48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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2 sections with “substantial transformation test”

  • FAR 25.407 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.
    …has waived the Buy American statute for civil aircraft and related articles that meet the substantial transformation test of the Trade Agreements Act, from countries that are parties to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. Those countr…
  • FAR 25.001 General.
    … 25.201(b)). (2) Under the trade agreements, the test to determine country of origin is “substantial transformation” (i.e., transforming an article into a new and different article of commerce, with a name, character, or use distinct from …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.