Wholly Obtained Clause Samples
The 'Wholly Obtained' clause defines the criteria under which goods are considered to originate entirely from a particular country or territory. Typically, this applies to products that are produced, harvested, or extracted entirely within one country, such as minerals mined, crops grown, or animals born and raised there. This clause is crucial in the context of trade agreements, as it determines eligibility for preferential tariffs or compliance with rules of origin, thereby preventing goods from third countries from benefiting unfairly from such agreements.
Wholly Obtained. The following goods are considered wholly obtained and therefore originating in the territory of one or both of the Parties:
(a) mineral goods and other non-living natural resources extracted or taken from the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(b) vegetable goods grown and harvested in the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(c) live animals born and entirely raised in the territory of one or both of the Parties;
Wholly Obtained. The following goods are considered wholly obtained and therefore originating in the territory of one or both of the Parties:
(a) mineral goods and other non-living natural resources extracted or taken from the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(b) vegetable goods grown and harvested in the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(c) live animals born and entirely raised in the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(d) goods obtained from live animals referred to in subparagraph (c) in the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(e) goods obtained from hunting, trapping, or fishing conducted within the land territory, internal waters, and the outer limit of the territorial sea of one or both of the Parties;
(f) fish, shellfish, and other marine life taken from the sea, seabed, ocean floor, or subsoil outside the territorial seas of one or both of the Parties by a vessel registered, recorded, or listed with a Party and entitled to fly its flag;
(g) goods produced on board a factory vessel from the fish, shellfish, or other marine life referred to in subparagraph (f), provided that the factory vessel is registered, recorded, or listed with a Party and entitled to fly its flag;
(h) goods, other than fish, shellfish, and other marine life, taken or extracted from the seabed, ocean floor, or subsoil, outside the territory of one or both of the Parties by a Party or a person of a Party, provided that the Party or person of the Party has rights to exploit that seabed, ocean floor, or subsoil in accordance with Part XI of UNCLOS;
(i) goods taken from outer space, provided they are obtained by a Party or a person of a Party and not processed in the territory of a non-party;
(j) waste and scrap resulting from production conducted in the territory of one or both of the Parties;
(k) components recovered from used goods collected in the territory of one or both of the Parties, provided that the used goods are fit only for such recovery and the components recovered therefrom have undergone a process necessary to ensure their good working condition; and
(l) goods produced entirely in the territory of one or both of the Parties exclusively from goods referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (k), or from their derivatives, at any stage of production.