Minimal Operations and Processes. 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) simple3 processes, consisting of sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, sharpening, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling; (d) affixing or printing of marks, labels, logos, or other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging; (e) mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good; (f) disassembly of products into parts; (g) slaughtering4 of animals; (h) simple painting and polishing operations; (i) simple peeling, stoning, or shelling; (j) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or (k) any combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (j). 3 For the purposes of this Article, “simple” describes an activity which does not need special skills, or machines, apparatus, or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity.
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Samples: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Minimal Operations and Processes. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter, the The following operations when undertaken on non-originating materials to produce a good or processes shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer on that good minimal operations and shall not be taken into account in determining the status origin of an originating gooda product in terms of Article 13:
(a) preserving operations Operations to ensure that the good remains preservation of products in good condition for the purposes during transport and storage (such as drying, freezing, keeping in brine, ventilation, spreading out, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of transport or storagedamaged parts, and like operations);
(b) packaging or presenting goods for transportation or sale;
(c) simple3 processes, Simple operations consisting of siftingremoval of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, sharpeningmatching (inkling the making-up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling;
(c) Changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignments;
(d) affixing Simple cutting, slicing and repacking or printing placing in bottles, flasks, bags, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packing operations;
(e) Affixing of marks, labels, logos, labels or other like distinguishing signs on goods products or their packaging;
(ef) mere Simple mixing of products whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in this Chapter to enable them to be considered as originating products;
(g) Simple assembly of parts of products to constitute a complete product;
(h) Disassembly;
(i) Xxxxxxxxx of animals;
(j) Mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good;
(f) disassembly of products into parts;
(g) slaughtering4 of animals;
(h) simple painting goods; and polishing operations;
(i) simple peeling, stoning, or shelling;
(j) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or
(k) any A combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs paragraphs (a) through to (j). 3 For the purposes of this Article, “simple” describes an activity which does not need special skills, or machines, apparatus, or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Minimal Operations and Processes. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter, the The following operations when undertaken on non-originating materials to produce a good or processes shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer on that good minimal operations and shall not be taken into account in determining the status origin of an originating gooda product in terms of Article 13:
(a) preserving operations Operations to ensure that the good remains preservation of products in good condition for the purposes during transport and storage (such as drying, freezing, keeping in brine, ventilation, spreading out, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of transport or storagedamaged parts, and like operations);
(b) packaging or presenting goods for transportation or sale;
(c) simple3 processes, Simple operations consisting of siftingremoval of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, sharpeningmatching (inkling the making-up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling;
(c) Changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignments;
(d) affixing Simple cutting, slicing and repacking or printing placing in bottles, flasks, bags, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packing operations;
(e) Affixing of marks, labels, logos, labels or other like distinguishing signs on goods products or their packaging;
(ef) mere Simple mixing of products whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in this Chapter to enable them to be considered as originating products;
(g) Simple assembly of parts of products to constitute a complete product;
(h) Disassembly;
(i) Xxxxxxxxx of animals;
(j) Mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good;
(f) disassembly of products into parts;
(g) slaughtering4 of animals;
(h) simple painting and polishing operations;
(i) simple peeling, stoning, or shelling;
(j) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; orand
(k) any A combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs paragraphs (a) through to (j). 3 For the purposes of this Article, “simple” describes an activity which does not need special skills, or machines, apparatus, or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Minimal Operations and Processes. 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) simple3 ; simple11 processes, consisting of sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, sharpening, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling;
(d) ; affixing or printing of marks, labels, logos, or other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging;
(e) ; mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good;
(f) ; disassembly of products into parts;
(g) slaughtering4 ; slaughtering12 of animals;
(h) ; simple painting and polishing operations;
(i) ; simple peeling, stoning, or shelling;
(j) ; simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or
(k) or any combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (j). 3 For the purposes of this Article, “simple” describes an activity which does not need special skills, or machines, apparatus, or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity.
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Samples: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Minimal Operations and Processes. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter, the following operations when undertaken on non-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) simple3 simple11 processes, consisting of sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, sharpening, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling;
(d) affixing or printing of marks, labels, logos, or other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging;
(e) mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good;
(f) disassembly of products into parts;
(g) slaughtering4 slaughtering12 of animals;
(h) simple painting and polishing operations;
(i) simple peeling, stoning, or shelling;
(j) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or
(k) any combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (j). 3 11 For the purposes of this Article, “simple” describes an activity which does not need special skills, or machines, apparatus, or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity.
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Samples: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Minimal Operations and Processes. 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) simple3 simple11 processes, consisting of sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, sharpening, cutting, slitting, grinding, bending, coiling, or uncoiling;
(d) affixing or printing of marks, labels, logos, or other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging;
(e) mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the good;
(f) disassembly of products into parts;
(g) slaughtering4 slaughtering12 of animals;
(h) simple painting and polishing operations;
(i) simple peeling, stoning, or shelling;
(j) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or
(k) any combination of two or more operations referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (j). 3 For the purposes of this Article, “simple” describes an activity which does not need special skills, or machines, apparatus, or equipment especially produced or installed for carrying out the activity.
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Samples: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement