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This page shows the event history for this unit.
01.01.2001* Founding by complex reorganization
01.01.2002* Change of name
01.01.2004* Maintenance by reorganization
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.
01.01.2004* Change of name
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.
01.01.2007* Maintenance by reorganization
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.
01.01.2010* Change of name
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.
01.01.2011* Change of name
01.01.2011* Maintenance by secession
Multilateral processes and disarmament and non-proliferation regimes for nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Conventional and regional arms control. The IAEA. Regional proliferation issues. Nuclear weapons policy, missile defence and disarmament and arms control issues in the OSCE and NATO. Prevention of international terrorism. Prevention of international piracy.
Source: Regjeringen.no
01.01.2015* Change of name
Tasks:
Prevention of international terrorism. Coordination of cyber policies, maritime safety, including prevention of international piracy, work to combat organised crime.
Source: regjeringen.no (february 2015)
01.07.2024* Change of name
Tasks:
The section is responsible for Norway’s policies regarding disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This includes nuclear safety.
The section works multilaterally through UN bodies, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and several other organizations. The section coordinates questions related to cybersecurity and emerging technologies within Norway’s foreign and security policy and issues related to activity in outer space. The section is responsible for policy regarding export controls on strategic goods, services and technology, including defence-related products dual-use goods. The responsibility involves cooperation with the Directorate for Export Control and Sanctions.
Source: regjeringen.no
Remarks
* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.
* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).
Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.