date:Jul 16, 2012
This is the preliminary conclusion of a letter of formal notice sent by the EFTA Surveillance Authority to Norway.
According to Norwegian law, acquisitions leading to majority control over more than 15 per cent of the total number of salmon and trout farming concessions are subject to prior authorisation of the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. Moreover, acquisitions leading to majority ownership of more than 25 per cent of the concessions are totally banned.
Since these ceilings hi