Danish Contracts Act
The Act governs offer and acceptance, agency and invalid contracts, including fraud, duress and the general provision on unreasonable contract terms. It is the basis for when an agreement binds under Danish law.
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Reference
- Reference
- LBK nr 193 af 02/03/2016
- Area
- Contract, sale and consumer
- Supervision
- Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
- Publisher
- Retsinformation
- Checked
- 2026-09-10
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Supervision
Related acts
- Danish Sale of Goods ActLBK nr 1853 af 24/09/2021
- Danish Consumer Contracts ActLOV nr 1457 af 17/12/2013
- Danish Marketing Practices ActLBK nr 866 af 15/06/2022
- Danish Commercial Leases ActLBK nr 1446 af 09/11/2022
- Danish Companies ActLBK nr 1168 af 01/09/2023
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