Norway's new Altinn system restricts automatic access for certain roles, such as business manager and board member, meaning some may lose prior access. The Main Administrator can grant all access, while Access Managers have limited authority. NUF companies receive additional access rights, and businesses should verify Main Administrator status for authorization issues.
Norway: New Altinn Changes Access Rights for Some Company Roles
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Norway has introduced changes in the new Altinn system regarding who automatically receives access to act on behalf of a business.
In the old Altinn, some roles registered in the Register of Entities automatically received access rights. In the new Altinn, this is no longer always the case. Access is now granted more strictly, based on the legal rules for who may digitally represent a business.
The following roles will generally no longer automatically receive authorizations in Altinn:
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- business manager,
- contact person,
- board member,
- deputy chairman.
This means that some people may lose access they previously had through their registered role. If this happens, they must request access from the organization’s Main Administrator.
The Main Administrator has wider powers in the new Altinn. This person can grant all authorizations and access packages, even if they do not personally have access to those services. By contrast, a person with only the Access Manager role can grant only the authorizations they already have.
The Main Administrator is usually someone with a senior role in the business, such as the general manager, chairman of the board, owner, participant with a national ID number, or another person who has been delegated this access package.
There are special rules for NUF companies, meaning Norwegian-registered foreign enterprises. To reduce the risk of access problems, NUF contact persons, business managers and Norwegian representatives receive additional access rights. A new NUF Services access package has also been created to help these businesses delegate important services more easily.
For NUF companies, certain access packages may also be assigned automatically, including tax, VAT, payments, A-scheme and salary-related access packages.
Service owners, such as the Norwegian Tax Administration or NAV, are responsible for deciding which services are linked to specific access packages or roles in the Register of Entities.
If a business lacks the necessary authorization, it should first check whether someone in the company has the Main Administrator role. This can be checked through brreg.no. If needed, the business can also contact the relevant service owner and ask whether the required authorization can be linked to a role or access package.
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