GGN Press Release 20241009

New information has emerged indicating that GGN 2.0 will not have taken legal effect on October 9, 2024.

The decision may be appealed to a third court (the Supreme Administrative Court) within 3 weeks of October 9, 2024.

The misunderstanding arose because Nordic Sport & Event (the undersigned), in discussions with officials at the Administrative Court of Appeal, explored the possibility of obtaining an exemption to operate two- and four-wheeled vehicles and loaders in the event that the case were to be prolonged. The response I received was that the case would be processed quickly, so I assumed that the decision would become final as of October 9, 2024, when it was issued. In my excitement and belief that GGN 2.0 had finally become legally binding in all respects, I unfortunately overlooked the fine print.

Of course, we should have read through the entire decision and realized then that it was possible to appeal a third time. In a conversation today with the county administrative board, this came as a complete surprise to them as well.

After both the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeals (two courts) ruled that the appellants would not be granted leave to appeal, we assumed that the case was closed and had thus become final.