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NORWAY  
(Authentic in the English Language only) 
ANNEX 1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods      SDR 130,000 
 
Services      SDR 130,000 
 
Construction Services   SDR 5,000,000 
List of Entities: 
1. All Central Government Entities. 
2. An indicative list of Central Government Entities follows. 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  INDICATIVE LIST OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
1  STATSMINISTERENS KONTOR (OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER ): 
1.1.  Regjeringsadvokaten (Office of the Attorney General ). 
2  ARBEIDSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF LABOUR ): 
2.1.  Arbeids- og velferdsetaten - NAV (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service ); 
2.2.  Arbeidsretten (The Labour Court ); 
2.3.  Arbeidstilsynet (The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority); 
2.4.  Pensjonstrygden for sjømenn ( Pension Insurance for Seamen ); 
2.5.  Petroleumstilsynet (Petroleum Safety Authority);  
2.6.  Riksmeklingsmannen (State mediator ); 
2.7.  Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt (The National Institute of Occupational Health ); 
2.8.  Trygderetten (The National Insurance Appeal Body ); 
2.9.  Statens Pensjonskasse (The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund ). 
3  BARNE-, LIKESTILLINGS OG -INKLUDERINGS DEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF 
CHILDREN, EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION): 
3.1.  Barneombudet (The Ombudsman for Children in Norway); 
3.2.  Barne, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet (The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and 
Family Affairs ); 
3.3.  Forbrukerombudet (The Consumer Ombudsman);  
3.4.  Forbrukerrådet (The Norwegian Consumer Council ); 
3.5.  Fylkesnemndene for barnevern og sosiale saker (County Social Welfare Boards ); 
3.6.  Integrerings- og mangfoldsdirektoratet (Directorate of Integration and Diversity ); 
3.7.  Kontaktutvalget mellom innvandrerbefolkningen og myndighetene - KIM (The Contact 
Committee for Immigrant and Authorities); 
3.8.  Likestilli ngs- og diskrimineringsnemnda  (The Equality and Anti -Discrimination  Tribunal ); 
3.9.  Likestill ing- og diskrimineringsombu det (The Equality and Anti -Discrimination Ombud ); 
3.10.   Statens Institutt for Forbruksforskning  (National Institute for Consumer Research ). 
4  FINANSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF FINANCE ): 
4.1.  Finanstilsynet (The Financial Supervisory Authority  of Norway);  
4.2.  Folketrygdfonde t (Folketrygdfondet ); 
4.3.  Norges Bank ( Central Bank of Norway ); 
4.4.  Senter for statlig økonomistyring  (The Norwegian Government Agency for Financial 
Management ); 
4.5.  Skattedirektoratet (Directorate of Taxes ); 
4.6.  Statens innkrevingssentral (The Norwegian National Collecti on Authority ); 
4.7.  Statistisk sentr albyrå  (Statistics Norway ); 
4.8.  Toll- og avgiftsdirektoratet (Directorate of Customs and Excise ). 
5  FISKERI- OG KYSTDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND COASTAL 
AFFAIRS):  
5.1.  Fiskeridirektoratet (Directorate of Fisheries ); 
5.2.  Havforskningsinstituttet (Institute of Marine Research ); 
5.3.  Kystverket (The Norwegian Coastal Administration ); 
5.4.  Nasjonalt institutt for ernærings - og sjømatforskning ( The National Institute of Nutrition and  
Seafood Research ). 
6  FORNYINGS-, ADMINISTRASJONS- OG KIRKEDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF 
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION REFORM AND CHURCH AFFAIRS):  
6.1.  Bispedømmerådene (The Diocesan Councils ); 
6.2.  Datatilsynet (The Data Inspectorate ); 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  6.3.  Departementenes servicesenter (Government Administration Services ); 
6.4.  Det praktisk -teologiske seminar  (Practical Theological Seminar ); 
6.5.  Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT (The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment ); 
6.6.  Fylkesmannsembetene (The County Governors ); 
6.7.  Gáldu – Kompetansesenter for urfolks rettigheter (Gáldu – Resource Center for the Right of 
Indigenous Peoples ); 
6.8.  Internasjonalt reindriftssenter ( International Center for Reindeer Husbandry ); 
6.9.  Kirkerådet (National Council of the Church of Norway); 
6.10.   Konkurransetilsynet (Norwegian Competition Authority ); 
6.11.   Nidarosdomens restaureringsarbeider (The Restoration Workshop of Nidaros Cathedral ); 
6.12.   Opplysningsvesenets Fond ( The Norwegian State Church Endowment ); 
6.13.   Personvernnemnda ( Data Protection Tribunal Norway ); 
6.14.   Sametinget ( The Sámediggi ); 
6.15.   Statsbygg (The Directorate of Public Construction and Property ). 
7  FORSVARSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ): 
7.1.  Forsvaret (Norwegian Armed Forces ); 
7.2.  Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment ); 
7.3.  Forsvarsbygg (Norwegian Defence Estates Agency ); 
7.4.  Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet (Norwegian National Security Authority ). 
