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Recommendations 17 October 2012 and 11 September 2014 regarding the company Soco International plc.

On 17 October 2012, the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of the company SOCO International plc. (SOCO) from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). SOCO has an 85 per cent share in, and is the operator of, a joint venture engaged in

The IA Agreement 2014-2018

The Letter of Intent regarding a more inclusive working life (the IA Agreement) is based on a tradition of cooperation and trust between the authorities, employees and employers in Norway, both centrally and locally. This is the fourth letter of

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In Norway, supply of labour by level of education has developed in line with demand for many years. At the same time unemployment rates and relative wages for different educational groups have been quite stable over time.

Evaluation of Nordic World Heritage Foundation (2008-2013)

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Recommendation to exclude the companies The Babcock & Wilcox Co. and Jacobs Engineering Group Plc

The companies were recommended for exclusion because of their involvement in the production of nuclear weapons. Please find the recommendation here.

Dance in Norway

The work on a strategy for professional dance in Norway has had a threefold objective: To summarise the results achieved so far in the field of dance as a result of the Cultural Initiative To identify challenges To lay the foundations for the

Recommendation of March 20, 2013, on the observation of the company Royal Dutch Shell plc.

Please find the Council's recommendation here. Please find the Ministry's press release here.

Recommendation of March 20, 2013, on the observation of the company Eni Sp.A

Please find the Council's recommendation here. Please find the Ministry's press release here.

Recommendation of June 27, 2012, on the exclusion of the company AngloGold Ashanti

The Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of the company AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. in June 2012. Please find the Council’s recommendation here. In October 2013, the Ministry of Finance decided not to exclude the company, but to instead ask the

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.

Government procurement in the WTO - the GPA

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Article IV consultation 2006

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

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

Marcus Rosenkrantz

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Frederik Haxthausen

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Recommendation of 15 November 2005