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Norwegian Product Regulations

Law on Control of Products and Consumer Services (Produktkontrolloven) Duty to prevent fires and explosions: The Fire Prevention Regulations Supervision of electrical installations and electrical equipment: The Electrical Supervision Act Regulation

T-1468 ENG/GER Universelles Design

Begriffsklärung

T-1468 ENG/GER ISBN 978-82-457-0420-4 Universelles Desing - Begriffsklärung (PDF 678 Kb)

IHA Sustainability Protocol Audit Assessment of Dahuashui Hydropower Project

Draft report

Under agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, NVE has been asked by the Ministry of Finance to make an assessment and audit of the sustainability of the Dahuashui Hydropower Project in China according to the International Hydropower

Recommendations of May 15, 2007, and September 13, 2013, on exclusion of Vedanta Resources Plc and Sesa Sterlite

The Council on Ethics recommended the exclsuion of the company Vedanta Resources Plc in May 2007. Please find the recommendation here: Open as pdf document In September 2013, the Council also recommended the exclusion of the company Sesa Sterlite.

Norwegian Strategy on Invasive Alien Species

Alien species are a growing problem in Norway. Globally, they are considered to beone of the most serious threats to biodiversity.

Draft Bill relating to the right to environmental information

Construction products

Requirements to document the essential requirements of CE-marked construction products. The declaration of performance and the user manual must be written in Norwegian, Danish or Swedish.

National guidelines and planning functions

The Government shall develop and communicate national goals and guidelines for planning in counties and municipalities. National expectations regarding planning, central government planning guidelines and central government planning provisions

Meld. St. 17 (2020–2021) - Cooperation for Security

Meld. St. 17 (2020–2021) Report to the Storting (White Paper)

Trams and subways etc.

Safety on trams and subways. Requirement for permission to offer services to the public and to establish and run infrastructure.

Profits from natural resources will be better distributed

Energy producers and the aquaculture industry make billions of kroner on our common resources. The Government is now proposing that more of the value created should go back to society.

Universal design

Clarification of the concept

Clarification of the concept

An international solidarity contribution on plane tickets — Norway’s position —

(Kun engelsk versjon)

In December 2005 Norway agreed to support the French initiative on a solidarity contribution on plane tickets to help mobilize additional development finance for pursuing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Among a host of creative

Implementation-related Issues and Concerns. Doha, 14. November 2001

Division of responsibility in the Child Welfare Services

Both the local and central authorities have duties and responsibilities in the child welfare field. The municipality is responsible for performing those functions under the Child Welfare Services Act which are not assigned to a central government

Important dates in 2021

The Revised National Budget 2021: 11 May 2021 The National Budget 2022: 12 October 2021

The Revised National Budget 2021

Information in English about Norway's Revised National Budget for 2021, presented to the Storting as Report no. 2 (2020-2021) on 11 May 2021. The Revised National Budget presents the Government's programme for the implementation of economic policy

Art, architecture and buildings in the Government Building Complex

Regjeringskvartalet, the government building complex, is located in central Oslo and has been owned by the government for more than 200 years.

Science prizes

A number of international research prizes are awarded in Norway to honour outstanding scientific contributions and to stimulate interest in research among the general public.

About the EEA and Norway Grants

The EEA and Norway Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to reducing economic and social disparities and strengthening bilateral relations with 15 EU countries, primarily in Eastern and Central Europe. Norway