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A Philippine VAT-registered seller, LuminaTech Philippines, signs a contract to sell PHP 98,000,000 worth of cutting-edge microchips to AquaTech AB, a Swedish company. The goods are manufactured in Manila and shipped to Sweden under CIP Davao Port terms. The buyer is not VAT-registered in the Philippines. LuminaTech issues an export-sale invoice with 0% VAT and provides export documents (commercial invoice, export declaration, and bill of lading). The goods are actually exported and subsequently imported into Sweden by the buyer. (a) Identify the governing doctrine(s) that determine the VAT treatment of this cross-border sale, noting which is the primary rule and which is ancillary. (b) Distinguish the rule on export sales under the destination principle and the documentary requirements for zero-rating, including what happens if export proof is lacking. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts: does the sale qualify as a zero-rated export sale? Explain your reasoning and the VAT outcome.