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Equal rights - equal opportunities

Action Plan for Women's Rights and Gender Equality in Foreign and Development Policy 2013-15.

Cloud Computing strategy for Norway

In recent years cloud computing has become an important alternative for IT sourcing for the Norwegian public sector. We see that a growing number of both infrastructure and software services are being supplied in the cloud. Provided that other

Report on Convention no 98 concerning right to organise and collective bargaining, 1949

NORWAY R E P O R T for the period ending 31 May 2004, made by the Government of Norway, in accordance with article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation on the measures taken to give effect to the provisions of the

Report on Convention no 105 concerning abolition of forced labour, 1957

NORWAY R E P O R T for the period ending 31 May 2003, in accordance with article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, from the Government of Norway, on the measures taken to give effect to the provisions of the Convention

Conference Report: Protecting education from attack

The Oslo Conference on Safe Schools, Oslo, Norway 28– 29 May 2015

The Oslo Conference on Safe Schools: Protecting Education from Attack, was organised in Oslo 28-29 May 2015. At the Conference, representatives of states came together to show their interest in - and commitment to - the common goal of enhancing the

Severity of illness and priority setting in Norway

Summary of a report from a working group, November 2015

In 2015, the Government appointed a working group with the specific task of determining how to assess severity of illness in practical priority setting in the health care sector. The working group submitted its report to the Ministry of Health in

Regulations on a framework plan for the content and tasks of kindergartens

The core values of kindergartens shall be promulgated, practised and manifest in every aspect of a kindergarten's pedagogical practices. Childhood has intrinsic value, and kindergartens shall take a holistic approach to the children's development.

Read regulation at lovdata.no

Supply Chain Transparency

Proposal for an Act regulating Enterprises’ transparency about supply chains, duty to know and due diligence

Report of the Ethics Information Committee, appointed by the Norwegian government on 1 June 2018, to assess the adoption of an ethics information law. Recommendations delivered to the Ministry of Children and Families on 28 November 2019.

Getting Out the Vote

Experiments in voter mobilization among immigrants and natives in Norway

This report describes the results of two sets of randomized Get-Out-the-Vote experiments, testing the effectiveness of mailmobilization appeals directed at immigrants as well as SMStext messages directed at both immigrants and native voters inNorway.

OECD – Thematic Review of Early Education and Care Policy in Norway 2015

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has performed a review of Norway's Early Education and Care (ECEC) policy, and the analysis and recommendations were published in June 2015 in the report "Early Childhood Education

The Government's Work Programme for Cooperation with the EU 2015

The Government adopted its work programme for cooperation with the EU 2015 in February.

Recommendation on exclusion

G-12/2020 – Revised circular relating to Entry into force of the Regulations relating to rejection etc. of foreign nationals out of concern for public health

Norwegian Government Ministries 1905 - 1940

As Norway's first foreign minister, Prime Minister Jørgen Løvland came from the post as Prime Minister Christian Michelsen’s deputy. Due to this, it was in 1905 established that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be mentioned first in the list of

Marcus Rosenkrantz

Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz was landowner, county governor and politician. (Painting: Christian August Lorentzen, photo: Eidsvoll1814). Councillor of Government 2 March-19 May 1814, Chief of Rigsbanken (Danish National Bank) in Norway. Councillor of

Act on a national register for land information (Cadastre Act)

Municipal planning functions

The municipality is the local planning authority. The municipalities are responsible for preparing a municipal master plan with a social element and a land-use element, and for creating a municipal planning strategy. In addition, the municipalities

Vitamins, minerals and certain other substances to foods

Chapter II contains supplementary national provisions relating to the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods, excluding food supplements. Chapter III contains supplementary national provisions regarding the addition of certain “other substances”

Prop. 89 L (2020–2021) - Temporary Act relating to amendments to the Election Act and Local Government Act (measures for remedying the negative consequences of Covid-19)

This is an unofficial translation of Prop. 89 L (2020-2021). Legal authenticity remains with the Norwegian version.

Food Contact Materials

Requirement on Declaration of Compliance for all types of food contact materials. Maximum limits for Cd and Pb in release of metals from articles made of glass, metal and non-ceramic materials without enamel coatings. Maximum limits for Pb, Cd and