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Report No. 14 to the Storting (2007-2008) - Video games
07/03/2008 Report to the Storting Ministry of Culture and Equalitymarket amounted to approximately NOK 190 billion. By way of comparison, sales in the international market for music records and lawful downloading of music amounted to approximately NOK 217 billion. The international film market sold for approximately NOK 487
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Report No. 14 to the Storting (2006-2007) - Working together towards a non-toxic environment and a safer future
– Norway’s chemicals policy
21/12/2007 Report to the Storting Ministry of Climate and Environmentenvironmental and consumer safety, and in addition raise awareness of the legislation and provide greater equality before the law. The Government is inviting everyone, whether as managers, as employees or as private individuals, to join in the efforts to
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Direct and Indirect Taxes - Main Features of the 2008 Proposal
05/10/2007 Article Ministry of FinanceThe objectives of the Government’s tax policy are to safeguard revenue for communal purposes, contribute to fairness in distribution and an improved environment, promote employment throughout the country and enhance the workings of the economy.
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Regulations on the Allocation of Railway Infrastructure Capacity and the Levying of Charges for the Use of the National Railway Network (Allocation Regulations)
01/06/2007 Regulation Ministry of Transportrequests for capacity, j) “framework agreement” means a legally binding general agreement on the basis of public or private law, setting out the rights and obligations of an applicant and the infrastructure manager or the allocation body in relation to
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Report No. 24 to the Storting (2006-2007) - On the Management of the Government Pension Fund in 2006
13/04/2007 Report to the Storting Ministry of Financecapital shall mainly be invested in equities and primary capital certificates listed on a Norwegian exchange, or in bonds and commercial paper issued by Norwegian enterprises. The Fund’s limit on investments in equity instruments corresponds to 50 pct. of its
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Report No. 20 to the Storting (2006-2007) - National strategy to reduce social inequalities in health
09/02/2007 Report to the Storting Ministry of Health and Care Servicessocial and health services. Health-care workers are also subject to supervision, and they are bound by a special professional law, the Health Personnel Act. The experiences of the Norwegian Board of Health confirm that in many cases there are variations
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Report No. 13 to the Storting (2006-2007) - An active and Long-Term State Ownership
08/12/2006 Report to the Storting Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisherieswholly-owned companies are instructed to make investments or undertake other activities that their board does not find commercially sound, such companies shall be compensated through separate allocations. Processing of Norwegian raw materials in Norway
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Financial Markets Department
Department Ministry of FinanceThe work of the Ministry of Finance includes a number of responsibilities toward the financial markets. The Financial Markets Department attends to many of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance toward the financial markets including
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Act no. 0101 of 11 June 1993 relating to Aviation (Aviation Act)
23/02/2006 Rules Ministry of TransportForeign aircraft’s access to airports etc Section 7-29 Certification, revocation of licences and suspension etc Chapter VIII Commercial aviation activities etc A Air routes Section 8-1 Concession requirements Section 8-2 When an operating concession may be
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Recommendation of 14 November 2005
05/01/2006 Letter Ministry of Financegovernment has secured control over 12 key economic sectors, including mining and energy. 11“The State-Owned Economic Enterprise Law” from 1989 secures state control over the following key areas: a) extraction of teak and sale of the same in the country and
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Act relating to forestry (Forestry Act)
27/05/2005 Law Ministry of Agriculture and FoodEmphasis shall be placed on providing an adequate road network, which also pays regard to the usefulness of the road for other commercial activities associated with the agricultural properties. The Ministry may issue further regulations concerning planning,
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Consultation – Implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
02/03/2004 Rules Ministry of Foreign AffairsConsultation – Implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health in Norwegian law (Compulsory licence for the export of pharmaceutical products to developing countries) 1. Summary This consultation paper describes
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Environmental Information Act
09/05/2003 Law Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentThe purpose of this Act is to ensure public access to environmental information and thus make it easier for individuals to contribute to the protection of the environment, to protect themselves against injury to health and environmental damage, and
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Report No. 23 to the Storting (2001-2002) - Improving urban environment
26/04/2002 Report to the Storting Ministry of Climate and Environmentstorage businesses are not the only ones localising along main roads with spacious areas for parking; shopping malls and commercial retail outlets have also decided this is often suitable. At the same time, many public institutions in health, education
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Report No. 12 to the Storting (2001-2002) - Protecting the Riches of the Seas
15/03/2002 Report to the Storting Ministry of Climate and Environmentand they are daunting, but the rewards will also be huge if we succeed. There are great opportunities for industrial and commercial development in the aquaculture and fishing industries in the future. This Parliamentary Report is a prelude to a long-term
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European charter for regional or minority languages
Second periodical report Norway March 2002
05/03/2002 Report Ministry of Culture and Equalitypromote a broader knowledge of the rights and duties deriving from the implementation of the Charter’s provisions in Norwegian law 5. Measures taken to implement the recommendations of the Committee of Ministers and comments on the observations made by the
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Implementation-related Issues and Concerns. Doha, 14. November 2001
21/11/2001 Rules Ministry of Foreign Affairsthe context of aid programmes to improve agricultural productivity and infrastructure; (iii) financing normal levels of commercial imports of basic foodstuffs; and (iv) review of follow-up. 2.3Takes note of the report of the Committee on Agriculture (G/AG/11)
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Guidelines for Project Grants under the Government's Plan of Action For Candidate Countries To The EU
02/08/2001 Report Ministry of Foreign Affairsmeasures that promote political pluralism, the building of democratic institutions, free elections, the principles of the rule of law, and respect for fundamental human rights, including gender equality and trade union rights. Implement environmental measures
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Norway and the Candidate Countries
03/05/2001 Report Ministry of Foreign Affairscriteria for membership: The candidate country must have achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities. It must have a functioning market economy and the capacity to cope
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An Assessment of the Effects of Norwegian Development Assistance on Poverty Reduction and Conflict Prevention
Med innledende bemerkninger på norsk.
30/03/2001 Report Ministry of Foreign Affairsextent to which public sector institutions effectively provide services complementary to private initiative, such as the rule of law (functioning of the judiciary, police), infrastructure, and social services; Social inclusion: the extent to which policy ensures