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Department of Public Roads, Urban Mobility and Traffic Safety

The Department of Public Roads, Urban Mobility and Traffic Safety consists of The Public Roads Section, The Road Safety Section and The Urban Section. The department is responsible for corporate management of The Norwegian Roads Administration and

Director General Jonas Leirset

Department for Rail, Planning and Environment

The Department for Rail, Planning and Environment consists of the Rail Transport Section, Governance and Technology Unit and the Environmental Affairs Section.

Director General Are Forbord

The Antarctic

The Antarctic contains some of the last vast undisturbed areas of nature in the world. Plants, animals, ecosystems and cultural heritage in the Antarctic face an unrelenting growing pressure from traffic, environmental toxins and climate change. The

The History of Norwegian Hydropower in 5 Minutes

Modern Norway was built and industrialised when we started to utilize rivers and waterfalls to produce electricity. Hydropower is still the backbone of the Norwegian power system, and will remain so in the foreseeable future.

Calls for proposals

The Ministry's announcements of grants and calls for proposals.

Tyres and snow chains

As the driver, you are responsible for ensuring that the vehicle has sufficient road grip.

Winter tyre requirements for heavy vehicles

The driver is responsible for ensuring that the vehicle has sufficient road grip. Correct marking and minimum tread depth are no guarantee that your road grip is good enough.

Permits for professional drivers

As a professional driver you will need various permits.

National Tourist Routes in Norway

18 selected routes from Varanger in the north to Jæren in the south, offering high visual quality of scenic viewpoints and picnic areas along the routes.

Wholly-owned companies

The Ministry of Energy administers the state's ownership of the companies Gassco, Statnett and Gassnova.

Seeds remain depositors' property

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was established and is fully funded by the Norwegian government, with the responsibility for operations assigned to The Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Ministry coordinates daily operation with the Nordic Gene

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Contact Information

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Contact: Grethe Helene Evjen, Senior adviser Tel. +47 93 28 79 53 Email: grethe-helene.evjen@lmd.dep.no Press contact: Heidi Eriksen Riise, Senior Adviser Tel. +47 97 51 72 27 Email: heidi-eriksen.riise@lmd.dep.no

Lawsuit over Gassled tariffs

Gassled is a joint venture which owns a majority of the gas transport system on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The gas transport system consists of pipelines, platforms, onshore process facilities and receiving terminals abroad. Anyone who needs

International operations and veterans

The Norwegian Armed Forces International operations and veterans - here you can read a summery.

Legal assistance

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide guidance in child abduction cases. There is often also a need for legal assistance from a lawyer/legal practitioner.

Financial assistance

As a general rule, you must cover your own legal expenses. However, you may apply for support under the free legal aid scheme.

Assistance provided by the Norwegian authorities

The kind of assistance provided by the Norwegian authorities will depend on whether the child has been abducted to/from a country that has signed an international convention on child abduction. The information on these pages is therefore divided

Parental responsibility and travelling abroad with children

Publications

Here you can find the annual state ownership report, white papers on state ownership and other relevant documents.

On the Act relating to certain circumstances concerning political parties (Party Act - 2005)

In this Bill, the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform presents a proposal for a new Act relating to certain circumstances concerning political parties.