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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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Re.r,+ Brazil - Measures Affecting Desiccated Coconut1 (,%e :"ae' Re.r,:); T%a, "ae' a*
e*,ab'&*%e ,. .*&er a .'a&, by ,%e "%&'&&e* a#a&*, !ra&' re'a, ,. ,%e .u,er
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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&'
8&'e a ae''a,B* *ub&**&. ur*ua, ,. Ru'e 2?(1) .8 ,%e Working !rocedures; O 24 >auary
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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1997+ !ra&' 8&'e a ae''eeB* *ub&**&. ur*ua, ,. Ru'e 22 .8 ,%e Working !rocedures a ,%e
"%&'&&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
D&
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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*
ar#ue* ,%a, !ra&' & ., a*@ ,%e "ae' ,. re8ra& 8r. .*&er %e,%er .r ., Ar,&'e* I a II .8 ,%e
GATT 1994 are a'&ab'e ,. ,%&* &*u,e; O ,%e .,rary+ !ra&' reCue*,e ,%e "ae' ,. .*&er ,%e
&**ue .8 ,%e a'&ab&'&,y .r &a'&ab&'&,y .8 ,%e GATT 1994; I ay e
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T%ere &* a u&8&e &*u,e *e,,'ee, e%a&* ,%a, a'&e* ,. &*u,e* ra&*e uer ,%e WTO Agreement+
,%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
reCue*,* ,%a, ,%e Ae''a,e !.y ,a@e &,. .*&era,&. &,* ar#ue,* be8.re ,%e "ae' a* e*r&be &
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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a&&*,ere by ,%e ONTRATING "ARTIE+ %erea* ,%e Tok0o ound $CM Codea* a&&*,ere
by ,%e T.@y. R.u .&,,ee . ub*&&e* a .u,er
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a r.
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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,
T%e re'a,&.*%& be,ee ,%e $CM Agreementa Ar,&'e I .8 ,%e GATT 1994 &* *e, .u, &
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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?; ObHe, a "ur.*e .8 ,%e WTO A#reee,
T%e 8a, ,%a, Ar,&'e I .8 ,%e GATT 1947 .u' be &auary 1997+ a, ; ?7+ ara; 59+ ,%e "%&'&&e* ar#ue* ,%a, & United
$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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.&,,ee ,. .*&er .
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Ay WTO eber+ %&% a* ., a *a,.ry ,. ,%e Tok0o ound $CM Code+ %a a r%, .8
a,&. uer Ar,&'e* I a JJIII .8 ,%e GATT 1947 u,&' ?1 Deeber 1995+ a+ '&@e ,%e "%&'&&e*+
%a* a .,&u r%, ,. reCue*, a re
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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 $almon from 3or&a0+ AD"/=7+ a.,e 26-27 Ar&' 1994+ ara; ??6;
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II# F($d($)+ a$d Co$'l&+(o$+
F.r ,%e rea*.* *e, .u, & ,%&* Re.r,+ ,%e Ae''a,e !.y u%.'* ,%e 'e#a' 8&* a
.'u*&.* .8 ,%e "ae';
T%e Ae''a,e !.y recommends,%a, ,%e D&*u,e e,,'ee, !.y a@e a ru' .*&*,e, &,%
,%e 'e#a' 8&* a .'u*&.* & ,%e "ae' Re.r, a ,%&* Re.r,;
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e & ,%e .r&a' a, Gee