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(b) the importer, exporter, or producer of the good fails or has
failed to comply with any of the relevant requirements of
this Chapter for obtaining preferential tariff treatment.

2. If the customs authority of the importing Party denies a claim for
preferential tariff treatment, it shall provide the decision in writing
to the importer that includes the reasons for the decision.

3. The customs authority of the importing Party may determine that
a good does not qualify as an originating good and may deny
preferential tariff treatment where:

(a) the customs authority of the importing Party has not
received sufficient information to determine that the good
is originating;

(b) the exporter, producer, or the competent authority of the
exporting Party fails to respond to a written request for
information in accordance with Article 3.24 (Verification); or

(c) the request for a verification visit in accordance with Article
3.24 (Verification) is refused.

Article 3.26: Minor Discrepancies or Errors

The customs authority of an importing Party shall disregard minor
discrepancies or errors, such as slight discrepancies between
documents, omissions of information, typing errors, or protrusions from
the designated field, provided that these minor discrepancies or errors
do not create doubt as to the originating status of the good.

Article 3.27: Record-Keeping Requirement

1. Each Party shall require that:

(a) its exporters, producers, issuing bodies, or competent
authorities retain, for at least a period of three years from
the date of issuance of the Proof of Origin, or a longer
period in accordance with its relevant laws and regulations,
all records necessary to prove that the good for which the
Proof of Origin was issued was originating; and

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