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Change among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, Ms. Janicke Andreassen has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

Biocidal Products

Registration in the national product register, language requirement for labelling and national fee

New ambassadors from Israel, Finland, Lithuania and Sri Lanka

Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to King Harald  on 22 September 2022.

Aerosol dispensers

This Directive covers non-reusable containers made of metal, glass or plastic and containing a gas compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure, with or without a liquid, paste or powder, and fitted with a release device allowing the contents

Safety of toys

The regulation establishes the safety objectives toys must fulfil when being placed or made available on the market.

Restrictions on the use of hazardous chemicals and other products

Language requirement for the declaration of conformity. Declaration of conformity shall be in English or Norwegian. Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) § 2a.6 Regulations on restrictions on the use of

NOU 2022: 11 - Your privacy – our shared responsibility

Time for a privacy policy

The Norwegian Privacy Commission was appointed in June 2020 and has reviewed the situation regarding privacy in Norway and highlighted major challenges and developments. The Commission has examined privacy challenges and consequences, and proposed

Food information to the consumers

To require foods marketed to the final consumers to be labelled in Norwegian.

Fruit juices

Norway has authorised the use of a traditional name for apple juice.

The National Budget 2023: Historic investment in the Regular General Practitioner Scheme

The government is proposing a NOK 690 million boost to the Regular General Practitioner Scheme in 2023, resulting in a total annual budget of NOK 920 million. In what is an otherwise tight budget, the government has still been able to accommodate an

Lighting equipment for vehicles

The technical requirements according to Directive 2007/46/EC are implemented through this regulation. Requirements for lights in addition to UNECE 48 and sound signal.

Meld. St. 26 (2022–2023) - A changing climate – united for a climate-resilient society

Meld. St. 26 (2022–2023) Report to the Storting (white paper)

APA 2021: Great interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the licensing round APA 2021.

National Budget 2024: NOK 2.2 billion more for hospitals, waiting times to be reduced

The Norwegian government is proposing a NOK 2.2 billion increase in funding for hospitals above and beyond wage and price inflation. The draft budget will facilitate shorter waiting times, strengthened mental health care and collaborative measures

Changes among the state secretaries

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

National Budget 2024: Creating more training posts to solve the GP crisis

‘In order to solve the GP crisis, we need more doctors to be trained and specialise in general practice. With 66 new positions for specialised doctors next year, we are providing the highest ever number of posts,’ says Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of

Statement Condemning Atrocities in Darfur, Sudan

The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing violence in Darfur, especially reports of killings based on ethnicity and widespread sexual violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and

G-36/2021 – Revised circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health

G-36/2021 – Revised circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health.pdf

Herman Wedel Jarlsberg

Changes among the state secretaries

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