US embassy cable - 04BRASILIA626

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000626 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PLS PASS USTR FOR SCRONIN 
USDOC FOR 4322/ITA/MAC/OLAC/TSHIELDS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, ECON, BR, Trade 
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF CANCELATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: 
ACRYLONITRILE 
 
 
1. Post received a letter dated February 20, 2004 from the 
Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of 
Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG of 
Brazil's intention to cancel the dumping investigation 
regarding the importation of U.S.-origin Acrylonitrile.  An 
unofficial translation of the text of the letter follows in 
paragraph 2. 
 
2. Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce, 
Secretariat of Foreign Commerce, Department of Commercial 
 
SIPDIS 
Defense 
 
Rio de Janeiro, February 20, 2004 
 
Madame Ambassador, 
 
I refer to Process MDIC-SECEX-RJ no. 52100-050753/2002-10, 
regarding the investigation into the practice of dumping of 
Acrylonitrile in exports to Brazil, classified under NCM Code 
2926.10.00, when originating from the United States of America, 
opened through SECEX Circular no. 35 of August 15, 2002, 
published in Diario Oficial da Uniao on August 19, 2002. 
 
In accordance with Article 61 of Decree no. 1602 of August 23, 
1995, I am advising that the Department of Foreign Trade - 
SECEX of this Ministry, based on Finding DECOM no. 2 of 
February 4, 2004, decided to close the investigation and 
without application of measures, because no causal connection 
was found between the export of Acrylonitrile originating from 
the U.S.A. and damages claimed by domestic industry, as put 
forth in SECEX Circular no. 7 of February 16, 2004, published 
in D.O.U. of February 18, 2004, attached. 
 
Sincerely, 
(signed) 
Armando de Mello Meziat 
Director, Dept of Commercial Defense 
End Text of Embassy Translation. 
 
HRINAK