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- ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende". New York Public Library. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Lov om Norsk Lovtidend m.v." Lovdata (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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- ↑ "Avvikling av de trykte utgavene av Norsk Lovtidend". Lovdata (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
