New Altinn: Changes for certain roles from the Register of Legal Entities
The reason for this is that Power of Attorney in the new Altinn is granted in accordance with legislation governing who is allowed to represent a business digitally.
The following roles in the Register of Legal Entities will not automatically receive Power of Attorney in Altinn
Business Manager
Contact Person
Board Member
Deputy Chair
There are some exceptions to this list.
Business managers for housing cooperatives and condominium associations are automatically granted Power of Attorney.
The organisational form NUF (Norwegian-registered foreign company) is treated separately (see section below).
What does this mean for your business?
Some roles in the Register of Legal Entities do not automatically grant Access Packages in Altinn. If you lose Power of Attorney that you previously had through a role, you must obtain it from the company’s main administrator.
The main administrator has extended authority to grant Power of Attorney. A main administrator can grant all Power of Attorney and Access Packages, without personally having Power of Attorney for the services or packages.
A person who has the Access Package “Access Manager” can only grant the Power of Attorney they themselves hold.
Who is the main administrator?
The main administrator is a person within the business who has overall responsibility for access management in Altinn. Examples of individuals who may have the Access Package “Main administrator” include
Managing Director
Chair of the Board
Participant (with national identity number)
Sole Proprietor
Individuals who have been delegated the Access Package “Main administrator”
Special handling of the organisational form NUF
To reduce risk related to NUF (Norwegian-registered foreign companies), several exceptions have been introduced:
Contact person for NUF is granted the following Access Packages:
Access Manager
Maskinporten Administrator
Access Manager for individual messages, forms, and dialogues
New: Business Manager and Norwegian Representative for NUF are also granted access management capabilities
New: A new Access Package, “NUF Services”, has been established.
This is assigned to the contact person, business manager, and Norwegian representative when the organisation type is NUF.
It facilitates delegation of many services that NUF entities depend on in a single operation, and supports client administration and system access for client relationships (where the business has been granted the package).New: Certain standard Access Packages are also automatically assigned to the contact person, Norwegian representative, and business manager when the organisation type is NUF. These include:
Business Tax
Tax Basis
VAT
Excise Duties
Claims, Payments and Enforcement
A-melding (Employer reporting)
Payroll with special category personal data
Report closest manager for sick-listed employee
Service owners in Altinn have been informed of the changes
It is the responsibility of the service owner, for example, Skatteetaten or Nav, to assign their services to roles in the Register of Legal Entities.
Example: A service owner may choose whether a service should be linked directly to the role “Norwegian Representative for NUF” or to the new “NUF Services” Access Package.
What should you do if you are missing Power of Attorney?
Check whether someone in your business holds a role that typically includes the Power of Attorney “Main administrator”. This can be verified by searching at brreg.no.
You may also contact the Service owner and ask whether they have considered assigning the relevant Power of Attorney to a role in the Register of Legal Entities.
You can refer to this information when contacting the service owner.
Read more about who can administer Power of Attorney on our help pages.