Regulations relating to amendments to the Regulations of 15 March 2020 No. 293 relating to rejection etc. of foreign nationals without a residence permit in the realm, out of concern for public health

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Legal basis: Regulations of 15 March 2020 No. 293 relating to rejection etc. of foreign nationals without a residence permit in the realm, out of concern for public health, section 7; see Act of 5 August 1994 No. 55 relating to control of communicable diseases, section 7-12; see also section 1-2, third paragraph. Adopted by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security 8 April 2020.

I

In the Regulations of 15 March 2020 No. 293 relating to rejection etc. of foreign nationals without a residence permit in the realm, out of concern for public health, the following amendments are made:

Section 1, third and fourth paragraphs, shall read:

     The first paragraph does not apply to:

1. EEA nationals who reside in Norway,
2. family members of EEA nationals (see section 110, third and fifth paragraphs, of the Immigration Act) when such a family member resides in Norway,
3. EEA nationals who are employed and who have entered into or are to enter into a work relationship in Norway (see section 112, first paragraph (a), of the Immigration Act),
4. EEA nationals who are self-employed who have established or are to establish business activity in Norway (see section 112, first paragraph (a), of the Immigration Act),
5. service providers from an EEA country that are covered by section 110, fourth paragraph, or section 112, first paragraph (b), of the Immigration Act (independent contractors and posted workers) who have begun or are to begin a work assignment in Norway.
    
   The stipulations of these Regulations concerning EEA nationals apply correspondingly to Swiss nationals.

 Section 2a a) shall read:

1. Foreign nationals who have a need to travel through the Norwegian mainland on their way to or from work or residence in Svalbard.

II

These Regulations enter into force immediately.