Act No. 99 relating to enterprises' transparency and work on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions (Transparency Act).
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The purpose of the present Act is to promote enterprises' respect for fundamental human rights and decent working conditions in connection with the production of goods and the provision of services, and to ensure the general public access to information regarding how enterprises address adverse impacts on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions. The Act applies to enterprises based in Norway that offer goods and services in or outside Norway, as well as to larger foreign enterprises that offer goods and services in Norway. The enterprises covered by the Act shall carry out due diligence in accordance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and shall publish an account of due diligence covering the social impacts of the enterprise. The Act grants any person the right to acquire information from an enterprise regarding how the enterprise addresses actual and potential adverse impacts detailed in Section 4.
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Lov om virksomheters åpenhet og arbeid med grunnleggende menneskerettigheter og anstendige arbeidsforhold (åpenhetsloven).