LEGAL SYSTEM IN NORWAY

Legal system refers to a procedure or process for interpreting and enforcing the law. It elaborates
the rights and responsibilities in a variety of ways. Norway is considered to be one of the most
developed democracies and states of justice in the world. Norway is a unitary constitutional
monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, wherein the King of Norway is the head
of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Power is separated among the
legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, as defined by the Constitution, which
serves as the country's supreme legal document.
Three types of legal law systems are practice by almost all over the world: Common law, Civil
law, Theocratic law.
Norway uses civil law system where laws are created and amended in Parliament and the system
regulated through the Courts of justice of Norway. It consists of the Supreme court, appellate
courts, city and district courts. The judiciary is independent of executive and legislative
branches. Most legislation is passed by Parliament. The legal system, including the courts, is
impartial and efficient and provides stability and predictability when doing business in Norway.
Norwegian business law is based on the principle of freedom of contract, subject only to limited
restrictions.

TAX: The system of taxation in Norway is mainly regulated by the Tax Act of 1999, the Tax
Administration Act of 1980 and the Tax Payment Act of 2005.
CONTRACT LAW: The basic principle of Norwegian contract law is that citizens can regulate
their own economic affairs through contract. Norwegian contract law has abandoned all
requirements of formality and parties may today make a contract in any way that they find
mutually agreeable
PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: To protect intellectual property and
avoid piracy they ratified laws
The Norwegian Copyright Act of 1961 (amended in 2009) protects the copyright of literary,
scientific and artistic works.
the Patent Act of 1967, a patent can be maintained for up to 20 years from the date of
application, the annual fee has to be paid.
The Trademark Act of 2010 is derived from the EU Trademarks Directive of 2008. Exclusive
right of trademark can be established by registration.
PRODUCT SAFETY: Any food business operator that wishes to import foodstuffs to Norway
must be registered with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA).
Product control Act(PCA) of 1976, Which is based on the European general product safety
directive.

The purpose of this Act is to:

1. prevent products or consumer services from causing damage to health; this includes ensuring
that consumer products and services are safe.
2. prevent products from causing environmental disturbance.
PRODUCT LIABILITY:
Norwegian product liability(PLA) act of 1994 imposes a strict liability system in case of personal
injury or damage to personal property caused by a defective product.
Norwegian Act of Patient Injury Compensation: The state operates a national compensation
scheme for damage caused by public and private healthcare.