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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Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
The UN set of principles for governing official statistics is known as the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. The UN Statistical Commission adopted in 1994 the set of principles developed by the UNECE in early 90-ies. In 2014 the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics was also endorsed by the UN General Assembly.
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OECDs Council Recommendations on Good Statistical Practice
The OECD Council adopted in November 2015 the recommendations on Good Statistical Practice.
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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.