More on this topic

Responsibilities

The Ministry of Children and Families has the overall responsibility for family matters, children and upbringing, religious and life stance affairs and consumer affairs.

Departments

The Ministery of Labour and Social Inclusion has six departments. The Press and Communications Division is part of the Secretary General’s staff.

Administrative leadership

Other political staff

Other political staff

International cooperation on CCS

International cooperation is important in order to develop and commercialise CO2 capture, transport and storage (CCS) as an efficient climate tool. Norway cooperates with several countries through existing programs and institutions. Europe is an

NAWSARH project

The work to phase in the new SAR Queen rescue helicopters is now in its final stages.

Environmental, cultural and economic sustainability

It is an explicit political objective to develop an efficient and market oriented Reindeer husbandry industry based on long term sustainability.

Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)

Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) is the world's largest facility for testing and development of carbon capture technologies. TCM has been in operation since May 2012 and is an arena for targeted testing and qualification of technology for industrial

The lending regulation 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022

This article gives an overview of the Norwegian lending regulation from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022.

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

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.

Product Contact Point: General rules

Some national technical rules apply in general and are not related to one specific product. These general rules will not show up when searching for a specific product type. We therefore advice that you go through the list below in order to ensure

Parental responsibility and travelling abroad with children

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

Main features of the tax programme for 2018

In order to sustain the positive development, the Government is giving priority to tax changes that strengthen the growth capacity of the economy, facilitate structural adjustment and create new jobs. The tax burden continues to be shifted from

Contact us

You can always contact the Product Contact Point if you have specific questions on Norwegian rules and regulations (in English or Norwegian). You can use the form below or send an email to pcp@nfd.dep.no.

Other political staff

International operations and veterans

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