Side 1 af 15  This is a translation of the Act on 
Products and Market Surveillance. 
In any case of misinterpretation 
between the translated version and 
the Danish version, the Danish 
version has legal force.  Informative translation of  
Act on Products and Market Surveillance1) 
(LOV nr 799 af 09/06/2020)  
 
WE MARGRETHE THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Denmark, make it known:  
The Danish Parliament (Folketinget) has passed and We have confirmed  by Royal Consent the following 
Act: 
Chapter 1  
Scope and definitions  
1. The Act complements Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019 on market  surveillance  and compliance  of products  and on amending Directive  2004/42/EC  and 
Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (market surveillance  regulation).  
2. The law applies to the products covered by the following directives or  regulations:  
1) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product  safety.  
2) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on  machinery.  
3) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of 
the Member  States  relating  to equipment  and protective systems  intended  for use in a potentially 
explosive  atmosphere.  
4) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of 
the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for  lifts.  
5) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of 
the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure  equipment.  
6) Directive  of the European  Parliament  and of the Council  on transportable  pressure  equipment.  
7) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of 
the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels.  
8) Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosols 
dispensers.  Side 2 af 15  9) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of 
the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment 
designed for use within ce rtain voltage  limits.  
10) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of 
the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic  articles.  
11) Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of  toys.  
12) Council  Directive  on the approximation  of the laws  of the Member  States  concerning products 
which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of  consumers.  
13) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway  installations.  
14) Regulation  of the European  Parliament  and of the Council  on personal  protective  equipment.  
15) Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on appliances burning gaseous 
fuels.  
(2) The Act shall also apply  to: 
1) Electrical equipment not covered by subsection (1) no.  9. 
2) Gas equipment not covered by subsection (1) no.  15. 
3. The act applies unless there are specific provisions for the same purpose in other legislation that 
implements  or complements  the EU harmonisation  acts covered  by section  2(1),  no. 2-15, which  regulate 
in a more specific way specific market surveillance and enforcement  aspects.  
4. For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions  apply:  
1) Economic operator: A manufacturer, authorised representative, impo rter, distributor, 
distribution  service  provider  or any other  natural or legal person  having obligations  in connection 
with  the manufacture,  making  available  on the market  or putting into service  of products  covered 
by section 2 and anyone who trades in name of such economic operator or on behalf of such an 
economic operator as part of his or her profession.  
2) Electrical  equipment:  Equipment  of any nature  which  forms  part of or is intended  to form  part 
of or be connected to an electrical plant or electrical  installation, except for electrical equipment 
particularly intended for use on board vessels, on mobile offshore installations or in aircraft and 
in vehicles  used  on the railway  network  as well as electrical equipment  in motor  vehicles  intended 
for operation of the motor vehicle, while charging plugs intended to form part of electrically 
powered motor  vehicles.  
3) Gas equipment: Equipment of any kind that is included in or intended to be included in gas 
plants or gas  installations.  
4) Product regulations: Collective designation for the regulations in section 2(1), no.  13-15. Side 3 af 15  Chapter 2  
General obligations  
5. The economic operator must ensure that a product placed on the market or made available on the 
market complies with the following  requirements:  
1) The product complies with the rules laid down in this Act or rules laid down pursuant to this 
Act. 
2) The product complies with the rules of the product regulations or the market surveillance 
regulation as far as the scope of this Act is  concern ed. 
3) The product does not pose a risk when it is 
a) installed and maintained in a suitable manner and 
b) used for the intended purpose or used under reasonably foreseeable  conditions.  
(2) A product that does not comply with subsection (1) must not be installed, put into service or used.  
(3) If an economic  operator  becomes  aware  that a product  that he or she has placed  on the market  or has 
made available on the market does not comply with subsection (1) no. 3 he or she shall immediately 
inform the enforcement authority thereof and take the necessary  measures.  
(4) Subsections (1) -(3) shall not apply to the extent that a regulation lays down provisions on the 
obligations of economic  operators.  
