Concept: Treatment of materials in the ncl vocabulary

Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL40
Preferred label	Treatment of materials
Definition	The treatment of materials or the transformation of the essential properties of an object renders those materials or that object quantitatively or qualitatively different than they were before the treatment or transformation. The transformation of an assemblage of leather, thread, rubber, metal and, perhaps, plastic into a shoe is a treatment of those materials to the extent that the final product is different from any one of its components. It should be noted, however, that for such transformation to be considered a service, it must be performed for the account of others. Similarly, the tanning of leather makes the final product so different from the original material, namely, raw leather, that it may be considered an entirely new product. It should be noted that activities such as cleaning, maintenance or repair of an item do not result in a new product. Rather, they return a product to its original condition or augment the original condition of a product without changing its essential nature. These cleaning, maintenance and repair services are in Class 37.
Notation	NCL40
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-09-18
Accepted Date	2013-09-18
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