Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (CUSMA Countries) Regulations — 2
2 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, Act means the Customs Tariff ; ( Loi ) applicable change in tariff classification means, with respect to materials incorporated into goods, a change in tariff classification specified in a rule set out in Schedule III for the tariff provision under which the goods are classified; ( changement de classement tarifaire applicable ) commingled means physically combined or mixed in inventory; ( combiné ) CUSMA country means a party to the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement; ( pays ACEUM ) direct physical identification means identification by visual or other organoleptic examination; ( identification directe ) domestic materials means materials whose country of origin as determined under these Regulations is the same country as the country in which the goods are produced; ( matière d’origine nationale ) enterprise means any entity constituted or organized under applicable laws, whether or not for profit and whether privately owned or governmentally owned, including any corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture or other association; ( entreprise ) foreign materials means materials whose country of origin as determined under these Regulations is not the same country as the country in which the goods are produced; ( matière étrangère ) form in which those goods were imported means the condition of the goods before they underwent an applicable change in tariff classification; ( forme sous laquelle les marchandises ont été importées ) fungible goods means goods that are interchangeable for commercial purposes with other goods and whose properties are essentially identical; ( marchandises fongibles ) fungible materials means materials that are interchangeable for commercial purposes with other materials and whose properties are essentially identical; ( matières fongibles ) General Rules means the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System set out in the schedule to the Act; ( Règles générales ) incorporated means physically incorporated into goods as a result of production in respect of those goods; ( incorporé ) indirect materials means goods used in the production, testing or inspection of other goods but not incorporated into those other goods, or goods used in the maintenance of buildings or the operation of equipment associated with the production of other goods, and includes (a) fuel and energy, (b) tools, dies and moulds, (c) spare parts and materials used in the maintenance of equipment and buildings, (d) lubricants, greases, compounding materials and other materials used in production or used to operate equipment and buildings, (e) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, safety equipment and supplies, (f) equipment, devices and supplies used for testing or inspecting the other goods, (g) catalysts and solvents, and (h) any goods not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g) that are not incorporated into those other goods but the use of which in the production of those other goods can reasonably be demonstrated to be part of the production; ( matière indirecte ) materials means goods that are incorporated into other goods, and includes a part, a component and an ingredient; ( matière ) minor processing , in respect of goods, means (a) mere dilution with water or any other substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the goods, (b) cleaning, including removal of rust, grease, paint or any other coating, (c) applying any preservative or decorative coating, including any lubricant, protective encapsulation, preservative or decorative paint, or metallic coating, (d) trimming, filing or cutting off small amounts of excess material, (e) unloading, reloading or any other operation necessary to maintain the goods in good condition, (f) [Repealed, SOR/2013-100, s. 3] (g) testing, marking, sorting or grading, (h) repairs or alterations, washing, laundering or sterilizing, (i) textile decorative processes incidental to the production of