8  HELSE- OG OMSORGSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES ): 
8.1.  Bioteknologinemnda  (The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board ); 
8.2.  Helsedirektoratet (Norwegian Directorate of Health ); 
8.3.  Klagene mnda for bidrag til behandling i utlandet ( The Norwegian Governmental Appeal  Board 
Regarding Medical Treatment Abroad ); 
8.4.  Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt (Norwegian Institute of Public Health ); 
8.5.  Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten  (Norweg ian Knowledge Centre for Health 
Services ); 
8.6.  Norsk pasientskade erstatning ( The Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients ); 
8.7.  Pasientskadenemnda ( The Patients' Injury Compensation Board ); 
8.8.  Preimplantasjonsdiagnostikknemnda ( National Board for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis ); 
8.9.  Statens autorisasjonskontor  for helsepers onell ( The Norwegian Registration Authority for 
Health Personnel ); 
8.10.   Statens helsepersonellnemnd ( Norwegian Appeal Board for Health Personnel ); 
8.11.   Statens helsetilsyn ( Norwegian Board of Health Supervision ); 
8.12.   Statens Institutt for ru smiddelforskning  (National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research ); 
8.13.   Statens Legemiddelverk (Norwegian Medicines Agency ); 
8.14.   Statens Strålevern (Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority ); 
8.15.   Vitens kapskomiteen for mattrygghet  (Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety ). 
9  JUSTIS-  OG POLITIDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE POLICE ): 
9.1.  Den høyere påtalemyndighet ( The Higher Prosecuting Authority ); 
9.2.  Den militære påtalemyndighet ( The Military Prosecuting Authority ); 
9.3.  Direktoratet for nødkommunikasjon ( Directorate for Emergency Communicati on); 
9.4.  Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap ( The Directorate for Civil Protection   and 
Emergency Planning ); 
9.5.  Domstoladministrasjonen (National Courts Administration ); 
9.6.  Hovedredningssentralen (Joint Rescue Coordination Centre ); 
9.7.  Kommisjonen for gjenopptakelse av straffesaker (The Norwegian Criminal Cases Review 
Commission ); 
9.8.  Kontoret for voldsoffererstatning (The Norwegian Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ); 
9.9.  Kriminalomsorgens sentrale forvaltning (The Norwegian Correctional Services ); 
9.10.   Politidirektoratet (The National Police Directorate ); 
9.11.   Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (The Norwegian Police Security Service ); 
9.12.   Sekretariatet for konfliktrådene (National Mediation Service ); 
9.13.   Siviltjenesten (The Administration of Conscientious Objection ); 
9.14.   Spesialenheten for politisaker (Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs ); 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  9.15.   Statens sivilrettsforvaltning (The Norwegian Civil Affairs Authority ); 
9.16.   Utlendingsdirektoratet (The Directorate of Immigration ); 
9.17.   Utlendingsnemnda (UNE) (The Immigration Appeal Board ). 
10  KOMMUNAL OG REGIONALDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT): 
10.1.   Distriktssenteret (Centre of Competence on Rural Development ); 
10.2.   Husbanken (The Norwegian State Housing Bank ); 
10.3.   Husleietvistutvalget i Oslo,  Akershus, Bergen og Tron heim (The Rent Disputes Tribunal in 
Oslo, Akershus, Bergen and Trondheim ); 
10.4.   Statens bygningstekniske etat (National Office of Building Technology and Administration ). 
11  KULTURDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS):  
11.1.   Arkivverket (The National Archival Services of Norway ); 
11.2.   Kunst i offentlige rom, KORO ( Public Art Norway ); 
11.3.   Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet (The Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority ); 
11.4.   Medietilsynet (The Norwegian Media Authority ); 
11.5.   Nasjonalbiblioteket (The National Library of Norway); 
11.6.   Norsk Filminstitutt (National Film Board ); 
11.7.   Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway); 
11.8.   Norsk lokalhistorisk institutt (The Norwegian Institute of Local History ); 
11.9.   Norsk l yd- og blindeskriftbibliotek (Norwegian Sound and Braille Library ); 
11.10.  Rikskonsertene (The Norwegian Concert Institute ); 
11.11.  Riksteatret (The Norwegian Touring Theatre ); 
11.12.  Språkrådet (The Language Council of Norway). 
12  KUNNSKAPSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ): 
12.1.   Artsdatabanken (The Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre ); 
12.2.   BIBSYS (BIBSYS ); 
12.3.   Foreldreutvalget for grunnopplæringen (The National Parents' Committee for Primary and 
Secondary Education ); 
12.4.   Meteorologisk institutt (Norwegian Meteorological Institute ); 
12.5.   Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in 
Education ); 
12.6.   Norges forskningsråd (The Research Council of Norway); 
12.7.   Norgesuniversitetet (Norway Opening University ); 
