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Section for EEA and Trade Law

This page shows the event history for this unit.

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

1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
* Section II

Short name
S-2

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Section

Superior body
* Foreign Financial Department

Located
301 Oslo

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

1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
* Section for EEA, trade and environmental law

Short name
Seksj/EØS/handel/miljø

1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Department for Legal Affairs

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

Name
Section for EEA and Trade Law

Short name
Seksjon for EØS- og handelsrett


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Tasks, 2022
Key areas of work include providing legal and procedural guidance in connection with the conclusion and interpretation of investment agreements and international agreements in the EU/EEA, Efta, and the WTO, and assessing the EEA relevance of new legislation to be incorporated in the EEA Agreement. It also works on cases to be brought before the Efta Surveillance Authority, the Efta Court, the European Court of Justice and the WTO Appellate Body. The Section also deals with matters relating to the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo), Uncitral and Unidroit. The Section is also responsible for chairing the EEA Legal Coordinating Committee, and participates in negotiations on Efta free trade agreements.

Source: regjeringen.no, januar 2022