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KhalidI
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Original or Copy

Post by KhalidI » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:00 am

We have received an original B/L issued on original stationary that also has an embossing across the face of the documents reading “photocopy’’. Is this acceptable as an original?
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Post by DanielD » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:00 am

Khalid,

See the decision about "original document" 470/871: Photocopies

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KhalidI
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Post by KhalidI » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Daniel,
Thank you for the response. I had this document (470/871) in mind when I posted my query. I have no doubt that a document marked/labeled as photocopy is only a copy. However we have been presented as set of original BLs water marked “photocopy” purportedly for security reason at least that is the explanation provided by the issuer. I wonder if any other member on the forum has received such a presentation.
Regards, khalid
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Post by KhalidI » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:00 am

Dear Daniel,
I have just received a plausible clarification which I would like to share with the forum. The word “photocopy” is secretly printed in the grain of the paper so that when exposed to a scanner or a photocopy machine the word is exposed on the copy only to prevent someone creating photocopies of the originals and using them fraudulently. Actually we have a centralized processing unit and the document was scanned to us from one of our branch holding the original, hence the confusion.
Regards, Khalid
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