Proposed Regulation concerning amendments to Regulations of environmental safety for ships and mobile offshore units.

The purpose of the draft trechnical regulations (DTR) is to reduce unwanted emissions to air and discharges to sea from ships in the world heritage fjords. Through the world heritage status, Norway has committed to taking care of the world heritage fjords. We expect that the proposal as a whole will reduce the number of days where the concentrations of NOx and particle matter in the world heritage fjords are detrimental to health. We also expect that the measure will have a positive effect on the reputation of Norwegian fjords as travel destination.