A/HRC/43/41/Add.6 Comments from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture: Comment concerning paragraphs 34 and 85: 58. Norway has currently no general Language Act. Nevertheless, some languages are official through custom, other laws, international obligations, etc. (Norwegian Sign Language, for example, is an official language due to the Education Act.) The Ministry of Culture is now (autumn 2019) preparing a proposal for a general language act to the Storting (parliament). In this proposal the status of the languages for which Norway is responsible will be established. One of the objectives is to formally recognize Norwegian Sign Language as an official language. 10