6. A product is presumed to comply with this Act and rules laid down pursuant to this A ct when it is 
manufactured in accordance with standards, references to which are published in the Official Journal of 
the European  Union.  
(2) A product is presumed to comply with this Act and the rules laid down pursuant to this Act when, if 
relevant,  it is marked  with  a conformity  marking  and,  where  required,  is accompanied  by a declaration  of 
conformity.  
7. Anyone who, as a private person or in co -ownership with other private  persons, makes a product 
available to others for value or other valuable consideration, shall maintain the product according to the manufacturer's  instructions.  
(2) The legal person who makes a product available for value or free of charge shall ensure that t he 
product  is maintained  in accordance  with  the manufacturer's  instructions  and that the product  is suitable 
for its intended  use. 
(3) When commercially renting a product, the lessor shall ensure that the rented product is maintained 
and in accordance with the  rules of this Act, rules laid down pursuant to this Act or product regulations 
within the scope of this Act. The lessor shall also instruct the user of the product about the safe use of 
what is rented.  Side 4 af 15  8. The Minister for Industry,  Business  and Financial Affairs  may  lay down  rules  on the safety,  technical  and 
formal requirements for a product covered by section 2, including requirements for the characteristics, 
execution, labelling and marketing of a product.  
(2) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down detailed rules on requirements 
for economic operators who are obligated under this  Act. 
(3) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules necessary for the 
implementation and enforcement of lega l acts adopted by the European Union institutions concerning 
products covered by this  Act. 
Chapter 3  
Regulatory Control  
9. Unless otherwise  provided  for in subsection  (2), the Danish  Safety  Technology  Authority  carries  out the 
task as enforcement authority.  
(2) Where, in accordance with or pursuant to other legislation, rules are laid down for the prevention of 
specific risks for specific products, the relevant enforcement authority that examines risks for products covered by section 2(1), in the case of such spec ial products, is the authority responsible for compliance 
with the other  legislation.  
(3) The relevant enforcement authority monitors the compliance with the rules of this Act and the rules 
laid down  pursuant  to this Act. The enforcement  authority  also monito rs compliance  with  rules  laid down 
in product  regulations  or the market  surveillance  regulation  as far as the scope  of this Act is complied  wit. 
(4) The enforcement authority shall exercise regulatory control pursuant to subsection (3) in such a way 
as to inte rvene with the means and speed required by the seriousness of the risk, including the use of a 
hidden identity. In doing so, the authority shall take due account of the scientific uncertainty about the 
impact of a product on human health and the seriousnes s of the risk that a product will cause injury to 
people.  
10. The enforcement authority may require from anyone all information deemed necessary for the work 
of the enforcement authority, including in determining whether a matter falls within the competence of  
the enforcement authority.  
(2) Pictorial material obtained during an inspection may subsequently be used in connection with 
information to the public, cf. section 22.  
11. The enforcement authority shall at all times, against proper identification and without court order, 
have access to all business premises and means of transport where products that fall within the scope of 
this Act may be found. The access also includes private premises where elevators and other lifting 
equipment, pressure equipment, electric al equipment and gas equipment may have been installed or 
stored to the extent required to carry out the regulatory control, cf. section  9. 
(2) The enforcement authority may, as part of the inspection, carry out technical investigations of an on - 
site product.  Side 5 af 15  (3) The enforcement authority may, as part of the documentation of the inspection, photograph and 
record video as well as collect samples for further analysis or examination.  
(4) The enforcement authority may be assisted by one or more independent experts in relation to access 
under subsection (1) and technical studies according to subsection  (2). 
(5) Where necessary, the police provides assistance in carrying out the inspections. The Minister for 
Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may, after consulting the Minister of Justice, lay down further 
regulations on this  matter.  
12. As part of the control  of compliance  with  the rules,  cf. section  9, the enforcement  authority  may  select 
any product  that falls within  the scope  of this Act, including the use of a hidden  identity.  The selection  can 
be made by the enforcement authority without payment, or the market surveillance authority can claim the reimbursement of the cost if the selection of the product necessitated a  payment.  
