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Recommendation of 21 June, 2012, on the exclusion of the company Volcan Compania Minera SAA

The Council on Ethics recommended to exclude the company in June 2012. Please find the Council's recommendation here. Please find the Ministry's press release about its decision to exclude the company here.

Universities and University Colleges

Norway currently has 10 universities, 6 university colleges and 5 scientific colleges owned by the the Ministry of Education and Research. Here you will find general information about them. Norway also has a large number of private higher education

The Directorate of Mining

The Directorate of Mining with the Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard is the government’s technical department for administrating the extraction of mineral resources. The Directorate is a department within the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Web page: http://www.dirmin.no/

The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt (GIEK))

On July 1st 2021, there was a merger between Export Credit Norway and The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt (GIEK)) into Export Finance Norway (Eksportfinansiering Norge - Eksfin). The Norwegian Export

Web page: https://www.eksfin.no/en/

Norwegian Metrology Service (Justervesenet)

Justervesenet (Norwegian Metrology Service) is a governmental agency under Department of Industry and Trade. It is responsible for the existence of a national metrological infrastructure in Norway which has national and international acceptance.

Web page: http://www.justervesenet.no/

The Geological Survey of Norway (NGU)

NGU is the national institution for knowledge on bedrock, mineral resources, surficial deposits and groundwater.

Web page: http://www.ngu.no/

Norwegian Accreditation

Nowegian Accreditation is the Norwegian accreditation body.

Web page: http://www.akkreditert.no/no/

The Norwegian Industrial Property Office

The primary role of The Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) is to support Norwegian industry and promote economic growth. Raising awareness and increasing understanding of industrial property rights is an essential element in enabling

Web page: http://www.patenstyret.no/

The Norwegian Maritime Authority

The Norwegian Maritime Authority is a government body sub-ordinated the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The Authority has jurisdiction over ships registered in Norway and foreign ships arriving Norwegian ports. The Authority's main goals are to

Web page: https://www.sjofartsdir.no/en/

Government procurement in the WTO - the GPA

Government procurement constitutes a very large market in most countries.

Article IV consultation 2006

IMF Executive Board concluded its 2006 Article IV Consultation with Norway on 12 June 2006.

Norwegian Communications Authority

An administrative agency responsible for administering legislation in the post and telecommunications area and for competition regulation. Adopts and supervises compliance with regulations, oversees actors in the post and telecommunications area and

Web page: http://www.nkom.no/

Act relating to Children and Parents (the Children Act)

Act relating to Children and Parents.

The Marriage Act

Last amended February 2018 Marriageact pdf .

The Cash Benefit Act

The Sami Act

Act of 12 June 1987 No. 56 concerning the Sameting (the Sami parliament) and other Sami legal matters (the Sami Act)

Report No. 20 to the Storting (2006-2007) - National strategy to reduce social inequalities in health