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Danish law library: acts, regulators and duties

The Danish acts a business meets in practice, each with its LBK or LOV number, the responsible ministry, the supervising authority and a link to the official text on Retsinformation. We publish metadata, not statute text, the text stays with its publisher.

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Areas

Company, accounts and bookkeeping3 · Incorporation, management liability, annual reports and bookkeeping. The acts that decide who answers for the company and on what accounting record.Employment and working environment5 · Written particulars, notice, holiday, equal treatment and the working environment, the rules from the first day of an engagement to the last.Data protection1 · The Danish implementation of the GDPR and the national choices Denmark has made within it.Contract, sale and consumer5 · Formation and invalidity of contracts, business sales, consumer purchases, the right of withdrawal and marketing.Anti-money laundering and financial integrity1 · Customer due diligence, risk assessment, reporting and the duties the regulator expects to see evidenced.Public administration, access and planning3 · Public case handling, access to documents and physical planning, the rules that apply when the counterparty is a public authority.

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Questions

How long is the notice period for a salaried employee in Denmark?Danish Salaried Employees Act, section 2How much holiday does an employee accrue in Denmark?Danish Holiday Act, chapters 2 and 3When must an employee receive their written employment particulars?Act on employment certificates and certain working conditions, chapter 2When must a company carry out a workplace assessment?Danish Working Environment Act, section 15 aWhen must a personal data breach be reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency?GDPR Articles 33 and 34, together with the Danish Data Protection ActMay a company process Danish civil registration numbers?Danish Data Protection Act, section 11How long is the right of withdrawal for an online purchase in Denmark?Danish Consumer Contracts Act, sections 18-24How long can a consumer complain about a defective product in Denmark?Danish Sale of Goods Act, sections 83 and 78How long must accounting records be kept in Denmark?Danish Bookkeeping Act, sections 12 and 6When must the annual report be filed with the Danish Business Authority?Danish Financial Statements Act, section 138What does the Danish AML Act require of a covered undertaking?Danish AML Act, sections 7, 11, 25 and 26How quickly must a Danish authority answer a request for access to documents?Danish Access to Files Act, section 36

Regulators

Erhvervsstyrelsen4 · Acts supervisedDatatilsynet1 · Acts supervisedArbejdstilsynet1 · Acts supervisedForbrugerombudsmanden2 · Acts supervisedKonkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen4 · Acts supervisedFinanstilsynet1 · Acts supervisedLigebehandlingsnævnet1 · Acts supervisedAnkestyrelsen3 · Acts supervisedPlan- og Landdistriktsstyrelsen1 · Acts supervisedFolketingets Ombudsmand2 · Acts supervised

Publisher

Publisher
Retsinformation
Acts
18
Questions
12
Regulators
10
Checked
2026-09-10

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