RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/AHG/W/19
19September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3774)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
AdHocGroup onImplementation
TIMELINE, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, AND LESSER
DUTY RULE (PARAGRAPH 3OFWTO/AIR/643)
Information Provided byBrazil
Thefollowing communication, dated 9September 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofBrazil.
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1. Timeline
(a) Preliminary examination oftheapplication
Within 20daysfromsubmission oftheapplication, theapplicant isnotified onwhether
theapplication isappropriate. Iftheapplication isnotconsidered tobeappropriate,
theapplicantwillhavetwodifferentopportunitiestosubmitcomplementaryinformation.
Inbothcases, thedeadline forinforming theapplicant isof20days, counting from
thedateofsubmission oftheinformation requested (seeArticle 19ofDecree 1602/95).
(b) Initiation oftheinvestigation
Within 30daysfromthedateofissuance ofthecommunication informing theapplicant
thattheapplication isadequate, theapplicant willbeinformed ofthedecision,
affirmative ornegative, regarding theinitiation oftheinvestigation (seeArticle 21of
Decree 1602/95).
(c) Qualification ofother interested parties
After thepublication ofthenotice thatcontains thedecision toinitiate theinvestigation,
aperiod of20daysisgranted forpresentation ofrequests toqualify other parties that
consider themselves tobeinterested parties intheproceedings (seeArticle 21.2of
Decree 1602/95).
(d) Deadline forreturning questionnaires
Interested parties shallreceive questionnaires forpurposes oftheinvestigation and
shallhave40dayswithin which toreturn them. Thisperiod oftimewillstartcounting
from thedatethequestionnaires areissued (seeArticle 27ofDecree 1602/95).G/ADP/AHG/W/19
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Anextension ofthe40-day period maybeauthorized when itisrequested, itsnecessity
isdemonstrated, andwhenever itisfeasible. Thisextension willbeforaperiod of
upto30days, taking intoaccount thetimeperiods oftheinvestigation (seeArticle 27.2
ofDecree 1602/95).
(e) Preliminary determination
Ifatleast60dayshavepassed since thedateoftheinitiation oftheinvestigation,
provisional anti-dumping measures maybeapplied, based ontheexamination tothe
information contained inthereplies tothequestionnaires oftheinvestigation, andif
there isapreliminary affirmative determination ofdumping andconsequent injury to
thedomestic industry, andifitisconsidered thatsuchmeasures arenecessary toprevent
injury being caused during theinvestigation (seeArticle 34ofDecree 1602/95).
(f) Hearings
Interested parties mayrequest hearings during thecourse oftheinvestigation, within
thetimeperiod indicated inthenotice thatcontains theinitiation oftheinvestigation
(seeArticle 31ofDecree 1602/95). Thetimeperiod thatisusually established for
requests forhearings endsonthedateinwhich thefinalhearing isconvened.
Interested parties willbenotified ofthehearings withanantecedence ofatleast30days
(seeArticle 31ofDecree 1602/95).
(g) Presentation ofessential factsunder examination
Before completing thefindings regarding thefinaldetermination, theinvestigative
authorities willconvene afinalhearing, wherein theinterested parties shallbenotified,
through awritten technical note, regarding theessential factsunder examination that
arethebasisofthefindings. Interested parties areallowed aperiod of15dayscounting
from thefinalhearing tosubmit comments. Attheendofthe15-day period, the
investigating process shallbeconsidered asclosed (seeArticle 33ofDecree 1602/95).
(h) Presentation ofwritten submissions bytheparties
Throughout theinvestigation, parties maypresent written submissions thatareincluded
intheprocess. Thefinaldeadline forpresentation ofwritten submissions istheend
ofthe15-day period mentioned inletter (g).
(i) Final determination
Thefinaldetermination ontheexistence ofdumping, ofinjury andofthecausal link
between themwillbereached based ontheinformation collected orreceived throughout
theinvestigation andonthecomments received within theestablished deadline after
thefinalhearing.
Theinvestigation shallbeconcluded within oneyearfromitsinitiation, except under
exceptional circumstances (seeArticle 39ofDecree 1602/95).
Allactscontaining determinations, finalorpreliminary, related totheinvestigation,
willbepublishedinthe“DiarioOficial”(OfficialGazette)immediatelyafterthedecision
bythecompetent authorities.G/ADP/AHG/W/19
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2. Confidential information
Even though thecreation ofalistofinformation thatisconfidential bynature isstillbeing
discussed inBrazil, itisconsidered thatsuchlistmust beasrestricted aspossible, andinclude only
information ofaparty that,ifdisclosed, canaffect conditions ofcompetition, suchascopies ofreceipts,
listofclients andprices practised byclients.
3. Lesser dutyrule
Inthecaseofimposition ofanti-dumping duties lessthanthemargin ofdumping, theBrazilian
authorities areoftheviewthattheprices ofthelikeproduct inthedomestic market oftheimporting
country andtheprices oftheimported product, adjusted tothesame leveloftrade, mustbetaken into
account.
Prices inthedomestic market tobetaken intoconsideration are,inprinciple, those ineffect
during theperiod ofinvestigation oftheexistence ofdumping. Nevertheless, ifitisobserved that
there hasbeenadepression orsuppression ofthese prices, asaresult oftheunfair competition, the
investigative authorities mayconsider theprices thatshould havebeenpractised bythedomestic industry
under normal conditions oftrade.
Import prices arethose effectively practised inthetransaction, plusthecostsofimport inthe
import country.