Minimal or Insufficient Operations and Processes

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....ations and Processes.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, a product shall not be considered originating in a Party merely by undergoing any one or more of the following operations on non-originating materials in the territory of that Party ;-- (a) operations to ensure the preservation of products in good condition during transport, and storage (such as drying, freez....

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....for textiles: trimming or joining together by sewing looping, linking or attaching accessory articles such as straps, bands, beads, cords, rings and eyelets; ironing or pressing; (g) simple painting and polishing; (h) husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing, and glazing of cereals and rice; (i) operations to colour sugar or form sugar lumps; (j) peeling a....

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.... materially alter the characteristics of the product; (r) simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a complete article or disassembly of products into parts; (s) slaughter of animals; or (t) simple testing, calibration, inspection or certification. (2) The operations or processes as specified in sub-rule (1) of rule 4 may be considered while determining eligi....