COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT

SUBMISSION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR ACCESSION OF BRAZIL TO THE

AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT

Supplement

The following communication, dated and received on 13 October 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Brazil.

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I would like to inform this Committee that I have received instructions from my government to submit relevant information on Brazil's application for accession to the WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

Please find attached Brazil's submission with further clarifications and additional information on how it will implement the commitments provided in the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft in the event of its accession.

I would be grateful if you circulate this communication to the Members and Observers of the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Permanent Representative of Brazil to the World Trade Organization

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Brazil submitted its application for accession to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", to the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft on 14 June 2022 (document TCA/19), together with its proposed tariff commitments (document TCA/19/Add.1). At this point, Brazil welcomes the opportunity to present relevant additional information on the implementation of the commitments provided in the Agreement.

After the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft agrees to the terms of the accession of Brazil according to the Guidance Note on the Implementation of Article 9.1.3 of the Agreement, Brazilian Government will submit the instrument of accession of the Agreement to the Brazilian National Congress for deliberation. Once approved in the Congress, Brazil will be able to deposit the instrument of accession with the Director-General of the WTO. As a general rule, international trade agreements, after approval by the National Congress and ratification/accession at the international level, are incorporated into the Brazilian legal system, in Portuguese language, as legislation at the same hierarchical status as ordinary laws.

For the sake of clarity and transparency, Brazil has divided this document in topics, in line with the obligations set out in Articles 2 to 7 of the Agreement. Each topic details the implementation of the obligations of the respective Article.