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Exhibit 1.1





BY-LAWS


COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE


CHAPTER I  NAME, PURPOSE, HEAD OFFICE AND DURATION


Article 1 


Article 2 


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


Article 3 




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Article 4 


CHAPTER II  CAPITAL AND SHARES


Article 5 


§ 1 


§ 2 


§ 3 


§ 4 


§5 




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a)


b)


c)


§6 


Article 6 


§ 1 


§
2 


§ 3 


Article 7 


I.
    
    change of name of the company;II.
    
    change of location of the head office;




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III.
    
    change of the corporate purpose with reference to mineral exploitation;IV.
    
    the winding-up of the company;


V.


VI.


VII.


CHAPTER III  GENERAL MEETING


Article 8 


§ 1 


§ 2 


§ 3 


Article 9 


Sole
Paragraph




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CHAPTER
IV  ADMINISTRATION


Article 10 


§1 


§2 


§3 


§4  Section II  Committees hereinafter.


SECTION I  BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Subsection I  Composition


Article 11 


§1 


§2 




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6





I 


II 


§3 


§4 


§5 


§6 


§7 


§8 


§9 


§10 


§11 




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7







§12



§13 


§14 


Subsection
II  Workings


Article 12 


Article 13 


§1 




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§2 


Subsection
III  Responsibilities


Article 14 


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


XI.


XII.




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XIII.


XIV.


XV.


XVI.


XVII.


XVIII.


XIX.


XX.


XXI.


XXII.




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XXIII.


XXIV.


XXV.


XXVI.


XXVII.


XXVIII.


XXIX.


XXX.


XXXI.


XXXII.




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XXXIII.


§1 


§2 


SECTION II  COMMITTEES


Article 15 


§1 


§2 


Subsection
I  Mission


Article 16 


Subsection
II  Composition


Article 17 




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12 
 Article 18 
 §1 
 §2 
 §3 
 Subsection
III  Workings
 Article 19 
 §1 
 §2 
 Subsection
IV  Responsibilities
 Article 20 
 Article 21 
 I 
 II 
 III 
 IV 




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Article 22 


I 


II 


III 


IV 


Article 23 


I 


II 


Article 24 


I 


II 


III 


IV 




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Article 25 


I 


II 


III-


SECTION III  EXECUTIVE BOARD


Subsection
I  Composition


Article 26 


§1 


§2 


§3 


Subsection
II  Workings


Article 27 




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§1 


§ 2 


§ 3 


Article 28 


Article 29 


Sole Paragraph 


Article 30 


Article 31 


§1 




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§2 


§3 


Subsection
III  Responsibilities


Article 32 


I 


II 


III 


IV 


V 


VI 


VII 


VIII 




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IX 


X 


XI 


XII 


XIII 


XIV 


XV 


XVI 


XVII 


XVIII-


XIX 




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XX 


XXI 


§1 


§ 2 


Article 33 


I 


II 


III 


IV 


V  Workings


VI 


VII 


VIII 




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Article 34 


I 


II 


III 


IV


Article 35 


§ 1 


§ 2 


§ 3


§ 4 


CHAPTER V  FISCAL COUNCIL




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20 
 Article 36 
 Article 37 
 Article 38 
 Article 39 
 §
1o
     § 2o 
 §3o 




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CHAPTER VI  COMPANY PERSONNEL


Article 40 


CHAPTER VII  FINANCIAL YEAR AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS


Article 41 


Article 42 


Sole Paragraph 


Article 43 


I.


II.




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Article 44 


Article 45 


Article 46 




Rio de Janeiro, April 27, 2006.Jorge Luiz Pacheco
    
    Kátia Christina V. Rabelo de MeloChairman
    
    Secretary