RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/150
G/SCM/W/157
23November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3693)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYBRAZIL1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 26October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofVenezuela.
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1. Order ofprecedence
Please indicate thepurpose ofeachofthetextsnotified totheCommittee (Decree No.1355,
Provisional Measure No.926,future Regulation) andtheirorder ofprecedence.
2. Implementation oftheAgreements
Isitintended tointroduce newinstruments toimplement alltheobligations entered intounder
theWTO Anti-Dumping andSubsidies Agreements?
3. Regulation onAnti-Dumping andCountervailing Measures
Could theGovernment ofBrazil indicate when itwillbeabletonotify totheCommittee the
newRegulation onmeasures toavoid theeffects ofunfair trade practices?
4. Judicial review
Thenotified legislation does notinclude specific provisions onjudicial review offinal
determinations. Intheabsence ofanyexpress provisions, howwillBrazil ensure fulfilment ofthe
obligations setoutinArticles 13oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement and23oftheAgreement onSubsidies?
Please describe theprocedures toobtain judicial review foreachtypeofdecision, provisional and
definitive.
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