RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q2/BRA/5
17 November 1999
(99-4997)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS OF THE RESULTS OF A MID-TERM
REVIEW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7.4
Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Regarding the Notification of BRAZIL1
The following communication, dated 12 November 1999, has been received from the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission.
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1. Could Brazil provide a copy of the final repo rt of the mid-term review undertaken in the
safeguard procedure concerning imports of toys, on the basis of which Brazil has notified to theCommittee on Safeguards document  (G/L/305-G/SG /N/13/BRA/ 1)?
2. Brazil’s notification G/SG/N/13/BRA/1 indicates that the safeguard measure was applied as
an additional duty to the Mercosur Common External Tariff (TEC).  How does this work in practice?
Are imports into Brazil originating in other Me rcosur countries exempted from the safeguard
measure?  Are imports into other Mercosur countries originating in third countries affected by the
safeguard measure?
3. Could Brazil provide a geographical breakdown of total imports into Brazil for the years 1991
until 1999 (available months) distinguishing between intra-Mercosur and extra-Mercosur imports?
4. Could Brazil provide a copy of the petition filed on 20 August 1999 by the Brazilian
Association of Toy Manufacturers requesting the extension of the existing safeguard measure on toysafter its originally scheduled expiry date, i.e. 31 December 1999?
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1 G/L/305-G/SG/N/13/BRA/1