Consultation – proposed new Regulation on data collection and documentation for mineral activities on the continental shelf
2/5/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) is presenting proposed new Regulation on data collection and documentation for mineral activities on the continental shelf.
All documents are available here.
The deadline for comments is 30.4.2025.
Consultation comments can be sent via email to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate; postboks@sodir.no.
The consultation comments will be published on this page.
Contact
Updated: 2/6/2025
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