Common use of Purification Clause in Contracts

Purification. A good shall be considered satisfying the purification rule and shall be treated as an originating good provided that one of the following occurs in the territory of the Party: (a) the elimination of not less than 80 percent of the content of existing impurities; or (b) the reduction or elimination of impurities resulting in a good suitable for one or more of the following applications: (i) as a pharmaceutical, medicinal, cosmetic, veterinary, or food grade substances; (ii) as a chemical products or reagents for analytical, diagnostic, or laboratory uses; (iii) as elements or components for use in micro-elements; (iv) for specialized optical uses; (v) for non-toxic uses for health and safety; (vi) for biotechnical use; (vii) as carriers used in a separation process; or (viii) for nuclear grade uses. A good of Chapters 30, 31, 33 through 38 except for heading 38.08, shall be treated as an originating good if the deliberate and proportionally controlled mixing or blending (including dispersing) of materials to conform to predetermined specifications, resulting in the production of a good having physical or chemical characteristics that are relevant to the purposes or uses of the good and are different from the input materials, occurs in the territory of the Party.