nos. 20and22,dated 5December 1986, promulgated byDecrees No.93941, dated 16January 1987,
and93962, dated 22January 1987), andtheir regulations (CPA Resolution 00-1227, dated
14August 1987). Thelegislation based ontheTokyo Round codes willremain inforce during the
transition period, andwillbeapplied onlytotheinvestigations andtherevisions initiated frompetitions
presented before 31December 1994, thedateinwhich Decree No.1355(dated 30December 1994),
which incorporated theWTO Agreements intotheBrazilian legislation, entered intoforce.
2. Ifyouareintheprocess ofdrafting legislation, whatistheestimated dateforimplementation
ofthelegislation?
Asmentioned above, theincorporation totheBrazilian legislation oftheAgreement on
Implementation ofArticle VIofGATT 1994 andtheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing
Measures, which resulted fromtheUruguay Round wasmade through Decree No.1355/94. Inwhat
concerns theregulation ("implementing legislation") ofbothAgreements, ithasbeenmade through
Decree No.1602, dated 23August 1995, relative toanti-dumping measures, andDecree 1751, dated
19December1995,relativetocountervailingmeasures.Bothregulationswillbenotifiedtothepertinent
Committees assoonastheyaretranslated intooneoftheofficial WTO languages.
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3. Does Brazil have anorganization which isresponsible foradministering anti-dumping or
countervailing dutylegislation, orwhich otherwise applies suchremedies withrespect toimports
intoyourcustoms territory? Ifso,doestheorganization haveanyadministrative guidelines
foradministering these laws?
Theorganizations responsible fortheapplication ofthepertinent legislation arethose specified
inLawNo.9019, dated 30March 1995, which resulted fromtherepublication ofProvisional Measure
No.926/95: TheForeign Trade Secretariat oftheMinistry ofIndustry, Trade andTourism andthe
Federal Revenue Secretariat oftheMinistry oftheEconomy. Itshould bestressed thatdecisions on
theapplication ofanti-dumping duties andcountervailing measures andtheapproval ofundertakings,
areofthecompetence oftheMinister ofIndustry, Trade andTourism andtheMinister oftheEconomy.
4. Does Brazil haveanyoutstanding anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyfindings?
Brazil hasnotified, initssemi-annual reports (G/ADP/N/4/BRA, G/ADP/N/2/BRA AND
G/SCM/N/7/BRA), theactions incourse andtheduties andundertakings ineffect.
5. What provisions havebeenmade forjudicial review ofanti-dumping orcountervailing duty
actions?
Judicial review relative toanti-dumping andcountervailing actions isguaranteed bymeans
ofrecourse totheBrazilian judicial system.
6. What provisions under yourlawhavebeenmade fortheimplementation ofWTO panel reports?
Nospecific provision hasbeenmade, intheregulation oftheAgreements, inwhatconcerns
theimplementation oftheresults ofWTO panel reports apartfromwhatiscontained intheAgreements
and,inconsequence, inDecree No.1355/94.