Minimal Operations Clause Samples

Minimal Operations. Except for sets or assortments of goods referred to in Article 310 or Annex 301, a good shall not be considered to be an originating good merely by reason of one or more of the following operations: (a) packaging, re-packaging or breaking up for retail sale of the good; (b) oiling, or applying anti-rust paint or protective coatings to the good; or (c) disassembly of the good into its parts.

Minimal Operations. A good shall not be considered to be originating solely by reason of: (a) mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good; (b) preserving operations to ensure that the good remains in good condition during transport and storage; (c) bulk breaking and assembly of packages; (d) washing, cleaning; removal of dust, oxide, oil, paint or other coverings; (e) ironing or pressing of textiles; (f) simple painting and polishing operations; (g) husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing and glazing of cereals and rice; (h) operations to color sugar or form sugar lumps; (i) peeling, stoning and shelling, of fruits, nuts and vegetables; (j) sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting; (k) sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, grading, matching; (including the making-up of sets of articles); (l) simple placing in bottles, cans, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packaging operations; (m) affixing or printing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging; (n) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; (o) simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a complete article or disassembly of products into parts; (p) a combination of two or more operations specified in Articles 3.5(a)-(o); or (q) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of animals.

Minimal Operations. 1. A good shall not be considered to be originating merely by reason of having undergone one or more of the following operations or processes: (a) operations to preserve goods in good condition for the purpose of transport or storage; (b) facilitating shipment or transportation; (c) disassembly;

Minimal Operations. Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter and Annex 3.1 (Exceptions for the General Rule of Origin under Article 3.5), a good shall not be considered to have satisfied the requirements for an originating good merely by reason of going through any or all of the following operations: (a) operations to ensure the conservation or preservation of goods in good condition during transport and storage, such as ventilation, cooling, freezing, extraction of damaged parts, drying or addition of substances; (b) sifting, peeling, classifying, selecting, washing, filtering, cutting, shelling, and drying; (c) packaging, re-packaging, breaking up and putting the good for retail sale; (d) affixing of marks, labels, trade marks or other distinguishing signs on goods; (e) simple mixing, dilution in water or in another watery substance, ionized or saline; (f) application of oil, salt, sugar or any sweetener; (g) disassembly of goods in its parts; (h) placing in bottles, cases, boxes and other packaging operation; and (i) simple2 assembly of parts or goods to constitute a complete good.

Minimal Operations. Certain operations, such as simple mixing, assembling, bottling, etc. never qualify as sufficient working or pro- cessing, not even if in so doing the listed requirements are met. The agreement with Canada contains some dero- gations from that rule.

Minimal Operations. 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter, the following operations when undertaken on non-originating materials to produce a good shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer on that good the status of an originating good: (a) preserving operations to ensure that the good remains in good condition for the purposes of transport or storage; (b) packaging or presenting goods for transportation or sale; (c) simple (1) processes, consisting of sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, sharpening, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling; (d) for textiles: attaching accessory articles such as straps, beads, cords, rings and eyelets; ironing or pressing of textiles; (e) affixing or printing of marks, labels, logos, or other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging; (f) mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good; (g) disassembly of products into parts; (h) slaughtering (2) of animals; (i) simple painting and polishing operations; (j) simple peeling, stoning, or shelling; (k) simple mixing (3) of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or (I) any combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (k). 2. All operations carried out in a Party on a given good shall be considered together when determining whether the working or processing undergone by that good is to be regarded as insufficient within the meaning of paragraph 1. (1) For the purposes of this Article, "simple" describes activities which need neither special skills nor machines, apparatus or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity. (2) For the purposes of this Article, "slaughtering" means the mere killing of animals.

Minimal Operations. 1. Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter, a good shall not be considered to have satisfied the requirements for anoriginating good under merelybyreasonofgoing throughanyor allofthe following operations: (a) operations to ensure the conservation or preservation of goods in good condition during transport and storage, such as ventilation, cooling, freezing, extraction of damaged parts, drying or additionofsubstances; (b) sifting, peeling, classifying, selecting, washing, filtering, cutting, shelling, marinating drying; (c) cleaning, including the removal of dust, oxide, oil, paint or other coverings; (d) packaging, repackaging, breaking up and putting the good for retailsale; (e) affixing of marks, labels, trade marks or other distinguishing signs ongoods; (f) simple mixing, dilution in water or in another watery substance, ionized or saline; (g) applicationofoil,salt,sugar oranysweetener; (h) disassemblyofgoodsintotheirconstituent parts; (i) slaughtering ofanimals; (j) operationsofpainting and polishing; (k) placing in bottles, cases, boxes and other packaging operations; (l) simple assembly of parts or products to constitute a complete product unless it is for the production of a remanufactured good as listed in Annex 4B (Remanufactured Goods);or (m) the combination of two or more of the operations listed at subparagraphs (a) to (l) above.

Minimal Operations. The following operations alone do not confer origin: (a) Operations to ensure the preservation of goods such as: aeración, ventilation, refrigeration, freezing or addition of substances; removal of damaged parts; (b) desempolvamiento zarandeo descascaramiento deseeding, maceration, drying, entresaque, classification, selection, splitting, washing, cleaning or painted and cut; (c) The formation of sets or sets of goods; (d) Packaging, wrapping reenvase; or (e) The Division or assembly of packages or parcels; (f) The implementation of labels or marks, like other goods or distinguishing signs on their packaging; (g) Mixtures of materials; dilution in water or other substances, dosage, provided that the characteristics of the goods obtained are not essentially different from the characteristics of the materials which have been mixed; (h) The meeting or assembly of parts, assembled to constitute a complete product; (i) The mere ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of animals; and (j) The combination of two or more operations.