commiss decis termin examin procedur obstacl trade consist trade practic maintain brazil relat import sorbitol 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 amend regul ec articl thereof consult advisori committe procedur background octob netherland compani cerestar hold bv lodg complaint pursuant articl regul ec complain alleg commun sale sorbitol brazil hinder number obstacl trade mean articl regul ec alleg obstacl trade introduct decemb brazilian govern departamento de operaço de comércio exterior accord comunicado decex juli automat licens procedur sorbitol contravent relev provis wto agreement import licens procedur alleg arbitrari justifi refus withhold brazilian author import licenc relat grade sorbitol enter brazil minimum fob price implement minimum price de facto refer price includ custom valuat system complain claim gener lack transpar brazilian import licens system duli notifi wto commiss decid complaint contain suffici evid justifi initi examin procedur pursuant articl regul ec notic publish offici journal european commun find investig final investig report examin procedur led conclus brazilian minimum price system appear breach articl xi gatt restrict duti tax charg made effect import licenc import product territori contract parti wto compat justif articl wto agreement agricultur reason articl wto agreement sanitari phyto sanitari measur impos sanitari control trade restrict appli extent protect human life health addit brazilian automat import licens system appli minimum price requir appear breach articl wto agreement import licens procedur neutral applic administ fair equit manner addit trade restrict distort effect import appli wto compat restrict system implement measur limit scope durat measur implement addit list product submit automat licens publish applic licens import minimum price left offici repli month articl gatt publish administ uniform imparti reason manner brazilian legisl custom valuat appear scale scope implement refer price systemat basi render manner system implement incompat articl agreement implement articl vii gener agreement tariff trade gatt custom valuat agreement examin procedur confirm contest brazilian practic caus advers trade effect mean articl trade barrier regul tbr imped inter alia export sorbitol commun brazilian market develop end investig basi find investig commiss decis march decid initi wto disput settlement procedur aspect brazilian import regim found wto incompat offici wto consult sorbitol product held novemb consult de facto minimum price appli longer sorbitol import result commun industri improv abil enter brazilian market aspect brazilian import licens custom valuat system need modifi order compli fulli brazil oblig relev wto agreement decis commiss suspend cerestar examin procedur monitor effect brazilian system period month date entri forc decis period monitor commiss servic pursu contact exchang letter commun industri affect basi inform provid affect industri commiss conclud disput barrier trade import sorbitol elimin conclus view analysi consid cerestar examin procedur led satisfactori situat regard obstacl face trade sorbitol brazil examin procedur termin decid articl examin procedur obstacl trade mean regul ec consist trade practic maintain brazil relat import sorbitol termin articl articl prejudic decis commiss adopt regard import brazil textil product brussel commiss pascal lami member commiss oj oj oj oj oj