12.8.   Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst,  velferd og aldring - NOVA ( Norwegian Social 
Research ); 
12.9.   Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt  (Norwegian In stitute of Int ernational Affairs ); 
12.10.  Samordna opptak (The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service ); 
12.11.  Se nter for IKT i utdanningen (The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education ); 
12.12.  Senter for internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning ( The Norwegian Cen tre for 
International Cooperation in Higher Education ); 
12.13.  Statens fagskole for gartnere og blomsterdekoratører - Vea; 
12.14.  St atens lånekasse for utdanning ( The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund ); 
12.15.  Statli ge universiteter og høyskoler ( Universities and Universit y Colleges ); 
12.16.  Utdanningsdirektoratet (Norwegian  Directorate for Education and Training ); 
12.17.  Vox, nasjonalt fagorgan for kompetansepolitikk ( Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning ). 
13  LANDBRUKS- OG MATDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ): 
13.1.   Bioforsk ( Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research ); 
13.2.   Mattilsynet ( Norwegian Food Safety Authority ); 
13.3.   Norsk i nstitutt for skog og landskap ( Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute ); 
13.4.   Norsk ins titutt for landbruksøkonomisk (Norwegian Agricultural Ec onomics forskning  
Research Institute ); 
13.5.   Reindriftsforvaltningen ( Norwegian Reindeer Husbandry Administration ); 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  13.6.   Statens landbruksforvaltning ( Norwegian Agricultural Authority ); 
13.7.   Veterinærinstituttet ( National Veterinary Institute ). 
14  MILJØVERNDEPARTEMENTET ( MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT):  
14.1.   Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning  (Directorate for Nature Management ); 
14.2.   Klima - og forurensningsdirektoratet ( Climate and Pollution Agency ); 
14.3.   Norsk kulturminnefond ( Norwegian Cultural Heritage Fund ); 
14.4.   Norsk Polarinstitutt  (Norwegian  Polar Research Institute ); 
14.5.   Riksantikvaren ( Directorate for Cultural Heritage ); 
14.6.   Statens Kartverk ( Norwegian Mapping Authority ). 
15  NÆ RINGS- OG HANDELSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ): 
15
.1.  Direktoratet for mineralforvaltning med Bergmesteren for Svalbard (Directorate of Mining 
with Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard ); 
15.2.   Garanti -Institu ttet for Eksportkreditt (GIEK);  
15.3.   Justervesenet (Norwegian Metrology Service ); 
15.4.   Norges geologiske undersøkelse ( The Geological Survey of Norway ); 
15.5.   Norsk akkreditering (Norwegian Accreditation ); 
15.6.   Norsk romsenter (Norwegian Space Agency ); 
15.7.   Sjøfartsdirektoratet ( The Norwegian Maritime Directorate ); 
15.8.   Skipsregistrene ( The Norwegian International Ship Register ); 
15.9.   Patentstyret ( Norwegian Industrial Property Office ); 
15.10.  Brønnøysun dregistrene ( The Brønnøysund Register Centre ). 
16  OLJE- OG ENERGIDEPARTEMENT ET (MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY ): 
16.1.   Norges vassdrags - og energidirektorat (Norwegian Water Resources and Energy  
Directorate ); 
16.2.   Oljedirektoratet ( Norwegian Petroleum Directorate ). 
17  SAMFERDSELSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION ): 
17.1.   Jernbaneverket ( The Norwegian National Railway Administration ); 
17.2.   Luftfartstilsynet (Civil Aviation Authority Norway); 
17.3.   Post - og teletilsynet ( Norweg ian Post and Telecommunications Authority ); 
17.4.   Statens havarikommisjon (Accident Investigation Board Norway); 
17.5.   Statens jernbanetilsyn (Norwegian Rail Authority ); 
17.6.   Statens vegvesen ( Norwegian Public Roads Administration ). 
18  UTENRIKSDEPARTEMENTET (MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS):  
18.1.   Direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid - NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development 
Cooperation ); 
18.2.   Fredskorpset (FK Norway). 
19  STORTINGET (THE STORTING ): 
19.1.   Stortingets ombudsmann for forvaltningen - Sivilombudsmannen (Stortingets Ombudsman 
for Public Administration ); 
19.2.   Riksrevisjonen (Office of the Auditor Gene ral). 
20  DOMSTOLENE (COURTS OF LAW ). 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  Notes to Annex 1 
1. "Central Government Entities" covers also any subordinated entity of any central 
government entity, provided that such entity does not have separate legal personality. 
2. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement: 
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of procurement of 
FSC 58 (communications, protection and coherent radiation equipment) from Canada; 
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States; 
until such time as Norway has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory reciprocal 
access for Norwegian goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own procurement 
market. 
 
3. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, 
Korea and the United States in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider 
of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium-sized enterprises under the 
relevant provisions in Norway, until such time as Norway accepts that they no longer operate 
discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and minority businesses. 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  ANNEX 2 
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods      SDR 200,000 
 
Services     SDR 200,000 
 
Construction Services   SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities: 
1. All sub-central government entities operating at the regional (counties) or local 
(municipalities) level. 
2. All bodies governed by public law.1 
3. All associations formed by one or several of the entities covered by the preceding 
paragraphs 1 and 2. 
4. An indicative list of procuring entities which are bodies governed by public law follows. 
 
                                                
1 A body is considered to be governed by public law when it: 
i. is established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having a 
commercial or industrial character; and 
ii. has legal personality; and 
iii. is financed for the most part by the State, or regional or local authorities, or other bodies 
governed by public law, or is subject to management supervision by those bodies, or has an 
administrative, managerial or supervisory board more than half of whose members are appointed 
by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law.  
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  INDICATIVE LIST OF PROCURING ENTITIES WHICH ARE BODIES  
GOVERNED BY PUBLIC L AW 
1  BODIES 
1. Enova SF (Enova SF ); 
2. Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt, GIEK  (The Norwegian Guarantee Institute ); 
3. Helse Sør-Øst RHF (South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority ); 
4. Helse Vest RHF (Western Norway Regional Health Authority ); 
5. Helse Midt-Norge RHF (Central Norway Regional Health Authority ); 
6. Helse Nord RHF (Northern Norway Regional Health Authority ); 
7. Innovasjon Norge  (Innovation Norway ); 
8. Norsk Rikskringkastning, NRK (The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ); 
9. Universitetssenteret på Svalbard AS (The University Centre in Svalbard ); 
10. Uninett AS (Uninett, The Norwegian Research Network ); 
11. Simula Research Laboratory AS (Simula Research Laboratory AS ); 
12. Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste  AS, N SD (Norwegian Social Science Data services ). 
2  CATEGORIES 
1. Statsbanker (State Banks); 
2. Publicly owned and operated museums. 
Notes to Annex 2 
1.  The following shall not be considered as covered procurement: 
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers, 
services and service providers from the United States; 
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of procurement of 
FSC 58 (communications, protection and coherent radiation equipment) from Canada; 
c. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States; 
until such time as Norway has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory reciprocal 
access for Norwegian goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own procurement 
market. 
 
