Introduction
Transposition and Infringements (Norway)
Transposition
| INDICATORS ON SINGLE MARKET DIRECTIVES | Dec. 2023 | EEA EFTA average | Ranking | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transposition deficit (percentage of all directives not transposed) | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 | ↑↑ |
| Overdue directives | 6 | 7 | ||
| Long-overdue directives (> 2 years) | 2 | 1 | 2 | ↓ |
| Average delay in transposing directives (in months) | 21.2 | 11.8 | 3 | ↓↓ |
| Conformity deficit (percentage of all directives transposed incorrectly) | 0.1% | 0.1% | NA | ↓ |
Infringements
| INDICATORS ON SINGLE MARKET INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS | Dec. 2023 | EEA EFTA average | Ranking | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of pending infringement proceedings | 19 | 15 | 2 | ↑ | |
| Problematic sectors |
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| Average duration of infringement proceedings (in months) | 33.4 | 28.2 | 2 | ↑↑ | |
| Average time taken to comply with Court rulings (in months) | 48.5 | 47.4 | 2 | ↑ | |
Internal Market Information System (Norway)
Requests accepted within one week (%)
Requests answered by the deadline agreed in IMI (%)
Satisfaction with timeliness of replies - as rated by counterparts (%)
Satisfaction with efforts made - as rated by counterparts (%)
Speed in answering requests (days)
Technical regulations information system (Norway)
SOLVIT (Norway)
Caseload
Submitted cases: 8 (12 in 2022)
Received cases: 13 (18 in 2022)
Cases not accepted: 15 (13 in 2022)
New 90% benchmark for MS to solve problems through their national SOLVIT centre: 31.6%
6 cases were kept open for longer than 365 days This number is statistically not relevant. However all indicators combined (as home and lead centre) show that Norway should improve its performance.
Handling time (as home centre)
Reply in 7 days: 63% (92% in 2022)
Cases prepared in 30 days: 63% (67% in 2022)
Solutions accepted within 7 days: 33% (44% in 2022)
Cases not accepted within 30 days: 20% (62% in 2022)
Handling time (as lead centre)
Cases accepted within 7 days: 58% (64% in 2022)
Cases closed within 10 weeks: 17% (64% in 2022)
Staffing level
Urgent action needed
Access to public procurement (Norway)
| Indicator | 2022 | EU average |
|---|---|---|
| Single bidder | 16% | 37% |
| No calls for bids | 1% | 7% |
| Publication rate (value advertised on TED, in % of GDP) | n/a | 5.84% |
| Cooperative procurement (proportion of procedures with more than one buyer) | 11% | 7% |
| Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid) | 25% | 56% |
| Decision speed (days) | 49 | 87 |
| SME contractors | 46% | 56% |
| SME bids | 48% | 66% |
| Procedures divided into lots | 10% | 30% |
| Missing calls for bids | 0% | 1% |
| Missing seller registration numbers | 47% | 46% |
| Missing buyer registration numbers | 0% | 39% |
Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators except the publication rate.