Common use of Minimal Operations Clause in Contracts

Minimal Operations. Except for sets or assortments of goods referred to in Article 310 or Annex 301, a good shall not be considered to be an originating good merely by reason of one or more of the following operations: (a) packaging, re-packaging or breaking up for retail sale of the good; (b) oiling, or applying anti-rust paint or protective coatings to the good; or (c) disassembly of the good into its parts.

Minimal Operations. Except for sets or assortments of goods referred to in Annex 301 or in Article 310 or Annex 301310, a good shall not be considered to be an originating good merely by reason of undergoing one or more of the following operationsoperations in the territory of a Party: (a) packaging, re-packaging or breaking up for retail sale of the good; (b) oiling, oiling or applying anti-rust paint or protective coatings to the good; or (c) disassembly of the a new good into its parts.