2.  The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of: 
a. Japan, Korea and the United States in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or 
service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium-sized 
enterprises under the relevant provisions in Norway, until such time as Norway accepts 
that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small 
and minority businesses; 
b. Japan in contesting the award of contracts by Norwegian entities, whose value is less 
than the threshold applied for the same category of contracts awarded by this Party. 
3.  In regard of goods, services, suppliers and services providers from Canada this Annex shall 
only apply to procurement by sub-central government entities operating at regional level 
(counties). 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  ANNEX 3 
OTHER ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods       SDR 400,000 
 
Services     SDR 400,000 
 
Construction Services   SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities: 
1. All procuring entities whose procurement is covered by the EEA utilities directive which are 
contracting authorities (i.e. those covered under Annex 1 and Annex 2) or public undertakings1 
and which have as one of their activities any of those referred to below or any combination 
thereof: 
a. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water or the supply 
of drinking water to such networks; 
b. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity or the supply of 
electricity to such networks; 
c. the provision of airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air; 
d. the provision of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea o r 
inland waterway; 
e. the provision or operation of networks2 providing a service to the public in the field of 
transport by urban railway, automated systems, tramway, trolley bus, bus or cable. 
2. An indicative list of Other Entities (Utilities) follows. 
                                                
1 According to the EEA utilities directive, a public undertaking is any undertaking over which the 
contracting authorities may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of 
it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it. 
 A dominant influence on the part of the contracting authorities shall be presumed when these 
authorities, directly or indirectly, in relation to an undertaking: 
- hold the majority of the undertaking's subscribed capital, or 
- control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking, or 
- can appoint more than half of the undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory 
body. 
2 As regards transport services, a network shall be considered to exist where the service is provided 
under operating conditions laid down by a competent authority, such as conditions on the routes to be served, 
the capacity to be made available or the frequency of the service. 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  INDICATIVE LIST OF OTHER ENTITIES (UTILITIES) 
1  DRINKING WATER 
1.1.  Public entities producing or distributing water pursuant to Forskrift om vannforsyning og 
drikkevann (FOR 2001 -12-09 1372). For instance:  
1. Asker og Bærum vannverk (Asker and Bærum Water Network ); 
2. Bergen vannverk (Bergen Drinking Water Network ). 
2  THE ELECTRICITY SECT OR 
2.1.  Public entities producing, transporting or distributing electricity pursuant to Lov om erverv av 
vannfall mv. kap. I, jf. kap V (LOV 1917- 12-14 16), Lov om vasdragsreguleringer (LOV-1917- 12-
14 17), Lov om vassdrag og grunnvann (LOV- 2000- 11-24 82) or Lov om produksjon, omforming, 
overføring, omsetning, fordeling og bruk av energi m.m. (LOV 1990- 06-29 50). For instance: 
1. Alta Kraftverk (Alta Power Plant ); 
2. Bingsfoss Kraftverk (Bingfoss Power Pla nt). 
3  AIRPORTS 
3.1.  Public entities providing airport facilities pursuant to Lov om luftfart (LOV-1993- 06-11 101). 
For instance: 
1. Avinor AS (Avinor AS ). 
4  PORTS 
4.1.  Public entities operating pursuant to Lov om havner og farvann (LOV 20009- 04-17 19) . For 
instance: 
1. Oslo havn (Port of Oslo ); 
2. Stavangerregionens havn (Port of Stavanger ). 
5  URBAN TRANSPORT 
5.1.  Public entities which have as one of their activities the operation of networks providing a 
service to the public in the field of transport by automated systems, urban railway, tramway, 
trolley bus, bus or cable according to Lov om anlegg og drift av jernbane, herunder sporvei, 
tunellbane og forstadsbane m.m. (LOV 1993- 06-11 100), Lov om yrkestransport med motorvogn 
og fartøy (LOV 2002- 06-21 45) or Lov om anlegg av taugbaner og løipestrenger (LOV 1912- 06-14 
1). 
Notes to Annex 3 
1. Procurement for the pursuit of an activity listed above shall not be subject to this Agreement 
when the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. 
2. This Agreement does not cover procurement by entities included in this Annex: 
a. for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of 
energy; 
b. for purposes other than the pursuit of their activities as described in this Annex or for 
the pursuit of such activities in a non-EEA country; 
c. for purposes of re-sale or hire to third parties provided that the procuring entity enjoys 
no special or exclusive right to sell or hire the subject of such contracts and that other 
entities are free to sell or hire it under the same conditions as the procuring entity. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  3. This Agreement does not cover procurement: 
a. by a procuring entity from an affiliated undertaking3; or 
b. by a joint venture formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purpos e 
of carrying out a relevant activity within the meaning of paragraphs a. to e. of this 
Annex, from an undertaking which is affiliated with one of these procuring entities, 
provided that at least 80 per cent of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect 
to goods, services or construction services for the preceding three years derives respectively from 
the provision of such services or goods to undertakings with which it is affiliated. 
 
