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Procedures for Consultations between State Authorities and The Sami Parliament [Norway] - regjeringen.no
Information exchanged between State authorities and the Sami Parliament in
connection with consultations may be exempted from public disclosure provided it
is authorised by law. The principle of expanded public disclosure shall be practised.
The nal positions of the parties in individual matters shall be made public.
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5. Regular meetings
Regular half-yearly meetings shall be held between the Minister responsible for
Sami a airs and the President of the Sami Parliament. Other governmental
ministers may attend these meetings when required. At these meetings, the
situation and developmental needs of the Sami society, issues of fundamental and
principle importance, and ongoing processes, shall be discussed.
Regular half-yearly meetings shall also be held between the Sami Parliament and
the Interministerial Coordination Committee for Sami a airs. Among other things,
information about relevant current Sami policy matters shall be provided at these
meetings.
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6. General provisions concerning the consultation procedures
The consultations carried out with the Sami Parliament, in application of the
agreement on consultation procedures, shall be undertaken in good faith, with the
objective of achieving agreement to the proposed measures.
State authorities shall as early as possible inform the Sami Parliament about the
commencement of relevant matters that may directly a ect the Sami, and identify
those Sami interests and conditions that may be a ected.
After the Sami Parliament has been informed on relevant matters, it shall inform
the relevant State authority as soon as possible whether further consultations are
required.
The Sami Parliament can also independently identify matters which in its view
should be subject to consultations.
If State authorities and the Sami Parliament agree that further consultations shall
be held on a speci c matter, they shall then seek to agree on a plan for such
consultations, including the dates and venues for further contact (e.g. meetings,
video-conferences, telephone contact, exchange of written material), deadlines for
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