Unassociated Document
As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2006
Registration No. 333-134110


 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO
FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
___________________

COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

The Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

4 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004
Telephone (212) 623-0636
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
____________________
Rio Doce America
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036-1520
Phone: (212) 626-9800
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 319-7600
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
x immediately upon filing
o on (Date) at (Time)

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
Amount
to be registered
Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one preferred class “A” share of Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(1)
Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.
 

 




PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement included as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
 
Item Number and Caption
 
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
     
(1) Name and address of Depositary
 
Introductory paragraph
(2) Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities
 
Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
Terms of Deposit:
   
(i) Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares
 
Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
(ii) Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
 
Paragraph (12)
(iii) Collection and distribution of dividends
 
Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
(iv) Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
 
Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
(v) Sale or exercise of rights
 
Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
(vi) Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
 
Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
(vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement
 
Paragraphs (16) and (17)
(viii) Rights of holders of receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of receipts
 
Paragraph (3)
(ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
 
Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
(x) Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary
 
Paragraph (14)
(3) Fees and Charges
 
Paragraphs (7)

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 
Item Number and Caption 
 
Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus 
     
(b)  Statement that Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, files certain reports with the Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C.
 
Paragraph (8)
 



PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3. EXHIBITS
 
(a)  
Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of September 28, 2006 among Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement").
 
(b)  
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.
 
(c)  
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.
 
(d)  
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Previously filed.
 
  (e)  
Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).
 
(f)   
Power of Attorney. Included as part of the signature pages hereto.
 
Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 



SIGNATURE
 

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on September 27, 2006.
 
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
 
 
By:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
 

By: _/s/Joseph M. Leinhauser___________
Name: Joseph M. Leinhauser
Title: Vice President




SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on September 29, 2006.
 
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce


By:_/s/Roger Agnelli _________
Name: Roger Agnelli
Title: Chief Executive Officer



By:_/s/Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Name: Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Title: Chief Financial and Accounting Officer




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
/s/Roger Agnelli
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Roger Agnelli
       
 
 
/s/Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
 
 
 
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
       
 
 
/s/Sérgio Ricardo Silva Rosa* .
Sérgio Ricardo Silva Rosa
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
 
 
/s/Arlindo Magno de Oliveira*
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Arlindo Magno de Oliveira
       
 
 
/s/ Erik Persson
 
 
 
Director
 
 
September 29, 2006
Erik Persson
       
 
 
/s/Renato da Cruz Gomes*
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Renato da Cruz Gomes
       
 
 
/s/Jorge Luiz Pacheco*
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Jorge Luiz Pacheco
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
                    , 2006
Oscar Augusto de Camargo Filho
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
                    , 2006
Mário da Silveira Teixeira Júnior
       
 
 
 .
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
                    , 2006
Eduardo Fernando Jardim Pinto
       
 
 
/s/Francisco Augusto da Costa e Silva*
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Francisco Augusto da Costa e Silva
       
 
 
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
                    , 2006
Hidehiro Takahashi
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
, 2006
Julio Sergio Gomes de Almeida
       
 
 
/s/Vicente de Biase Wright*
 
 
 
Authorized Representative in the United States
 
 
 
September 29, 2006
Vicente de Biase Wright
       


*By: /s/Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Name: Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Title: Power of Attorney



INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
 
(a)
Form of Deposit Agreement
   
(e)
Rule 466 Certification