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European Commission – DG Home 
 
Rue de Luxembourg 46 
 
    
  
 
  
 
 
Your ref. 
Our ref. 
Date  
    
14/7726 - SEK 
12.12.2016 
 
Norwegian report on the application of the Implementing Decision on internal 
border control       
 
According to the Council’s decision dated 11. November 2016, Norway continues to 
carry out border controls in ports with ferry connections with Sweden, Denmark and 
Germany. Border controls are targeted and limited in scope, frequency, location and 
time, to what is strictly necessary to respond to the threat and to safeguard public policy 
and internal security. 
 
Following an operational order from the National Police Directorate to the Chiefs of 
police and Chiefs of specialist units of 10 June 2016, the police shall be present at all 
ferry arrivals. Controls of individuals are "intelligence based", meaning that they are 
based on profiling of passenger lists in Safe Sea Net (SSN) and on other relevant 
intelligence information. Controls are not to be based solely on the passenger 
belonging to a specific ethnic or religious group.  
 
Based on these orders it is up to the local police districts to perform the controls 
according to the specific situation in terms of the character of the ferry connections, 
and risk assessment. The focus is on prevention through visible presence of the Police 
while at the same time minimizing the use of resources, and at the same time acting in 
accordance with the commitments in the Schengen Border Code, as well as national 
interests in terms of control of territory and internal security. The impact on regular 
traffic is minimal. 
 
During the period from 11. November 2016 until 12. December 2016, passenger lists 
with a total of 158 991 persons have been checked, 7 persons have been investigated 
 
Postal address 
Office address 
Telephone 
 
Reference 
 
Gullhaug Torg 4a 
+47 22 24 90 90 
 
Siri Eide Krosby 
N- 
0484 Oslo 
Org.no.: 972 417 831   
+47  
Norway 
 
 
 

further. 1 person has been refused entry.  There has been no application for asylum 
lodged following a control situation. 
 
The necessity, frequency and location of the controls are reviewed weekly.  
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Thor Arne Aass 
Director General 
Siri Krosby 
Senior Adviser 
 
 
The document is approved electronically, as such no handwritten signatures are required. 
 
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