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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