When, because of the date on which an affiliated undertaking was created or commenced 
activities, the turnover is not available for the preceding three years, it will be sufficient for that 
undertaking to show that the turnover referred to in this paragraph is credible, in particular by 
means of business projections. 
 
4. This Agreement does not cover procurement: 
a. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purpose 
of carrying out activities within the meaning of paragraphs a. to e. of this Annex, from 
one of these procuring entities; or 
b. by a procuring entity from such a joint venture of which it forms part, provided that the 
joint venture has been set up in order to carry out the activity concerned over a period 
of at least three years and that the instrument setting up the joint venture stipulates 
that the procuring entities, which form it, will be part thereof for at least the same 
period. 
5. The supply of drinking water or electricity to networks which provide a service to the public 
by a procuring entity other than a contracting authority shall not be considered as a relevant 
activity within the meaning of paragraph a. or b. of this Annex where: 
a. the production of drinking water or electricity by the entity concerned takes place 
because its consumption is necessary for carrying out an activity other than that referred 
to in paragraphs a. to e. of this Annex; and 
b. supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not 
exceeded 30 per cent of the entity's total production of drinking water or energy, having 
regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year. 
6. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement: 
a. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of: 
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex; 
ii. airport facilities covered under this Annex; 
iii. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex; and 
 
                                                
3 "affiliated undertaking" means any undertaking the annual accounts of which are consolidated with 
those of the procuring entity in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 83/349/EEC on 
consolidated accounts, or in case of entities not subject to that Directive, any undertaking over which the 
procuring entity may exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence, or which may exercise a dominant 
influence over the procuring entity, or which, in common with the procuring entity, is subject to the dominant 
influence of another undertaking by virtue of ownership, financial participation, or the rules which govern it. 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  iv. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex; 
in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers from Canada. 
b. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States; 
c. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States; 
d. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States and 
Korea; 
e. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway, tramway, 
trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States; 
f. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan; 
g. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of bus services covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Israel; 
until such time as Norway has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory reciprocal 
access for Norwegian goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own procurement 
market. 
 
7. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of: 
a. Japan, Korea and the United States in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or 
service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium-sized 
enterprises under the relevant provisions in Norway, until such time as Norway accepts 
that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small 
and minority businesses; 
b. Japan in contesting the award of contracts by Norwegian entities, whose value is less 
than the threshold applied for the same category of contracts awarded by this Party. 
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GOODS 
1. This Agreement covers procurement of all goods, unless otherwise specified in this 
Agreement. 
2. This Agreement covers only the following goods that are described in the Chapters of the 
CCC (Customs Co-operation Council)/Brussels nomenclature specified below and that are procured 
by the Ministry of Defence, its subordinated entities and entities in the field of security: 
CCC Chapter   Description 
1. Chapter 25:    Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime  
and cement; 
2. Chapter 26:    Metallic ores, slag and ash; 
3. Chapter 27:   Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation;  
bituminous substances; mineral waxes, except: 
a. ex 27.10   special engine fuels. 
4. Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of 
precious metals, of rare earth metals, of radio-active 
elements and of isotopes, except: 
a. ex 28.09   explosives; 
b. ex 28.13   explosives; 
c. ex 28.14   tear gas; 
d. ex 28.28   explosives; 
e. ex 28.32   explosives; 
f. ex 28.39   explosives; 
g. ex 28.50   toxic products; 
h. ex 28.51   toxic products; 
i. ex 28.54   explosives. 
5. Chapter 29:    Organic chemicals, except: 
a. ex 29.03   explosives; 
b. ex 29.04   explosives; 
c. ex 29.07   explosives; 
d. ex 29.08   explosives; 
e. ex 29.11   explosives; 
f. ex 29.12   explosives; 
g. ex 29.13   toxic products; 
h. ex 29.14   toxic products; 
i. ex 29.15   toxic products; 
j. ex 29.21   toxic products; 
k. ex 29.22   toxic products; 
l. ex 29.23   toxic products; 
m. ex 29.26   explosives; 
n. ex 29.27   toxic products; 
o. ex 29.29   explosives. 
6. Chapter 30:    Pharmaceutical products; 
7. Chapter 31:    Fertilizers; 
8. Chapter 32:    Tanni ng and dyeing extracts;  tannins and their derivatives;   
dyes, colours, paints and varnishes, putty, fillers and 
stoppings, inks; 
9. Chapter 33:    Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetics and toilet  
preparations;
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10. Chapter 34: Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, 
lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, 
polishing and scouring preparations, candles and similar 
articles, modelling pastes and "dental waxes"; 
11. Chapter 35:    Albuminoidal substances; glues; enzymes; 
12. Chapter 37:    Photographic and cinematographic goods; 
13. Chapter 38:    Miscellaneous chemical products, except: 
a. ex 38.19   toxic products. 
14. Chapter 39: Artificial resins and plastic materials, cellulose esters and 
ethers, articles thereof, except: 
a. ex 39.03   explosives. 
15. Chapter 40:    Rubber, synthetic rubber, factice, and articles thereof,  
except: 
a. ex 40.11   bullet-proof tyres. 
16. Chapter 41:    Raw hides and skins (other than fur skins) and leather; 
17. Chapter 42: Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, 
handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other 
than silk-worm gut); 
18. Chapter 43:    Fur skins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof; 
19. Chapter 44:    Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; 
20. Chapter 45:    Cork and articles of cork; 
21. Chapter 46: Manufactures of straw of esparto and of other plaiting 
materials; basketware and wickerwork; 
22. Chapter 47:    Paper-making material; 
23. Chapter 48:    Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of  
paperboard; 
24. Chapter 49: Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of 
the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans; 
25. Chapter 65:    Headgear and parts thereof; 
26. Chapter 66: Umbrellas, sunshades, walking-sticks, whips, riding-crops 
and parts thereof; 
27. Chapter 67: Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or 
of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair; 
28. Chapter 68: Articles of stone, of plaster, of cement, of asbestos, of mica 
and of similar materials; 
29. Chapter 69:    Ceramic products; 
30. Chapter 70:    Glass and glassware; 
31. Chapter 71: Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, precious metals, 
rolled precious metals, and articles thereof; imitation 
jewellery; 
32. Chapter 73:    Iron and steel and articles thereof; 
33. Chapter 74:    Copper and articles thereof; 
34. Chapter 75:    Nickel and articles thereof; 
35. Chapter 76:    Aluminium and articles thereof; 
36. Chapter 77:    Magnesium and beryllium and articles thereof; 
37. Chapter 78:    Lead and articles thereof; 
38. Chapter 79:    Zinc and articles thereof; 
39. Chapter 80:    Tin and articles thereof; 
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40. Chapter 81:    Other base metals employed in metallurgy and articles  
thereof; 
41. Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; 
parts thereof, except: 
a. ex 82.05   tools; 
b. ex 82.07   tools, parts. 
42. Chapter 83:    Miscellaneous articles of base metal; 
43. Chapter 84:     Boilers, machi nery and mechanical appliances;  parts thereof,  
except: 
a. ex 84.06   engines; 
b. ex 84.08   other engines; 
c. ex 84.45   machinery; 
d. ex 84.53   automatic data-processing machines; 
e. ex 84.55   parts of machines under heading 84.53; 
