Outward Processing. 1. Notwithstanding the relevant provisions of Article 4.2 and the product-specific requirements set out in Annex 4A, a good listed in Annex 4C shall be considered as originating even if it has undergone processes of production or operation outside the territory of a Party on a material exported from the Party and subsequently re-imported to the Party, provided that:
Outward Processing. 1. Notwithstanding the relevant provisions of Article 4.2 (Originating Goods) and the product specific requirements set out in Annex 4B, a good listed in Annex 4C shall be considered as originating even if it has undergone processes of production or operation outside the territory of a Party on a material exported from the Party and subsequently re-imported to the Party, provided that: (a) the total value of non-originating inputs as set out in paragraph 2 does not exceed fifty-five (55) percent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (b) the value of originating materials is not less than forty-five (45) percent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (c) the materials exported from a Party shall have been wholly obtained or produced in the Party or have undergone therein, processes of production or operation going beyond the minimal operations or processes in Article 4.4 (Operations that do not Confer Origin), prior to being exported outside the territory of the Party; (d) the producer of the exported material is the same
Outward Processing. 1. The acquisition of originating status in accordance with the conditions set out in Section 7-B shall not be affected by working or processing done outside a Party on materials exported from a Party and subsequently re-imported there, provided:
Outward Processing. 1. Notwithstanding the relevant provisions of Article 4.2 and the product-specific requirements set out in Annex 4A, a good listed in Annex 4C shall be considered as originating even if it has undergone processes of production or operation outside the territory of a Party on a material exported from the Party and subsequently re-imported to the Party, provided that: (a) the total value of non-originating inputs as set out in paragraph 2 does not exceed forty (40) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (b) the value of originating materials is not less than forty-five (45) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (c) the materials exported from a Party shall have been wholly obtained or produced in the Party or have undergone there processes of production or operation going beyond the non-qualifying operations in Article 4.16, prior to being exported outside the territory of the Party; (d) the producer of the exported material and the producer of the final good for which originating status is claimed are the same; (e) the re-imported good has been obtained through the processes of production or operation of the exported material; and (f) the last process of production or operation4-1 takes place in the territory of the Party. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the total value of non-originating inputs shall be the value of any non-originating materials added in a Party as well as the value of any materials added and all other costs accumulated outside the territory of the Party, including transportation cost. 4-1 The last process of production or operation does not exclude the non-qualifying operations stipulated in Article 4.16
