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1 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 68/365/EEC OF 15 OCTOBER 1968

OJ NO L 260/9 , 22 OCTOBER 1968

THE FOLLOWING IS INSERTED AT THE END OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) :

" ( D ) IN DENMARK :

_ THE REQUIREMENT THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPANIES OR FIRMS AUTHORIZED TO PRODUCE ALCOHOL AND YEAST BE OF DANISH NATIONALITY ( PAR . 3 ( 1 ) OF LAW NO 74 OF 15 MARCH 1934 ON ALCOHOL AND YEAST ) ;

_ THE REQUIREMENT THAT PERSONS NOT RESIDENT IN DENMARK AND COMPANIES AND FIRMS NOT REGISTERED THERE WISHING TO ACQUIRE IMMOVABLE PROPERTY OBTAIN PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ( LAW OF 23 DECEMBER 1959 ON THE ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ) ;

( E ) IN NORWAY :

_ THE RULE PROHIBITING THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP OR USE IN RESPECT OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY BY ANY NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON OTHER THAN THE NORWEGIAN STATE , NORWEGIAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES , NORWEGIAN CITIZENS AND COMPANIES OR FIRMS , ASSOCIATIONS ( KORPORASJONER ) AND FOUNDATIONS ( STIFTELSER ) REGISTERED IN NORWAY , HAVING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING SOLELY OF NORWEGIAN CITIZENS AND , AS REGARDS COMPANIES OR FIRMS , HAVING A CAPITAL WHICH IS AT LEAST EIGHT-TENTHS NORWEGIAN-OWNED ( LAW NO 16 OF 14 DECEMBER 1917 , CHAPTER III ) ;

_ THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS TO ACQUIRE SHARES IN COMPANIES OR FIRMS HAVING RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP OR USE IN RESPECT OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ( PAR . 37 AND 37A ( 2 ) OF THE SAID LAW ) ;

_ THE RULE RESTRICTING THE GRANTING OF LICENCES TO ACQUIRE THE MEANS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY IN EXCESS OF A SPECIFIED AMOUNT TO COMPANIES OR FIRMS , ASSOCIATIONS ( KORPORASJONER ) AND FOUNDATIONS ( STIFTELSER ) HAVING THEIR REGISTERED OFFICE IN NORWAY AND HAVING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WHOM A MAJORITY , INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN , ARE NORWEGIAN CITIZENS ( PAR . 23 ( 1 ) OF THE SAID LAW ) ;

_ THE POWER TO ATTACH TO SUCH LICENCES A RIGHT ON THE PART OF THE STATE SUBSEQUENTLY TO BUY OUT THE HOLDER WHERE SUCH HOLDER IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL OR A FOREIGN COMPANY OR FIRM ( PAR . 23 ( 7 ) OF THE SAID LAW ) ;

_ THE RULE MAKING THE ISSUE OF A LICENCE TO PRACTISE AS A CRAFTSMAN ( HAANDVERKSBREV ) CONDITIONAL ON PRIOR RESIDENCE IN NORWAY ( LAW OF 19 JUNE 1970 ON SMALL CRAFT ACTIVITIES ( HAANDVERK ) , PAR . 7 ) . "

THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" WHERE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR THE COUNTRY WHENCE THE BENEFICIARY COMES DOES NOT ISSUE SUCH DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF GOOD REPUTE OR DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF NO PREVIOUS BANKRUPTCY , SUCH PROOF MAY BE REPLACED BY A DECLARATION ON OATH _ OR , IN STATES WHERE THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR DECLARATION ON OATH , BY A SOLEMN DECLARATION _ MADE BY THE PERSON CONCERNED BEFORE A COMPETENT JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY , OR WHERE APPROPRIATE A NOTARY , IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR IN THE COUNTRY WHENCE THAT PERSON COMES ; SUCH AUTHORITY OR NOTARY WILL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE ATTESTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DECLARATION ON OATH OR SOLEMN DECLARATION . A DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF NO PREVIOUS BANKRUPTCY MAY ALSO BE MADE BEFORE A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE BODY IN THE SAID COUNTRY . "

