The Norwegian legal system is characterised by an active legislator, most legal areas being subject to codifications and enactments, partly as a result of a certain legislative co-operation with the other Scandinavian countries. There is also a legislative tradition for passing statutes with a certain degree of vagueness and ambiguous language, leaving discretionary powers to the government and its administration. An important interpretative source is the purpose for which the legislation was enacted and its preparatory works.
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The Norwegian legal system is also characterised by the doctrine of the binding force of precedents, however only applying to decisions by the Supreme Court. Since the early 1990s, implementation of EU legislation based on the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement has influenced legal development.
Norway is a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EU and EFTA signed the EEA Agreement, admitting the EFTA countries to the EU internal market from 1 January 1994.
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Arne Didrik Kjørnæs is a senior partner at Wikborg Rein in Oslo, and Geir Sviggum is a partner at Wikborg Rein in Shanghai.
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