Subject:               Submission from Norway to the HNS-LNG correspondence group

From:                  erik.rosag@jus.uio.no

Date:                   Thu, September 20, 2007
To:          Marier François <MARIERF@tc.gc.ca>

Cc:                      nifs-hnslng@jus.uio.no

 

Dear François,

Thank you very much for this helpful clarification.

As far as I understand, your concern is primarily related to the last part
of item 1 of the resolution; that is the reference to the security.
Although it s clearly stated in the text that there is no consensus on
this point, perhaps it would be helpful to put the words "eg, by requiring
the receiver to obtain from such contributors a security for a limited
amount to the satisfaction of the HNS Fund Secretariat" in square
brackets? Would that accommodate at least some of your concerns?

As far as I can see, this amendment would not be a substantive change of
the document at all. In any event, the real issue in London will in my
view not be the finer points of this text or the thoroughness of the
research, but the will to act.

Kind regards,
Erik Røsæg