Common use of Minimal Operations and Processes Clause in Contracts

Minimal Operations and Processes. The following operations or processes undertaken exclusively by itself or in combination shall be considered to be minimal and shall not be taken into account in determining the origin of goods under Article 23: (a) preservation of products in good condition for the purposes of transport or storage; (b) changes of packaging, or breaking-up and assembly of packages; (c) simple cleaning, including removal of oxide, oil, paint or other coverings; (d) simple painting and polishing operations; (e) simple testing or calibration; (f) husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing and glazing of cereals and rice; (g) sharpening, simple grinding, slicing or simple cutting; (h) simple placing in bottles, cans, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packaging operations; (i) affixing or printing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on goods or their packaging; (j) simple mixing of goods, whether or not of different kinds; or (k) simple assembly of parts of products to constitute a complete good.