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the ministry of trade,

industry & fi sheries

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is responsible for
designing industrial and seafood policy with an eye to the future.

Main Areas
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and The collective value creation The Ministry serves as secretariat
Fisheries is responsible for policy in the nationwide is what determines for the Minister of Trade and Industry
following areas: prosperity and well-being in Norway. and the Minister of Fisheries, a task
• Competition policy The objective of the Government’s which involves providing expert
• Seafood (fi shing and aquaculture) policy industrial and seafood policy, advice to the cabinet minister and
• European Economic Area therefore, is to maximize value creation Government in the sphere of industrial
and the internal market in the Norwegian economy. and seafood policy, as well as aiding
• Norway`s free trade agreements in the drawing up of documents
• Innovation policy Promotes Trade, to the Storting.
• Safe and healthy seafood Research, Innovation &
• Simplifi cation for business Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Space related activities The Ministry designs and creates
• State ownership a framework for and administers
• The maritime industry policy regarding Norwegian business
• The Norwegian fi shing quotas activities – as well as other industrial
• Travel industry and seafood policy instruments and
policy for the shipping industry. The
Value Creation Ministry promotes trade, research, The Ministry of Trade,
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. In Industry and Fisheries
Fisheries is responsible for designing addition, the Ministry of Trade, Industry PO Box 8090 Dep
industrial and seafood policy with an and Fisheries aids in coordinating the NO-0032 Oslo, Norway
eye to the future. This includes efforts of the various ministries in order Tel: +47 22 24 90 90
involvement in any policy area that to ensure a sound, unified, future- E-mail: postmottak@nfd.dep.no
affects value creation. oriented industrial and seafood policy. Website: www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/nfd

Monica Mæland, minister of trade and
industry, gets a tour on the Siem Daya
at the Vard Brattvåg shipyard.

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