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.


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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
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CHICOLA