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Law On Implementation Of The European Council Agreement On 31 January 1995 On The Illicit Trafficking In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances At Sea

Original Language Title: Lov om gjennomføring av europarådsavtale 31. januar 1995 om ulovlig håndtering av og handel med narkotika og psykotrope stoffer til sjøs

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Law on review of europe loan agreement 31. January 1995 about illegal handling and dealing with drugs and psychotrope drugs at sea.

Date LAW-1997--06-13-47
Ministry of The Justis and the Department of Emergency
Last modified LAW-2015 -06-19-65 from 01.10.2015
Published Avd In 1997 No. 14
Istrontrecation 01.05.2000
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Card title Law on europe agreement on trade with drugs

SECTION 1. Permission to be boarded by vessel and use of forced-by-force m.v.

The prosecution can grant permission that foreign governments border a Norwegian vessel and make use of compulsive m.v. in accordance with europe agreement 31. January 1995 about illegal handling and trading of drugs and psychotrope drugs to sea species 6 and species 4 jf. species. 7-12 or UN Convention 20 December 1988 about illegal handling and dealing with drugs and psychotroscope of drugs Seventeen. Permission should normally not be given if the appropriate provisions of the use of compulsions in the person state are significantly less reassuring than the corresponding Norwegian regulations. It can be set terms for the permit.

The Prosecution also decides whether to be made current primary jurisdiction after the europe of the European Commission. 14 jf species. 17, and considers whether Norway should act as inpoignant state after agreement species 6 and as requested state after agreement art 4 or after the UN Convention. 17.

The king decides who is to be deemed as the prosecution of this determination and can give closer rules about the competent government's work and tasks.

SECTION 2. Reduction of the on-branch people

When Norway acts as inpoignant state after the europe agreement. 6 or as requested state by species 4. And the flag state makes current primary jurisdiction after the europe of europe. 14, shall impose persons be withheld to the flag state without it adding reason for normal issue of extradition procedures.

SECTION 3. Coast Guard's bidistance function

The Coast Guard can after the request of police and prosecution assistance during actions after the europe agreement and the UN Convention. 17.

SECTION 4. Jurisdiction

Norwegian penal law gets the inquiry into actions as mentioned in the europe of europe 1 letter c, committed aboard a vessel that has the nationality of another of the parties in the europe loan agreement or on a staunchly vessel, if the act belongs to them as the resettlement of the Criminal Code Section 231, 232, Section 332 about heli in the extent dividend has association with drug business, or law 4. December 1992 No. 132 about the drugs m.v. Section 31, jf. SECTION 22-24

0 Modified by law 19 June 2015 # 65 (ikr. 1 oct 2015).
SECTION 5. Replacement

Damage that occurs in connection with an action that Norwegian authorities are conducting aboard a foreign vessel in the co-state of the europe agreement shall be replaced by Norwegian authorities if :

a) Norwegian authorities have been acting negligent when it is meeting measures after the agreement. 9 and 10,
b) measures have been conducted in a way that is not home-made in the agreement, or
c) The suspicion of drug traffic turns out to be unfounded, provided that the vessel, the reage, or the crew has not taken to any reason for suspicion.

If foreign authorities have requested Norway's assistance in order to prevent drug traffic on the state's vessel in accordance with the europe of the eutharias agreement. 4. Norwegian authorities are liable for negligent injury.

SECTION 6. Istrontrecation

The law takes effect 1 when the King decides.

1 1 May 2000-simultaneously with the Commencement of Norway of europe loan agreement 31 jan 1995.
Section 7. (Raised by law 19 June 2015 # 65 (ikr. 1 oct 2015).)