Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
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| Norwegian Pollution Control Authority Statens forurensningstilsyn |
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| Formed | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Employees | 260 |
| Agency Executive | Ellen Hambro |
| Parent agency | Norwegian Ministry of the Environment |
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| www.sft.no | |
The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (Norwegian: Statens forurensningstilsyn) or SFT is a Norwegian government agency responsible for insuring that pollution, waste and other harmful substances don't result in health damage, inflict the well-being or hinder the production and reproduction of nature. In particular SFT has a responsibility of pollution related to sea and water, chemicals, waste and recycling, global warming, air pollution and noise.
SFT is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment and is responsible to ensure that the Pollution Act, the Product Controll Act and the Climate Quota Act are followed, including issuing permits for submission, including controlling that these permissions are followed. The agency was created in 1974 and has 260 employees based in Oslo.
