Paragraph 2 General requirements

For the purpose of implementing the relevant Agreement, the following products shall be considered as originating in a Contracting Party when exported to another Contracting Party:

(a)

products wholly obtained in the Contracting Party, within the meaning of Article 4;

(b)

products obtained in the Contracting Party incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing in that Contracting Party within the meaning of Article 5;

(c)

goods originating in the European Economic Area (EEA) within the meaning of Protocol 4 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Such goods shall be considered as originating in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein^f1 or Norway (‘EEA Parties’) when exported respectively from the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway to a Contracting Party other than the EEA Parties.

The provisions of paragraph 1(c) shall apply only provided that free trade agreements are applicable between the importing Contracting Party and the EEA Parties.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Due to the Customs Union between Liechtenstein and Switzerland, products originating in Liechtenstein are cosidered as originating in Switzerland.