Section 98. Cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Transmission and exchange of information
The Norwegian authorities shall cooperate with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in accordance with Article 35 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and in so doing shall facilitate the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ discharge of his or her duty to supervise compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Notwithstanding the rules on confidentiality, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees may be given access to case documents. To the extent necessary for the purpose of obtaining information, access may also be given to a refugee or human rights organisation.To the extent Norway is obliged to do so as a participant in cooperation under the Schengen Agreement, see section 9, second paragraph, and the Dublin cooperation, see section 32, fourth paragraph, the immigration authorities may, notwithstanding the duty of secrecy, forward information about individuals to the authorities of countries participating in such cooperation as part of or for use in the processing of cases concerning border control, visas, rejection, expulsion, protection under the rules in chapter 4, protection against removal under chapter 9, or residence permits. In this section, «residence permit» means a permit of whatever type that has been issued by a country participating in cooperation under the Schengen Agreement and that confers the right to reside in its territory. However, a temporary residence permit pending the processing of an application for a residence permit is not included.The King may issue regulations containing further provisions on what information may be provided and on conditions that must be met before transmission may take place. The King may also issue regulations containing further provisions on exchange of information about individuals with authorities in other countries in cases concerning protection under the provisions of chapter 4 or protection against removal under the provisions of chapter 9, in addition to what follows from the second paragraph.
