Wholly obtained

Here is an extract of what is considered to be "wholly obtained" in Norway (EEA):

• Live animals born and raised in Norway (EEA);
• Products of live animals raised in Norway (EEA);
• Products obtained by hunting and fishing in Norway (EEA);
• Products of fishing and hunting and other products taken from the sea outside Norwegian sea territory by Norwegian (EEA) vessels;
• Products made aboard factory ships from products of fishing and hunting and other products taken from the sea outside Norwegian sea territory by Norwegian (EEA) vessels;
• Waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing processes in Norway (EEA);

As regards fish caught by fishing in the sea by vessels from Norway (EEA), the registration and ownership are subject to special rules. See the EEA agreement, protocol 4, appendix A, article 3, paragraph 2.

Waste and scrap from manufacturing activities

The definition of what can be considered to be "wholly obtained" includes, among other things, waste and scrap from the manufacturing activities that have taken place in a country that is a contractual party. This raises the question if trimmings and other waste from fish production can be considered to be "wholly obtained" so that waste from Russian fish can also be assigned EEA origin even if the waste is used to manufacture goods pursuant to Chapters 3 and 16. Shrimp shell, fishbone, entrails, etc. can usually be regarded as waste and scrap.

What can otherwise be regarded as such waste and scrap will depend on what is produced. It must therefore first be decided what is the primary product, for example, fillets, clipfish, etc. The waste after such production can be trimmings such as fins, residual flesh on bones, bones, etc. No unambiguous answer can be given, but an assessment must be made in each individual case.