2 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 64/429/EEC OF 7 JULY 1964

OJ NO 117/1880 , 23 JULY 1964

THE FOLLOWING IS INSERTED AT THE END OF ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) :

" ( F ) IN DENMARK :

_ THE REQUIREMENT THAT PERSONS NOT RESIDENT IN DENMARK AND COMPANIES AND FIRMS NOT REGISTERED THERE WISHING TO ACQUIRE IMMOVABLE PROPERTY OBTAIN PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ( LAW OF 23 DECEMBER 1959 ON THE ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ) ;

( G ) IN NORWAY :

_ PROHIBITING THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP OR RIGHTS OF USER IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY BY ANY NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON OTHER THAN THE NORWEGIAN STATE , NORWEGIAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES , NORWEGIAN CITIZENS AND COMPANIES , FIRMS , ASSOCIATIONS ( KORPORASJONER ) AND FOUNDATIONS ( STIFTELSER ) REGISTERED IN NORWAY , HAVING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE EXCLUSIVELY NORWEGIAN AND , AS REGARDS COMPANIES , HAVING A REGISTERED CAPITAL WHICH IS AT LEAST EIGHT-TENTHS NORWEGIAN ( LAW NO 16 OF 14 DECEMBER 1917 , CHAPTER III ) ;

_ RESTRICTING THE RIGHTS OF FOREIGN NATIONALS TO ACQUIRE SHARES IN COMPANIES HAVING RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP OR RIGHTS OF USER IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ( PAR . 37 AND 37A ( 2 ) OF THE SAID LAW ) ;

_ GRANTING CONCESSIONS TO ACQUIRE ELECTRICAL ENERGY , ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT , ONLY TO COMPANIES , FIRMS , ASSOCIATIONS ( KORPORASJONER ) AND FOUNDATIONS ( STIFTELSER ) REGISTERED IN NORWAY AND HAVING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WHOM A MAJORITY , INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN , ARE NORWEGIAN CITIZENS ( PAR . 23 ( 1 ) OF THE SAID LAW ) ;

_ THE POSSIBILITY OF STIPULATING IN SUCH CONCESSIONS FOR A RIGHT OF REPURCHASE BY THE STATE WHEN THE HOLDER OF THE CONCESSION IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL OR A FOREIGN COMPANY ( PAR . 23 ( 7 ) OF THE SAID LAW ) ;

_ THE RULE MAKING THE ISSUE OF A LICENCE TO PRACTISE AS A CRAFTSMAN ( HAANDVERKSBREV ) CONDITIONAL ON PRIOR RESIDENCE IN NORWAY ( LAW OF 19 JUNE 1970 ON SMALL CRAFT ACTIVITIES ( HAANDVERK ) , PAR . 7 ) ;

_ THE RULE MAKING RECOGNITION AS AN APPROVED CONTRACTOR CONDITIONAL ON PRIOR RESIDENCE IN NORWAY ( LAW OF 24 OCTOBER 1952 ON THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACTORS ) . "

ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" WHERE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR THE COUNTRY WHENCE THE BENEFICIARY COMES DOES NOT ISSUE SUCH DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF GOOD REPUTE OR DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF NO PREVIOUS BANKRUPTCY , SUCH PROOF MAY BE REPLACED BY A DECLARATION ON OATH _ OR , IN STATES WHERE THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR DECLARATION ON OATH , BY A SOLEMN DECLARATION _ MADE BY THE PERSON CONCERNED BEFORE A COMPETENT JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY , OR WHERE APPROPRIATE A NOTARY , IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR IN THE COUNTRY WHENCE THAT PERSON COMES ; SUCH AUTHORITY OR NOTARY WILL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE ATTESTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DECLARATION ON OATH OR SOLEMN DECLARATION . A DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF NO PREVIOUS BANKRUPTCY MAY ALSO BE MADE BEFORE A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE BODY IN THE SAID COUNTRY . "