CUSTOMS COMMITTEE REFUTES ACCUSATIONS OF “ROYAL ARMENIA”

YEREVAN, July 30 (Noyan Tapan). The RA State Customs Committee
refutes the accusations of the “Royal Armenia” company that as if
customs workers refuse to draw up 91 tons, 800 kilograms of
unproccessed coffee imported by the company to the country without any
grounds. Gevorg Nersisian, a lawyer of the committee, said on July 30
that in case of the presentation of corresponding documents by the
“Royal Armenia” company, the indicated number of coffee will be
regisered. As for the fulfillment of court rulings satisfying the
claims of the company against the Customs Committee, according to
G. Nersisian, they are ready to fulfill these decisions, if the
company presents the documents confirming the expenditures of cargo
unloading or trans-shipment of the volume of cargoes in Poti port
(which aren’t mentioned in the court rulings). To recap, on July 27,
representatives of the company stated that customs workers from time
to time set customs costs for foodstuffs and coffee imported by them
to the country higher by 50-100% than their real customs cost. At the
same time, they set customs costs for the same goods imported by other
companies at least twice as less than the goods imported by the “Royal
Armenia” company. It should be also mentioned that the court instances
have already satisfied three claims submitted by this company in this
connection up to day.