12 For the purposes of paragraph 89(1)(a) of the Act, imported goods will be considered to be in the same condition after they
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(a) undergo any of the processes described in Article 303(6)(b) of NAFTA or any of the operations described in paragraph 8 of Article X of Section F of the Uniform Regulations for the Interpretation, Application, and Administration of Chapters Three (National Treatment and Market Access for Goods) and Five (Customs Procedures) of the North American Free Trade Agreement, if those processes or operations do not materially alter the characteristics of the goods;
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