US embassy cable - 05BRASILIA3004

UNCLAS BRASILIA 003004 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PLS PASS USTR FOR MSULLIVAN 
USDOC FOR 3134/USFCS/OIO/WH/EOLSON 
USDOC FOR 4332/ITA/MAC/WH/OLAC/MWARD 
STATE FOR WHA/BSC WPOPP AND EB/TPP/MTA/MST ANDREW DILWORTH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, ECON, Trade 
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF HEARING ON N-BUTANOL ANTI-DUMPING CASE 
 
1. Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense 
of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade 
notifying the USG that it plans to hold a final hearing with 
regard to its anti-dumping investigation of N-Butanol exported 
to Brazil from South Africa and the U.S.  Originals will be 
filed at Post. 
 
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MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE 
SECRETARIAT OF FOREIGN TRADE 
 
SIPDIS 
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE DEFENSE 
 
Note no. 1247/DECOM/CGAP 
 
Rio de Janeiro, October 21, 2005 
 
I refer to proceeding MDIC/SECEX-RJ 52100-013183/2004-31, 
regarding the dumping investigation on exports to Brazil of 
n-Butanol, originating from South Africa and the United 
States of America. 
 
In accordance with article 33 of Decree no. 1602 of 1995, I 
invite you to participate in the final hearing regarding the 
proceeding mentioned above to be held at our offices located 
at Praca Pio X, 54 - 6th floor, room 602, in Rio de Janeiro, 
RJ, on November 25, 2005, per the following schedule: 
 
10h45 - Identification of representatives of the interested 
parties. 
 
11h00 - Opening of the hearing. 
 
Please be advised that the Technical Note, containing the 
essential facts under judgment that form the basis of the 
preliminary determination, will be available to 
representatives (see paragraph 4 of this letter) at the 
above-mentioned address, as of 15h00 on November 24, 2005, 
and it may as of this same date and time be sent by 
electronic mail if previously requested from DECOM by 
electronic mail, to interested parties who were designated 
as representatives during the proceeding or in the manner 
established in the following item of this letter.  Send 
requests to jose.duarte@desenvolvimento.gov.br, 
lisie.campanaro@desenvolvimento.gov.br and 
Tatiana.vasco@desenvolvimento.gov.br.  Please note that the 
Technical Note can be given to authorized representatives 
during the hearing.  However, on that occasion, no time will 
be allotted for reading it. 
 
According to paragraph 3 of article 31 of Decree no. 1602 of 
1995, attendance is not mandatory, and the absence of any of 
the interested parties cannot be used against their 
interests.  However, those interested parties who wish to 
participate in the hearing, according to paragraph 4, of 
article 31, of Decree no. 1602 of 1995, must name their 
representatives no later than five days before the hearing 
takes place. 
 
Still based on paragraph 4 of article 31 of Decree 1602 of 
1995, only information sent to DECOM in writing up to 10 
(ten) days before the hearing, or until November 15, 2005, 
will be considered for purposes of the hearing. 
 
According to paragraph 2 of article 33 of Decree 1602 of 
1995, the interested parties will have a period of 15 
(fifteen) days, counting from the date of the hearing, to 
comment on the essential facts under judgment presented at 
that time.  Once this period is over, the proceedings of the 
hearing will be considered closed and information received 
thereafter will not be considered in making the final 
determination. 
 
We would like to add that as a provision of paragraph 2 of 
article 63 of this Decree, during the final hearing, use of 
the Portuguese language will be obligatory. 
(signed Fernando de Magalhaes Furlan) 
Director of DECOM 
 
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CHICOLA