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Recommendation on the exclusion of the company Elbit Systems Ltd

Elbit supplies a surveillance system that is part of the separation barrier being built by the Israeli government in the West Bank. The construction of parts of the barrier may be considered to constitute violations of international law, and Elbit,

Recommendation to reverse the exclusion of Thales SA

The Council recommends that Thales SA no longer be excluded from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Recommendation to reverse the exclusion of DRD Gold

According to point 4.6 of the Ethical Guidelines, the Council ”shall review on a regular basis whether the reasons for exclusion still apply and may against the background of new information recommend that the Ministry of Finance reverse a decision

Opportunities in diversity

The Norwegian Government's strategy for cooperation between Norway and India.

The Act on prohibition of discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, etc.

Animal Welfare Act.

Proposition No. 25 to the Storting (2008-2009) -

Proposition No. 25 to the Storting (2008-2009) Local growth and hope for the future The rural and regional policy of the Norwegian Government Summary of White Paper No. 25 (2008–2009) The document in PDF format (1,3 Mb)

Ot.prp. nr. 107 (2008-2009) - Concerning an Act on Offshore Renewable Energy Production (the Offshore Energy Act)

Report No. 47 to the Storting (2008-2009) - The Coordination Reform

Proper treatment – at the right place and right time

Nature Diversity Act

The purpose of this Act is to protect biological, geological and landscape diversity and ecological processes through conservation and sustainable use, and in such a way that the environment provides a basis for human activity, culture, health and

Read act at lovdata.no

Tax havens and development

Commission on capital flight from developing countries

Illicit financial flows hamper development in poor countries. A government-appointed commission proposes a number of measures to reduce the adverse effects of tax havens.

Report: Breaking the Silence

The Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget hosted the 29th Conference of Council of Europe Ministers of Justice in Tromsø 19-19 June 2009. He presented the report 'Breaking the Silence'.

Strategy for an Environmentally Sustainable Norwegian Aquaculture Industry

Strategy for an Environmentally Sustainable Norwegian Aquaculture Industry

Report No. 44 to the Storting (2008-2009) - Education strategy

NOU 2009: 19 - Tax havens and development

Report No. 40 to the Storting (2008-2009) - Norway’s Humanitarian Policy

Parliamentary White Paper 39 to the Storting (2008-2009) - Climate Challenges – Agriculture part of the Solution

Summary in English: Report No. 39 (2008 – 2009) to the Storting

Survey of the trade flow in the fisheries sector in Asia

A report made by Friends of the Earth Norway and WWF Norway. Commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.

Norwegian government action plan for nuclear activities and the environment in northern areas

Report 2006 - 2008

Report 2006 - 2008 Norwegian government action plan for nuclear activities and the environment in northern areas (pdf) The report in Russian (pdf)

Meld. St. 22 (2008-2009) - Svalbard