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Rejection of claim for Preferential Duty - Areca nuts - certificate of origin (COO) - The certificate of origin in this case as well as the clarification obtained by the petitioner have been obtained from the Assistant Director acting for the Director General of Commerce in the Department of Commerce, Colombo. The designated Authority under the IFSTA is the Director General of Commerce, Department of Commerce, also the authority which has issued the COO and subsequent clarification. The objection of the respondents in regard to the COO as well as their contention that the clarification dated 19.03.2021 ought to have been received ‘through proper channel’ is thus, hypertechnical, to say the least. - HC
Rejection of claim for Preferential Duty - Areca nuts - certificate of origin (COO) - The certificate of origin in this case as well as the clarification obtained by the petitioner have been obtained from the Assistant Director acting for the Director General of Commerce in the Department of Commerce, Colombo. The designated Authority under the IFSTA is the Director General of Commerce, Department of Commerce, also the authority which has issued the COO and subsequent clarification. The objection of the respondents in regard to the COO as well as their contention that the clarification dated 19.03.2021 ought to have been received ‘through proper channel’ is thus, hypertechnical, to say the least. - HC
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