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Fylkesmannens miljøvernavdeling

English translation: The County Governor’s Environmental Department


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Norwegian term or phrase:Fylkesmannens miljøvernavdeling
English translation:The County Governor’s Environmental Department
Entered by: Carole Hognestad
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08:23 Apr 19, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
Norwegian term or phrase: Fylkesmannens miljøvernavdeling
Fylkesmannens miljøvernavdeling i Vest-Agder
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 12:22
The County Governor’s Environmental Department
Explanation:
The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency says
"We instruct and guide the County Governors’ environmental departments"
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eodd
Local time: 11:22
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4 +2The County Governor’s Environmental Departmenteodd
4County Governor's Department of Environmental Affairs
Dawn Nixon


  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The County Governor’s Environmental Department


Explanation:
The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency says
"We instruct and guide the County Governors’ environmental departments"


    Reference: http://epanet.ew.eea.europa.eu/european_epas/countries/no/no...
eodd
Local time: 11:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sampat
20 mins

agree  jeffrey engberg: I would not use "department" for a county governor's office. maybe "Environmental Office" is better. Department can be confused with a State Environmental Departement...
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
County Governor's Department of Environmental Affairs


Explanation:
The Climate and Pollution Agency is authorized to issue instructions to the County Departments of Environmental Affairs and to the Governor´s office on Svalbard concerning e.g. pollution, waste and products

Example sentence(s):
  • http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/About-the-Ministry/Subordinate-agencies/the-norwegian-pollution-control-authorit.html?id=85642
Dawn Nixon
Norway
Local time: 12:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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