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DECREE NO 4,972, DE January 30, 2004.
Provides on the implementation of the Rectification Act, of October 13, 2003, of the Economic Supplementation Agreement in the 55, between the Governments of the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Uruguay and the United Mexican States, September 27, 2002.
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, in the exercise of the office of President of the Republic, using the attribution that confers him on art. 84, inciso IV, of the Constitution, and
Considering that the 1980 Treaty of Montevideo, which created the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), firmed by Brazil on August 12, 1980 and approved by the National Congress, through the Legislative Decree in the 66, of November 16, 1981, provides for the modality of Economic Supplementation Agreement ;
Whereas the Plenipotentiaries of the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and the United Mexican States, on the basis of the Treaty of Montevideo 1980, signed, on September 27, 2002, in Montevideo, the Economic Supplementation Agreement in the 55, between the Governments of the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and the United States Mexicans ;
Consideration that the General Secretariat of ALADI washed, on October 13, 2003, Rectification Act of the aforementioned Economic Supplementation Agreement No. 55 ;
DECRETA:
Art. 1º The Act of rectification, of October 13, 2003, of the Economic Supplementation Agreement in the 55, between the Governments of the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and the United States Mexicans, apse for copy to the present Decree, will be executed and fulfilled as entirely as it contains.
Art. 2º This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its publication.
Brasilia, January 30, 2004 ; 183º of Independence and 116º of the Republic.
JOSÉ ALENCAR GOMES DA SILVA
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim
In the city of Montevideo, at the thirteen days of the month of October of the year of two thousand and three, the General Secretariat of ALADI, in the use of the assignments that confers it on Resolution 30 of the Committee of Representatives, as depositary of the Agreements and Protocols signed by the Governments of the member states of the Association, and in accordance with the established in their Article Third, it does note:
First-That the Permanent Delegation of Brazil to the ALADI and MERCOSUR communicated to the General Secretariat on September 17, 2003, the finding of errors in the Economic Supplementation Agreement at 55 (MERCOSUL-Mexico), Annex II, items eighth and eleven of Article 22:
Where it says:
-"For a well classified in positions 84.07, 84.08, 87.06 or 87.07 of NALADI/SH: Article 6th, paragraph 2."
-"For a new automotive product, defined in accordance with Article 6th, paragraph 7 of the Agreement: Article 6th, paragraph 5."
You should say, respectively:
-"For a well classified in positions 84.07, 84.08, 87.06 or 87.07 of NALADI/SH: Article 5th, paragraph 4."
-"For a new automotive product, defined in accordance with Article 6th, paragraph 6 of this Annex: Article 6th, paragraph 5."
On the other hand, in the Rectification Act washed up by the General Secretariat, dated November 15, 2002, a remission error was found, as well as a lack of precision in the wording of the Portuguese version.
Second-That errors have been brought to the notice of the Representations of the Signatary Parties, by means of the ALADI/SGA-COM 214/03 note of September 25, 2003, being given a deadline of five working days to present caves, to the end of which this General Secretariat would proceed to the lavish of the Rectification Act, in case no objections had been made.
Third-Which, transfer the deadline, and not having been submitted objections by the Signator Parties to the Economic Supplementation Agreement in 55, this General Secretariat is to replace in Annex II, Article 22, item eighth, "Article 6th, paragraph 2", by "Article 5th, paragraph 4" ; and in item eleven, to replace "7 of the Agreement", by "6 of this Annex", by which the said items will be drawn up as follows, respectively:
-"For a well classified in positions 84.07, 84.08, 87.06 or 87.07 of NALADI/SH: Article 5th, paragraph 4."
-"For a new automotive product, defined in accordance with Article 6th, paragraph 6 of this Annex: Article 6th, paragraph 5."
Fourth-On the other hand, in the Rectification Act, November 15, 2002, in Article Fourth, third row, the General Secretariat makes the following correction:
Where it says:
"... to risen in Annex II, Article 22, third paragraph, the letter c) and intercalate the letter d), and in the fourth paragraph risking the letter d) and intercaling the letter g)."
Must say:
" ... Replace in Annex II, Article 22, item ninth, the reference to letter c) by reference to letter d) ; and, in item ten, replace the reference to the letter d) by reference to letter g). "
And for the record, this General Secretariat launder the present Rectification Act, in place and date indicated, in an original in the Portuguese and Spanish languages.
