There are no forced sellers in the Norwegian salmon business, meaning the potential impact of an increase or removal of a cap on ownership of licenses of 25 percent is unlikely to be a “game changer,” said the top executive of a Norwegian salmon farmer.

The European Free Trade Agreement Surveillance Authority (EFTASA) said July 11 the Norwegian government’s l

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aw restricting single ownership of salmon and trout farming concessions in the country to 25 percent was “in breach of the fundamental EEA (European Economic Area) right of establishment.”

Norway has two months to respond to the preliminary ruling, or change its laws.

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