Einar Bratteng is one of Norway's leading experts in environmental, waste, product, and chemical law. He extensively works with the EU's central regulations in this field, such as the Waste Framework Directive, Regulation on Animal By-Products, Regulation on Cross-Border Transport of Waste, REACH and CLP regulations, Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), Product Safety Directive, as well as the Norwegian Product Control Act and Pollution Control Act, among others.
Einar has a particular focus on industrial environmental law, which encompasses the environmental framework directly applicable to industries, including:
Waste and recycling industry
Process industry
Mineral operations
Chemical industry
He is the author of the book "Avfallsrett" published by Universitetsforlaget, and he has provided legal commentaries on the Pollution Control Act and Product Control Act for Karnov. Einar serves as the subject coordinator for environmental and waste law at the vocational school and is pursuing a doctorate in environmental law and circular economy at the Faculty of Law in Oslo, collaborating with key stakeholders in the waste industry and the law firm Berngaard. Additionally, Einar has been involved in various legal research questions related to corporate taxation, stemming from his background in the Ministry of Finance.
