{"id":5640,"date":"2023-06-07T12:55:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T12:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/?post_type=story&#038;p=5640"},"modified":"2023-06-16T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:29:16","slug":"rammevilkar-for-naeringsliv-forvaltning-og-forskning-pa-svalbard","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/stories\/rammevilkar-for-naeringsliv-forvaltning-og-forskning-pa-svalbard\/","title":{"rendered":"Framework conditions for business, administration and research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div style=\"--t2-story-hero-dim:0.5\" class=\"alignfull has-media wp-block-t2-story-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"t2-story-hero__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Framework conditions for business, administration and research<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Svalbard law differs significantly from laws and regulations on the mainland.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"t2-story-hero__read-more\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.5382 24L11.5382 -6.55671e-08L12.9229 0L12.9229 24L11.5382 24Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M24 12.4618L0 12.4618L0 11.0771L24 11.0771V12.4618Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-story-hero__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/iStock-1319913908.jpg\" class=\"attachment-scaled size-scaled\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/iStock-1319913908.jpg 2000w, 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business, administration and research on Svalbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of such matters are assessments of whether the Ownership Section Act applies to Svalbard, the application of the Universities and Colleges Act to UNIS, rules for commercial tourist traffic on the Isfjorden, working conditions and wages in Svalbard and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes &#8220;loopholes&#8221; can have major consequences, and the Norwegian Parliament has had to make changes to the law, for example, on the Owner&#8217;s Section Act and rules on postage on Svalbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrative of the challenges of confirming which rules apply in Svalbard are cases where, for example, the central administration has become liable for compensation due to a lack of authority for intervention decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007, the Supreme Court upheld a case against the State concerning the interpretation of Section 2 of the Svalbard Act, which still determines the assessment of the rules that apply in Svalbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, we have once again assisted the tourism industry in limiting notified traffic restrictions on Svalbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/svalbard\/\">Svalbard office<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"t2-story-chapter__media-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/iStock-500003633-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/iStock-500003633-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/haavind.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/iStock-500003633-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, 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