Danish Data Protection Act

The Act supplements the GDPR in Danish law: national rules on the processing of civil registration numbers, the age of consent, processing for employment purposes, the powers of the Danish Data Protection Agency and sanctions. It is read together with the Regulation, not instead of it.

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Reference

Reference: LOV nr 502 af 23/05/2018
In force: 2018-05-25
Area: Data protection
Supervision: Datatilsynet
Publisher: Retsinformation
Checked: 2026-09-10

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Questions

When must a personal data breach be reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency?GDPR Articles 33 and 34, together with the Danish Data Protection Act May a company process Danish civil registration numbers?Danish Data Protection Act, section 11

Related acts

Danish Companies ActLBK nr 1168 af 01/09/2023
Danish Financial Statements ActLBK nr 1057 af 23/09/2024
Danish Bookkeeping ActLOV nr 700 af 24/05/2022
Danish Salaried Employees ActLBK nr 1002 af 24/08/2017
Danish Holiday ActLOV nr 60 af 30/01/2018

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