California Code of Regulations › Title 10 - Investment › Chapter 13 - Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development › Article 2 - Made in California Program › Section 8100 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall
				  apply:
(a) "Applicant" means any sole
				proprietor, corporation, partnership, or any other business entity type
				applying for the CA Made license that is legally authorized to do business in
				California.
(b) "Application" means
				the request by an applicant for the CA Made license by submitting the
				information as specified in the application form.
(c) "Application form" means the form
				designated by GO-Biz, which shall contain the information requested in Section
				8110(d) and shall
				be available on the website.
(d)
				"CA Made label" means an authorized seal designated by GO-Biz that represents
				that the product is certified as CA Made pursuant to the program.
(e) "Certification" or "certified" means a
				determination made by a third-party certifier that the product is in compliance
				with the program.
(f)
				"Certification form" means the form designated by GO-Biz on the website
				completed by a third-party certifier stating that the product(s) meet(s) the
				requirements of the program.
(g)
				"Certification term" means three years beginning on the date of execution of
				the licensing agreement.
(h)
				"Direct labor cost" means salaries paid to workers who are directly involved in
				the production of goods or services. Direct labor costs are assignable to a
				specific product, cost center, or work center.
(i) "Direct material cost" means the cost of
				all items such as raw materials, standard and specialized parts, and
				sub-assemblies required to assemble or manufacture a complete product and can
				be easily identified with the product.
(j) "Familiar" means has sufficient knowledge
				about the supply chain of the specified product(s) to verify the source of the
				product components in order to perform a third-party regulatory audit as set
				forth in Government Code section
				12098.10
				et seq.
(k) "Fee" means the annual
				CA Made fee charged to licensees by GO-Biz.
(l) "GO-Biz" means Governor's Office of
				Business and Economic Development.
(m) "Indirect labor cost" means salaries paid
				to workers to support the production process, but which is not directly
				involved in the active conversion of materials into finished
				products.
(n) "Indirect material
				cost" means the cost of materials used in the production process, but which
				cannot be linked to a specific product or job.
(o) "License" means the right to use the CA
				Made label as permitted by GO-Biz in the licensing agreement.
(p) "Licensee" means an applicant who has
				entered into a licensing agreement with GO-Biz for the use of the CA Made
				label.
(q) "Licensing agreement"
				means the agreement between a licensee and GO-Biz describing the terms and
				conditions of using the license.
(r) "Product" means a final, recognizable
				good or service that has been created by a value-added process.
(s) "Program" means the CA Made program
				created by Government Code section
				12098.10
				et seq.
(t) "Research and
				development" means work directed toward the innovation, introduction, and
				improvement of products and processes.
(u) "Salary" means the amount of monetary
				compensation that is paid to a worker in return for work performed but does not
				include tips, overtime, bonuses, benefits, or other compensation of any
				kind.
(v) "Supply chain" means a
				system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources
				involved in moving the product from supplier to customer.
(w) "Third-party certifier" means a qualified
				third-party as defined by the program who is legally and financially separate
				from the applicant, familiar with the product(s) being certified, and is
				legally authorized to do business in California.
(x) "Website" means GO-Biz's designated
				website.
(y) "Wholesale value"
				includes the direct material cost, direct labor cost, and overhead (indirect
				material and indirect labor costs), as described in Section
				8120(c)(1).
1. New article
				  2 (sections
				  8100-8150) and section filed
				  6-7-2016; operative 6-7-2016 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2016, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 12098.10
					 and
					 12098.11,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 12098.10
					 and
					 12098.11,
					 Government Code.