f. ex 84.59   nuclear reactors. 
44. Chapter 85:    Electrical machinery and equipment; parts thereof, except: 
a. ex 85.13   telecommunication equipment; 
b. ex 85.15   transmission apparatus. 
45. Chapter 86: Railway and tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts 
thereof, except: 
a. ex 86.02   armoured locomotives, electric; 
b. ex 86.03   other armoured locomotives; 
c. ex 86.05   armoured wagons; 
d. ex 86.06   repair wagons; 
e. ex 86.07   wagons . 
46. Chapter 87: Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and 
parts thereof, except: 
a. ex 87.01   tractors; 
b. ex 87.02   military vehicles; 
c. ex 87.03   breakdown lorries; 
d. ex 87.08   tanks and other armoured vehicles; 
e. ex 87.09   motorcycles; 
f. ex 87.14   trailers. 
47. Chapter 89:    Ships, boats and floating structures, except: 
a. ex 89.01 A   warships. 
48. Chapter 90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, 
precision, medical and surgical instruments and apparatus; 
parts thereof, except: 
a. ex 90.05   binoculars; 
b. ex 90.13   miscellaneous instruments, lasers; 
c. ex 90.14   telemeters; 
d. ex 90.28   electrical and electronic measuring instruments; 
e. ex 90.11   microscopes; 
f. ex 90.17   medical instruments; 
g. ex 90.18   mechano-therapy appliances; 
h. ex 90.19   orthopaedic appliances; 
i. ex 90.20   X-ray apparatus. 
49. Chapter 91:    Manufacture of watches and clocks; 
50. Chapter 92: Musical instruments; sound recorders or reproducers; 
television image and sound recorders or reproducers; parts 
and accessories of such articles; 
51. Chapter 94: Furniture and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, mattress 
supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings, except: 
a. ex 94.01 A   aircraft seats. 
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52. Chapter 95:    Articles and manufactures of carving or moulding material; 
53. Chapter 96:    Brooms, brushes, powder-puffs and sieves; 
54. Chapter 98:    Miscellaneous manufactured articles. 
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SERVICES 
This Agreement covers the following services which are identified in accordance with the United 
Nations Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) as contained in document 
MTN.GNS/W/120 with the exceptions specified in the Notes to this Annex: 
Description     CPC Prov. Reference No. 
1. Maintenance and repair services  6112, 6122, 633, 886 
2. Land transport services, including  712 (except 71235),  
armoured car services, and courier  7512,  87304 
services, except transport of mail 
3. Air transport services of passengers  73 (except 7321) 
and freight,  except transport of mail  
4. Transport of mail by land, except rail,  71235, 7321 
and by air 
5. Telecommunications services   752 
6. Financial services     Ex 81, 812, 814 
a. Insurance services  
b. Banking an d investments services  
7. Computer and related services   84 
8. Accounting, auditing and    862 
bookkeeping services 
9. Market research and public opinion   864 
polling services 
10. Management consulting services and  865, 866 
related services 
11. Architectural services; engineering  867 
services and integrated engineering  
services, urban planning and landscape  
architectural services; related scientific  
and technical consulting; services  
technical testing and analysis services 
12. Advertising services    871 
13. Building-cleaning services and    874, 822 
property management services  
14. Publishing and printing services on  88442 
a fee or contract basis 
15. Sewage and refuse disposal;   94 
sanitation and similar services  
Notes to Annex 5 
1.  Banking and investment services under Financial services on the list above do not include 
financial services in connection with issue, sale, purchase and transfer of securities or other 
financial instruments, and central bank services. 
2.  Management consulting services on the list above do not include arbitration and conciliation 
services.
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  3.  Procurement by procuring entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of any of the services 
covered under this Annex is a covered procurement in regard of a particular Party's provider of 
service only to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Annex 5. 
4.  Covered services do not include services which entities have to procure from another entity 
pursuant to an exclusive right established by a published law, regulation or administrative 
provision. 
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CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 
List of Construction Services (Division 51, CPC Prov.): 
All services listed in Division 51. 
Note to Annex 6 
Procurement by procuring entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of any of the services 
covered under this Annex is a covered procurement in regard of a particular Party's provider of 
service only to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Annex 6. 
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GENERAL NOTES 
1.  This Agreement does not cover: 
a. procurement for the acquisition, development, production or co-production of 
programme material by broadcasters and contracts for broadcasting time; 
b. procurement of agricultural products made in furtherance of agricultural support 
programmes and human feeding programmes. 
2.  Procurement by procuring entities covered under Annexes 1 and 2 in connection with activities 
in the fields of drinking water, energy, transport and the postal sector are not covered by this 
Agreement, unless covered under Annex 3. 
3.  This Agreement shall not apply to Svalbard. 
 
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