NOTIFICATION OF POSTPONEMENT IN N-BUTANOL ANTI-DUMPING

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000497 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 BR SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF POSTPONEMENT IN N-BUTANOL ANTI-DUMPING CASE REF: 05 BRASILIA 3004 ¶1. Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG that as of March 2, 2006, the conclusion of the anti-dumping investigation of n-Butanol exported to Brazil from South Africa and the U.S. has been postponed for six months. Originals will be filed at Post. Along with the letter, we received a copy of the Diario Oficial in which notification was published. Anyone interested in receiving a copy of the text published in the Diario Oficial, should contact Kathy Ramos at (55-61) 3312-7180, ramoska@state.gov. ¶2. Start Text MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE SECRETARIAT OF FOREIGN TRADE SIPDIS DEPARTMENT OF TRADE DEFENSE Note no. DECOM/CGAP - 06/230 Rio de Janeiro, February 24, 2006 I refer to proceeding MDIC/SECEX-RJ 52100-013183/2004-31, regarding the dumping investigation opened via SECEX Circular no. 10 of February 24, 2005, published in the Diario Oficial on March 2, 2005, on exports to Brazil of n-Butanol, originating from South Africa and the United States of America. Please be informed that the conclusion of this investigation has been postponed for up to six months as of March 2, 2006, under the terms of SECEX Circular no. 15 of February 21, 2006, published in Diario Oficial on February 23, 2006. (signed Fernando de Magalhaes Furlan) Director of DECOM End Text. CHICOLA