Article 5 Insufficient working or processing operations

The following operations shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating products, whether or not the requirements of Article 4 of this Protocol are satisfied:

1. (a)

   preserving operations to ensure that the products remain in good condition during transport and storage;

2. (b)

   simple operations consisting of the removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making-up of sets of articles), washing, cleaning, painting, polishing, cutting up;

3. (c)

   removal of oxide, oil, paint or other coverings;

4. (d)
   1. (i)

      changes of packaging and breaking up and assembly of packages;

   2. (ii)

      simple placing in bottles, flasks, cans, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other simple packaging operations;

5. (e)

   affixing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;

6. (f)

   simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds; mixing of sugar with any material;

7. (g)

   simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete product;

8. (h)

   simple disassembly of products into parts;

9. (i)

   ironing or pressing of textiles;

10. (j)

    husking, partial or total bleaching, polishing and glazing of cereals and rice;

11. (k)

    operations to colour or flavour sugar or form sugar lumps; partial or total milling of granulated sugar;

12. (l)

    peeling, stoning and shelling of fruits, nuts and vegetables;

13. (m)

    sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;

14. (n)

    a combination of two or more operations specified in points (a) to (m);

15. (o)

    slaughter of animals.

All operations carried out either in the European Union or in Côte d'Ivoire on a given product shall be considered together when determining whether the working or processing undergone by that product is to be regarded as insufficient within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article.