9/22/2018 Procedures for Consultations between State Authorities and The Sami Parliament [Norway] - regjeringen.no When State authorities or the Sami Parliament consider there to be a need for background studies to strengthen the factual or formal basis for assessments and decisions, this shall be raised as early as possible, and both parties shall include questions concerning  the terms of reference for such studies into the consultation process. The Central Government and the Sami Parliament shall seek to reach an agreement on the terms of reference for such a study, and who shall carry out the study. The Central Government and the Sami Parliament are obliged to assist in providing information and materials necessary for carrying out the study. () () 9. Consultations with other a ected Sami entities In matters where State authorities plan to consult local Sami communities and/or speci c Sami entities or interests that may be directly a ected by legislation or administrative measures, State authorities shall as early as possible notify which Sami entities or organizations it regards as a ected by the matter, and discuss the coordination of such consultation processes with the Sami Parliament. Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation TOPIC The Sami people  Go to the top https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/indigenous-peoples-and-minorities/Sami-people/midtspalte/PROCEDURES-FOR-CONSULTATIONS-BETW… 6/7

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