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Vaccination of children and adolescents against COVID-19

A vaccine will be offered to children aged 5-11 if so requested by their parents or guardians. This vaccination is provided on a voluntary basis, and there is no general recommendation to vaccinate all children in this age group.

Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.

List of lawyers in child abduction cases

The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Public Security has established a list of lawyers in child abduction cases, so that affected parents quickly can get in touch with a lawyer with particular competence and knowledge about child abduction.

Norske tog AS

Norske tog purchases, owns and manages trains for passenger train traffic in Norway. Norske tog is owned by the Ministry of Transport.

Web page: https://www.norsketog.no/

Entur AS

A limited company owned by the Ministry of Transport that delivers sales and ticketing solutions for the railway. In addition, Entur provides services that make it easy to plan, compare and purchase seamless journeys across all public transport

Web page: https://om.entur.no/om-entur/

The Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank)

Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. Norges Bank managers the Norwegian foreign exchange reserves, and carries out the operational management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the government debt, in accordance with mandates

Web page: https://www.norges-bank.no/en/

Archives and documentation

Public and private archives represent unique and authentic knowledge about society, history and culture in the past and present. They document the interests and rights of individuals and various population groups, and are important for research and

Libraries

Everyone should have access to art and culture, no matter where they live. Making literature and books available to everyone in Norway is an important part of this.

Nye veier AS (New Roads)

The company’s activities include planning, construction, operation and maintenance of major highways that bind our country together and connect Norway to major highways abroad.

Web page: https://www.nyeveier.no/

The Abel Prize

The Abel Prize recognizes pioneering scientific achievements in mathematics. The prize shall also help boost the status of the field of mathematics in society and stimulate children and youth to become interested in mathematics.

State project model

To ensure efficient use of our resources, requirements of appraisal, planning and quality assurance have been set for government investments with a total budget of 300 million kroner for digitalisation projects or 1 billion kroner for other projects

The Government Pension Fund (Statens pensjonsfond)

The inflow in the Government Pension Fund Global consists of all state petroleum revenues as well as the return on the fund’s investments. The operational management of the Pension Fund Global is carried out by Norges Bank, which invests the fund’s

Web page: https://www.nbim.no/en/

Folketrygdfondet

Folketrygdfondet manages the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN) at the behest of the Ministry of Finance.

Web page: https://www.folketrygdfondet.no/en?lang=en_GB

Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs

The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) and the Office for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufetat) are responsible for matters relating to state-funded child welfare services, family counselling and adoption.

Web page: https://www.bufdir.no/en/

Treaty withholding tax rates on dividends from Norway

Country Ordinary rates Parent/ subsidiary Parent/subsidiary rate requirements Without tax treaty 25 25 Albania 15 5 25% capital participation Argentina 15 10 25% capital participation Azerbaijan 15 10 30% capital participation and investment of at

Nordic cultural policy

Nordic cultural policy is the oldest collaboration of its kind in the world. The Nordic Council of Ministers is the official body for intergovernmental co-operation among the Nordic governments.

Kompetanseforum om åpenhetsloven 28. oktober

Kompetanseforum ble avholdt 28. oktober med deltakelse fra relevante organisasjoner og eierdepartementer. Tema for forumet var Lov om virksomheters åpenhet og arbeid med aktsomhetsvurderinger (åpenhetsloven), med formål om bedre å forstå hvilke

Travel to countries and areas that are included in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel warning

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues travel warning when there are reasons why Norwegian citizens should avoid travelling to a particular country or area. The advice is based on an overall assessment of safety and security.

Regulation No 817 of 5 July 2012 on approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (bilforskriften)

The technical requirements according to Directive 2007/46/EC are implemented through this regulation

Regulations of 30 August 2016 No. 1042 on marine equipment

Requirements for economic operators on the manufacturing and the placing on the market of marine equipment