CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations — 12
y as originating. ( usine de montage pour les pièces de camions lourds ) high-wage labour costs means the sum of wage expenditures, not including benefits, for workers who perform direct production work at a qualifying wage-rate vehicle assembly plant. ( coûts de main-d’oeuvre à rémunération élevée ) high-wage material means a material that is produced in a qualifying wage-rate production plant. ( matières à rémunération élevée ) high-wage technology expenditures means wage expenditures – expressed as a percentage of a passenger vehicle, light truck or heavy truck producer’s total production wage expenditures – at a corporate level in the territory of one or more of the CUSMA countries on (a) research and development including prototype development, design, engineering, or testing operations and any work undertaken by a producer for the purpose of creating new, or improving existing, materials, parts, vehicles or processes, including incremental improvements thereto; and (b) information technology, including software development, technology integration, vehicle communications or information technology support operations. Expenditures on capital or other non-wage costs for research and development or information technology are not included. For greater certainty, there is no minimum wage rate associated with high-wage technology expenditures. ( dépenses liées à la technologie à rémunération élevée ) high-wage transportation or related costs for shipping means costs incurred by a producer for transportation, logistics or material handling associated with the movement of high-wage parts or materials within the territories of the CUSMA countries, provided that the transportation, logistics or material handling provider pays an average base hourly wage rate to direct production employees performing these services of at least (a) US$16 in the United States; (b) CA$20.88 in Canada; and (c) MXN$294.22 in Mexico. High-wage transportation or related costs for shipping may be included in high wage material and manufacturing expenses if those costs are not otherwise included. ( frais de transport ou connexes d’expédition à rémunération élevée ) LVC means labour value content. ( TVT ) light truck means a vehicle of subheading 8704.21 or 8704.31, except for a vehicle that is solely or principally for off-road use. ( véhicule utilitaire léger ) marque means the trade name used by a separate marketing division of a motor vehicle assembler. ( marque ) model line means a group of motor vehicles having the same platform or model name. ( modèle ) model name means the word, group of words, letter, number or similar designation assigned to a motor vehicle by a marketing division of a motor vehicle assembler to (a) differentiate the motor vehicle from other motor vehicles that use the same platform design; (b) associate the motor vehicle with other motor vehicles that use different platform designs; or (c) denote a platform design. ( nom de modèle ) motorhome or entertainer coach means a vehicle of heading 87.02 or 87.03 built on a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis that is solely or principally designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, entertainment, corporate or seasonal use. ( caravane motorisée ou véhicule récréatif ) motor vehicle assembler means a producer of motor vehicles and any related persons or joint ventures in which the producer participates. ( monteur de véhicules automobiles ) new building means a new construction, including at least the pouring or construction of a new foundation and floor, the erection of a new structure and roof and installation of new plumbing, electrical and other utilities to house a complete vehicle assembly process. ( nouvel édifice ) passenger vehicle means a vehicle of subheadings 8703.21 through 8703.90, except for (a) a vehicle with a compression-ignition engine of subheadings 8703.31 through 8703.33 or a vehicle of subheading 8703.90 with both a compression-ignition engine and an