The Norwegian Social Model on the Brink of a Downfall?

Abstract

From 2004 to 2007, the EFTA Court dealt with four major Norwegian cases. The first one, Pedicel, concerned the advertising ban for alcoholic beverages, the second and third, Gaming Machines and Ladbrokes, were about the lawfulness of the Norwegian State gambling monopolies, and the fourth one, Norwegian Waterfalls, about the compatibility with EEA law of the reversion system for Norwegian waterfalls (“hjemfall”).