Section for Pollution Control and Green Shipping
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization
Name
Section for Industry
Short name
NÆRING
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control
Located
301 Oslo
Tasks (source: www.regjeringen.no):
International cooperation, including EU/EEA, and development of national policy, legal and economic policy instruments in the areas of chemicals, waste and long-range air pollution. The Norwegian Pollution Control Act and the Norwegian Product Control Act. Regulation of emissions and discharges from industry, aquaculture and waste, as well as the environmental impact of radioactive radiation in Norway. Environmental technology. Follow up of international fora and international environmental agreements in these fields.
2020-05-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Pollution Control
Short name
FOR
Tasks:
International cooperation, including EU/EEA, and development of national policy, legal and economic policy instruments in the areas of chemicals, waste and long-range air pollution. The Norwegian Pollution Control Act and the Norwegian Product Control Act. Regulation of emissions and discharges from industry, aquaculture and waste, as well as the environmental impact of radioactive radiation in Norway. Environmental technology. Follow up of international fora and international environmental agreements in these fields.
Source: regjeringen.no
2025-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Pollution Control and Green Shipping
Short name
FOR
Tasks:
Section for Pollution Control and Green Shipping
The section is responsible for international cooperation, including with the EU/EEA, and development of national policy within the field of pollution. The section is responsible for international work, EU/EEA work and national policy development within the field of pollution. This applies, among other things, to polluting emissions from industry, mining, agriculture, aquaculture and sewage, and long-range air pollution. The section is also responsible for work on green shipping nationally and internationally. The section has special responsibility for the Pollution Control Act.
Source: regjeringen.no, january 2025