. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/Q1/BRA/16 
G/SCM/Q1/BRA/16 4 October 2012 
 
(12-5374) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS 
 
Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES Regarding 
the Notification of BRAZIL1 
 
  The following communication, dated 1 October 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.    
 
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 The United States thanks Brazil for its notification of Resolution No. 13 establishing "a 
technical group for public interest assessment – GTIP" (hereinafter Resolution 13 ) and poses the 
following questions: 
 
Question 1 
 
 Please describe how Brazil's analysis and resulting recommendations concerning public 
interest will differ under GTIP than prior to the establishment of GTIP.   
 
Question 2 
 
 Article 5 of Resolution 13  states that requests to suspend, modify or waive the application of 
provisional or definitive duties associated with an existing measure or ongoi ng investigation can be 
made by GTIP members or other federal governme nt agencies.  Can requ ests to evaluate public 
interest also be made by the interested parties to a particular proceeding ( e.g., the respondent, importer 
or government of the foreign exporters)?    
Question 3 
  Please explain how the investigations of pu blic interest conducted by GTIP will be 
incorporated into the preliminary and final de terminations of trade remedy investigations. 
 
Question 4  
  Once a public interest investigation has been la unched, what role can the interested parties 
play in the investigation?  Will the parties be  allowed to submit data , arguments and counter-
arguments in the proceeding?  Will GTIP issue a report addressing the arguments made by interested 
parties during the course of the investigation as well as describing its analysis and conclusions 
                                                      
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  reached?  If so, will this report be made available to  the interested parties?  When will the report be 
made available to interested parties (before or after the final decision is published by CAMEX)? 
 
Question 5 
 
 What opportunities exist for interested parti es to make comments on the final report GTIP 
provides to CAMEX?  Can the interested parties submit arguments directly to CAMEX?  Will 
CAMEX address these arguments?  What authority does CAMEX have to issue results that differ from the recommendations issued by GTIP?     
 
Question 6 
 
 Article 8 of Resolution 13  states that GTIP will have up to four months to complete its 
investigation and submit its conclusi ons to the Council of Ministers, but that this time limit can be 
extended.  What is the maximum length of time a publ ic interest investigation can be extended?   
 
Question 7 
 
 Article 12 of Resolution 13  states that GTIP intends to i ssue separate Rules of Internal 
Procedure regarding the conduct of its  public interest investigations.  When do you expect these rules 
to be issued and notified to the WTO?   
 
  
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