Laws and principles
Statistics Norway's requirements for official statistics is based on the Statistics Act, which lays down the formal framework for all Norwegian official statistics, and those requirements developed in intenational collaborations.
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The Statistics Act of 1989
The Statistics Act stipulates that Statistics Norway is the central body for preparation and dissemination of official statistics.
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Regulation on European statistics - regulation pursuant to the Norwegian Statistics Act
The regulation on European statistics forms the legal framework for the development, preparation and dissemination of European statistics.
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European Code of practice
The goal of the European Code of practice is to ensure the public's trust in European statistics by laying down principles on how the statistics shall be developed, produced and disseminated.
