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Council of State during Union with Sweden

06/03/2013 Article Government.no

Norway’s revised Constitution of 4 November 1814 gave the King the right to appoint either the Crown Prince or his eldest son as viceroy in Norway, or to appoint a governor-general there.

Meld. St. 14 (2012-2013) - Competency for a new era

01/03/2013 Report to the Storting Ministry of Defence

Key Figures 2013: Overview and rates of direct and indirect taxes

01/03/2013 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Finance

Key figures for the Norwegian economy, main figures of the Fiscal Budget and rates of direct and indirect taxes.

Norwegian Defence 2013

27/02/2013 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Defence

Norwegian Defence 2013 - Facts and figures (pdf, 3 Mb.) Ranks and insignia (pdf, 806 kb.)

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

13/02/2013 Article Government.no

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

Meld. St. 12 (2012-2013) - Long-term Perspectives on the Norwegian Economy 2013 – a summary

08/02/2013 Report to the Storting Ministry of Finance

NOU 2012: 16 - Cost-Benefit Analysis

05/02/2013 Norwegian Official Report (NOU) Ministry of Finance

Energy and Development - Report on Policy Coherence for Development 2012

Chapter 11 from the 2013 Budget Proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

04/02/2013 Report Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway’s 2nd report on Policy Coherence for Development, “Energy and Development” was presented by Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås, Minister for International Development, in a public debate on 9 October 2012. The report was submitted to the Storting (

Import from developing countries

Review of Norway’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for import of goods from developing countries

31/01/2013 Report Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Norwegian Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for import of goods from developing countries allows lower tariffs to be imposed on goods from developing countries.

Land Registration Act, Cadastre Act and Spatial Data Act

28/01/2013 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Tinglysingsloven (Land Registration Act), matrikkelloven (Cadastre Act) and geodataloven (Spatial Data Act) is translated to english. The translations are not official and for information use only. The original text in Norwegian should be used for

Universal design as a municipal strategy

Experience and results from the pilot municipality project 2005-2008

25/01/2013 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

T-1472 E / 2009 ISBN 978-82-457-0434-1 Download the report (pdf)

Food Security in a Climate Perspective - English Summary

21/01/2013 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A strategy developed in cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Ministry of the Environment. - English Summary - January 2013.

Sources "Norway's Governments since 1814"

21/01/2013 Article Government.no

The register of Norwegian governments since 1814 is based on earlier publications, primarily Jan Debes' "Det norske statsråd 1814-1949", published in 1950.

Norway’s humanitarian policy - Annual report 2011

21/01/2013 Report Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Through its humanitarian aid, Norway provided considerable support to local and international humanitarian organisations in their efforts to save lives and alleviate suffering in a long line of humanitarian crises all over the world in 2011.

Recommendation to revoke the exclusion of the companies BAE Systems plc. and Finmeccanica S.p.A.

16/01/2013 Article Government.no

Please find the recommendation here.

Recommendation of November 15th, 2010, on the exclusion of the companies FMC Corporation and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan