* Section for competition law

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Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding

Name
* Section S2 (S2)

Short name
S2

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Section

Superior body
Department of Competition Policy

Located
301 Oslo

2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
* Legal section

Short name
Juridisk seksjon

2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
* Competition law section

Short name
Konkurranselovseksjonen

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2011-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
* Section for Public Support and Competition

Short name
SSK

Tasks:
The section is responsible for legal issues related to competition law, price action law and the EEA competition law, including questions regarding the decentralized enforcement of Art. 53 and 54 EEA. Moreover, the section responsible for the design, interpretation and evaluation of regulations with the law. The section leads the department's handling of complaints under the Competition Act and the Postal Services Act.
The section is also responsible for the design and interpretation of national and international regulations related to public support, including the law on public support and associated regulations. The section is responsible for following up notifications, reporting, coordination and information related to the regulations for public support in the EEA. When it comes to international cooperation, follow up on this section of the EEA and the WTO.
Source: regjeringen.no, 2011

2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
* Section for competition law

Short name
Seksjon for konkurranserett

2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by reorganization