commiss decis measur obstacl trade constitut trade practic maintain brazil affect trade retread tyre notifi document number ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec decemb lai commun procedur field common commerci polici order ensur exercis commun right intern trade rule establish auspic world trade organis wto articl thereof novemb commiss receiv complaint pursuant articl regul ec trade barrier regul complaint lodg bureau intern perman de associ de vendeur rechapeur de pneumatiqu bipav complaint concern alleg brazilian trade practic prevent import brazil retread tyre complaint alleg practic inconsist articl iii xi gener agreement tariff trade gatt basi complain ask commiss action complaint contain suffici evid justifi initi commun examin procedur pursuant articl trade barrier regul commiss initi procedur consult member state framework advisori committe januari initi examin procedur commiss carri investig investig concern alleg import ban financi penalti relat import retread tyre investig consid relev brazilian legisl relat import ban imposit financi penalti equal account view express brazilian govern ministri brazilian trade associ investig conclud brazilian measur investig inconsist provis gatt specif articl iii xi xiii justifi articl xx gatt enabl claus applic instrument intern law wto agreement prohibit challeng practic evid obstacl trade sens articl trade barrier regul investig show brazil import market european manufactur retread tyre prior introduct ban septemb period export retread tyre brazil passeng car rose averag time year period drop imposit ban whilst export continu ban imposit account import licens circul result legal challeng import brazilian court evid market gradual close european export whilst commun export eventu find market unabl compens larg proport export revenu success find market creat line retread tyre specialist vehicl sport ban combin factor late payment brazilian import exchang rate fluctuat drove commun produc receivership evid show commun industri suffer continu suffer advers effect mean articl trade barrier regul export data repli questionnair commiss european produc export retread tyre support commun industri claim brazil import export market prior imposit ban anticip annual sale reach million unit end evid corrobor claim suffer past year result brazilian import ban instanc compani unabl find export market liquid basi conclud commun interest sens articl trade barrier regul action wto framework seek rapid remov brazilian import ban retread tyre repres breach fundament wto rule obstacl trade sens articl trade barrier regul utmost import commun ensur wto partner fulli compli oblig commun requir fundament good function multilater trade system incompat wto rule address forum attempt resolv disput numer meet brazilian author imposit ban investig fail identifi willing part brazilian author reach mutual agre solut absenc likelihood brazilian posit chang initi procedur framework wto understand rule procedur govern settlement disput deem measur provid decis accord opinion tbr committe decid articl brazilian govern imposit import ban retread tyre relat financi penalti inconsist brazil oblig marrakech agreement establish world trade organis provis gener agreement tariff trade constitut obstacl trade mean articl regul ec articl commun initi disput settlement proceed brazil understand rule procedur govern settlement disput relev wto provis view secur remov obstacl trade brussel commiss peter mandelson member commiss oj regul amend regul ec oj proceed concern retread tyre fall code combin nomenclatur retread tyre refer retread tyre produc remov worn part tyre recondit tread oj