Norway

2023
2021
Rank 14 from a survey of 90 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
43

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
2
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
2
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
3
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
10
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
5
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
21
Rank 13 from a survey of 80 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
44

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
1
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
4
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
3
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
10
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
5
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
21

Norway became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on February 27, 2005. The government has not put in place a procedure for disclosing the records of interaction with the tobacco industry and its representatives. There was no code of conduct for public officials, prescribing the standards with which they should comply in their dealings with the tobacco industry, with one exception: The Ministry of Health and Care Services and its agencies had a clear policy on Article 5.3. The political leaders of the Ministry do not meet with the industry. The administrative and policy staff only meet with the industry when it is necessary for regulatory purposes.