The State Administration Database

Section for EEA and Trade

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01.01.2014* Founding by complex reorganization

Name: Section for EEA and Trade
Short name: EØS
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Section
Located: 301 Oslo

Tasks (source: www.regjeringen.no):
Environmental aspects in trade and investment agreements, bilateral and multilateral (WMO and EFTA). Ensure compliance with the EEA agreements in areas under the Ministry of the Environment’s authority. Strategic work towards EU institutions and bilateral contacts with EU/EEA countries. Environmental matters related to the Nordic Council of Ministers. Sustainable production and consumption, including environmental labelling and environmental requirements in public procurement. The Norwegian Environmental Information Act, the Aarhus Convention regarding the right to information about the environment and coordination of work on multilateral environmental issues in international law.

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.