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Under Regulation 2002-11-15 No. 1276 on the CITES Convention, animals and plants listed as endangered by CITES are subject to import prohibitions and non-automatic import licensing

Export of animals and plants defined as endangered species under the CITES Convention, and products made of such animals or plants are either prohibited or subject to an export licensing, while hazardous waste, including those covered by the Basel Convention, ozone depleting substances, and goods hazardous to health and environment are subject to export prohibitions and labelling requirements

Around 96% of Norway's aid is granted in pursuit of horizontal objectives, including environmental protection, such as greenhouse gas emissions reduction and promotion of renewable fuels

Norway proposed a revised proposal introducing limits on four specific hazardous substances (lead, PCP, PFOA, and MCCP) in certain consumer products, while there are marking and labelling requirements for, inter alia, recycling and treatment of waste

Norway proposed a draft regulation on import and release of alien organisms and adopted a new Animal Welfare Act

Norwegian legislation pertaining to living genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is based on the Gene Technology Act (1993), which corresponds to directive 2001/18/EC, although Norway has reserved the right to apply restrictions or prohibitions on GMOs considered to involve a risk to, inter alia, the environment

Wherever possible, the ownership policy will be co-ordinated with other policies, e.g. in relation to research and development or environmental objectives, without confounding the State's distinct roles as a regulator, supervisory authority, and owner, with state's involvement in enterprises with sectoral policy objectives, such as capture of carbon

The Plant Variety Act (1993) was amended in 2008 to introduce a requirement to disclose the country providing the genetic resources and traditional knowledge in applications for plant breeders' rights, while the Patents Act was amended in 2009 to extend the obligation to disclose the origin of biological material to cover the origin of any traditional knowledge related to the invention

White Paper No. 9 (2011-2012) sets out four basic objectives for Norway's agricultural and food policy: food security, production in all parts of Norway, increasing the value added, and sustainable agriculture, including aspects related to the environment, public health, and animal welfare

The Norwegian Forest Owners' Federation promotes sustainable long-term forestry management, while grants are provided for industrial and environmental purposes in forestry, and for forest management planning, as well as for infrastructure projects in order to reduce fossil fuel emissions