Brazil Coconut Case

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WORLDTRADE WT/DS22/AB/R21 February 1997

ORGANIZATION(97-0695)

Appellate Body

BRAZIL - MEASURES AFFECTING DESICCATED COCONUT

AB-1!-"

Report of the Appellate Body


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WORLDTRADEORGANIZATION

A""ELLATE!OD$

Brazil - Measures Affecting Desiccated Coconut

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T%e "ae' Re.r, a* &ru'a,e ,. eber* .8 ,%e W.r' Trae Or#a&a,&. (,%e :WTO:) .

17 O,.ber 1996; I, .,a&* ,%e 8.''. .'u*&.*

a; Ar,&'e I .8 GATT 1994 .e* ., .*,&,u,e a'&ab'e 'a 8.r,%e ur.*e* .8 ,%&* &*u,e; A* a re*u',+ ,%e *ub*,ae .8 ,%e"%&'&&e*B 'a&* uer ,%a, Ar,&'e+ a .8 &,* 'a&* uerAr,&'e* I a II .8 GATT 1994 %&% er&auary 1997+ !ra&'

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3

"ae' Re.r,+ ara; 294;4 "ae' Re.r,+ ara; 295;

5 WT/D22/=+ 1= Deeber 1996;

6 "ur*ua, ,. Ru'e 21(1) .8 ,%e Working !rocedures;


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"%&'&&e* 8&'e a ae''eeB* *ub&**&. ur*ua, ,. Ru'e 2?(?) .8 ,%e Working !rocedures; T%a, *ae

ay+ ,%e Eur.ea .u&,&e* a ,%e 3&,e ,a,e* *ub&,,e ,%&r ar,&&a,*B *ub&**&.* ur*ua,

,. Ru'e 24 .8 ,%e Working !rocedures'

T%e .ra' %ear r.auary

1997; T%e ar,&&a,* a ,%&r ar,&&a,* re*e,e ,%e&r ar#ue,* a a*ere Cue*,&.* 8r. ,%e

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T%e "%&'&&e* ar#ue* ,%a,+ %e ,%e WTO Agreemente,ere &,. 8.re 8.r b.,% !ra&' a ,%e

"%&'&&e* . 1 >auary 1995+ ,%e "%&'&&e* beae e,&,'e ,. &


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I ,%e "%&'&&e*B u'y 1991;

12 !ID ?7/=6+ a.,e 25 >auary 1990;


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W&,% re*e, ,. ,%e .&, .8 aea' ra&*e & !ra&'B* ae''a,B* *ub&**&.+ ,%e "%&'&&e*

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&**ue .8 ,%e a'&ab&'&,y .r &a'&ab&'&,y .8 ,%e GATT 1994; I ay e


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,%e GATT 1994 a ,%e .,%er .


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!.y* au,%.r&,y &* '&&,e by ara#ra%* 6 a 1? .8 Ar,&'e 17 .8 ,%e D$U; !ra&' 8ur,%er ar#ue* ,%a,

United $tates - "asoline.e* ., *u.r, ,%e ea&a,&. by ,%e Ae''a,e !.y .8 ,%e*e &**ue*; I8+

%.e


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D; United $tates

T%e 3&,e ,a,e* &*a#ree* &,% er,a& .8 ,%e 'e#a' 8&* a .'u*&.* .8 ,%e "ae'+ a

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ara#ra%* 211-224 .8 ,%e "ae' Re.r,; T%e 3&,e ,a,e* a**er,* ,%a, Ar,&'e I .8 ,%e GATT 1994 &*

a'&ab'e ,. !ra&'B* .u,er


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?; W%e,%er ,%e "%&'&&e*B 'a&* uer Ar,&'e* I a II .8 ,%e GATT 1994 ere &,%& ,%e

,er* .8 re8eree .8 ,%e "ae';

I# Appl('a0(l(ty o, A%t('le I o, t.e GATT 1"

A; Background

T%&* aea' ea'* &,% a .u,erauary 1994; T%e &ue 1994+ r.


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by ,%e T.@y. R.u .&,,ee . ub*&&e* a .u,er


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T%e GATT 1994 a* &.r.ra,e by re8eree &,. Ae 1A .8 ,%e WTO Agreement; T%e

re8eree 'a#ua#e &'ue* ,%e r.


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3'e** a &88ere, &,e,&. aear* 8r. ,%e ,rea,y .r &* .,%er&*ee*,ab'&*%e+ &,* r.


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2; .,e,

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Ar,&'e* 10 a ?2;1 .8 ,%e $CM Agreement; Ar,&'e 10 rea* a* 8.''.*

A%%lication of Article , of "ATT ())*

eber* *%a'' ,a@e a'' ee**ary *,e* ,. e*ure ,%a, ,%e &.*&,&. .8 a.u,er


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Agreement; T%a, .,e rea*

W%ere


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$tates - "asoline+ b.,% ,%e ae' a ,%e Ae''a,e !.y a**e**e ,%e re-WTO .e*,& re#u'a,.ry r.e** ,%a, 'e ,. ,%e


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be ra+ a ra *%ar'y+ ,. a


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,%ere8.re+ *%.u' ., %aue 1992+ ara; 6;2 EC - ,m%osition of Anti-dum%ing Duties on ,m%orts of Cotton ;arn from Brazil+ AD"/1?7+

a.,e ?0 O,.ber 1995+ ara; 456 United $tates - ,m%osition of Counter#ailing Duties on ,m%orts of 4resh and Chilled

Atlantic $almon from 3or&a0+ /15?+ a.,e 2= Ar&' 1994+ ara; 212 United $tates - ,m%osition of Anti-Dum%ing

Duties on ,m%orts of 4resh and Chilled Atlantic $almon from 3or&a0+ AD"/=7+ a.,e 26-27 Ar&' 1994+ ara; ??6;


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