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Norway's National Plan related to the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 269/2019 of 25 October 2019

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Information on the child

All parents will regularly be in contact with public bodies and need to obtain information on the child. The individual parent's right to information will depend on who has parental responsibility for the child.

Children moving or travelling abroad

Parental responsibility includes the rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child or the property of the child. Special rules apply in situations where a parent and child intend to relocate to another country or to travel abroad.

Parental agreements and disputes. Immigration law

The principle of the child's best interests is safeguarded in the formulation of the Immigration legislation and the child’s best interests are also emphasised in cases pursuant to this law.

Parental responsibility, custody and access in cross-border cases

New rules on parental responsibility, international relocation, custody (the child's place of residence) and access (contact) in cross-border cases apply from 1 Juy 2016, due to the implementation of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention. This

Parental disputes

Out of considiration for the child, it is important that the parents focus on the child’s needs and cooperate on parenting.

Parental responsibility

Parental responsibility includes the rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child or the property of the child. Parental responsibility shall be exercised according to the child’s interests and needs. The opinion of the child

Meld. St. 11 (2019–2020) Report to the Storting (white paper), Summary - Digital transformation and development policy

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Convention Norway - Switzerland

The Convention between the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital was signed on 7 September 1987 and entered into force on 2 May 1989. The text of the

Reply to ESA: Request for information concerning the exportability of Norwegian sickness benefits, work assessment allowance and care allowance

Reply to EFTA Surveillance Authority, in response of their letter dated November 4th 2019: Request for information concerning the exportability of Norwegian sickness benefits, work assessment allowance and care allowance.

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The Norwegian Marriage Act regulates recognition of marriages entered into abroad.

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In the white paper on ownership policy, the Government describes why the state has direct ownership interests in companies, what the state owns and how the state exercises its ownership.

Safe schools for children in conflict areas

Currently, 27 million children in conflict areas are not in school, according to Unicef. Norway gives high priority to the protection of children’s education in conflict areas.

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence programme for financing research on security and defence policy

Support is given to research on topics that are relevant for the MoD and the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Tyres and snow chains

As the driver, you are responsible for ensuring that the vehicle has sufficient road grip.

Integration through knowledge

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