(2) An economic  operator  constituting  part of the placing  on the market  of a product  is obliged  to submit 
or deliver the product for inspection at the request of the market surveillance authority, cf. subsection 
(1). The economic operator from whom the product is selected shall be ar the cost of any freight to the 
location designated by the enforcement  authority.  
(3) The enforcement authority may carry out or have carried out technical examinations of products 
selected pursuant to subsection (1). The enforcement authority may demand tha t costs related to the 
external technical investigations is refunded by the economic operator to whom, cf. sections 13, 14 and 
16(1), a decision is made in connection with the  investigation.  
(4) The enforcement  authority  may  obtain  expert  opinions,  which  the authority  deems  necessary  in order 
to make a decision. The market surveillance authority may demand that costs related to obtaining opinions from experts refunded by the economic operator to whom, cf. sections 13, 14 and 16(1), a 
decision is made in connection with the  investigation.  
(5) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may authorise another public authority or 
public or private businesses to exercise the powers conferred on the enforcement authority pursuant to 
subsection  (1). 
13. The enforcement authority may issue a temporary prohibition on the delivery, marketing, display or 
other way of making a product available if the product is considered to pose a risk. The prohibition may be applied to anyone who has made a product available on the market. The duration of the prohibition 
cannot extend beyond what is necessary to take control measures for the purpose of examining or 
assessing the safety of the  product.  
14. If a product or an economic operator does not comply with the rules of this Act, rules laid down 
pursuant to this Act, product regulations or the Market Surveillance Regulation within the scope of this Act, the enforcement authority may issue orders to anyone who has placed a product on the market, or has been part of the marketin g of a product,  to 
1) alert users of the risks related with the  product,  
2) stop marketing that may mislead  users,  
3) remedy matters which do not comply with the rules,  Side 6 af 15   
4) stop the sale or delivery of the product,  
5) withdraw the product from the market ef ficiently and  immediately,  
6) recall the product from users  or 
7) destroy the product in a proper  manner.  
15. The enforcement authority can control whether a CE marking has been improperly affixed to a 
product.  
(2) If a CE marking  has been  improperly  affixed  to a product,  the enforcement  authority  may  order  anyone 
who provides the product to stop selling or dispatching the product and, where necessary, withdraw the 
product from the  market.  
(3) The enforcement authority may order a manufacturer or importer to remove the  CE marking within a 
specified period. Sales of the product can be resumed after the CE marking has been  removed.  
16. The enforcement authority may prohibit anyone from placing a product on the market, make it 
available on the market, deliver it or putting it into service if the product or the economic operator does 
not comply with the rules of this Act, rules laid down pursuant to this Act, Product Regulations or the 
Market Surveillance Regulation within the scope of this  Act. 
(2) The enforcement authority may ord er the one to whom the prohibition pursuant to subsection (1) 
applies to destroy the product in a proper  manner.  
(3) The enforcement authority may arrange for the product to be destroyed if this has not been done 
within a reasonable time after receipt of the o rder, in accordance with subsection (2). The costs of 
destruction shall be borne by the one informed of the  order.  
17. The enforcement authority may order the owner of an online interface to modify or remove content 
that refers to a product that does not compl y with the rules of this Act, the rules laid down pursuant to 
this Act, or regulations that are within the scope of this  Act. 
18. An online interface may be blocked if an order pursuant to section 17 is not complied with or the 
online interface has repeatedly sold or brokered the sale of products that pose a serious  risk. 
(2) A decision according to subsection (1) on blocking an online interface is made by court order at the 
request of the enforcement authority. Before the court decides, it shall, as far as possible, give the party 
to whom the intervention is directed, the right to make a statement. The order states the specific 
circumstances of the case, which support that the terms for the intervention are fulfilled.  
(3) It is the responsibility of information society service providers to assist the enforcement authority in 
the execution  of orders  in accordance  with  subsection  (2). The enforcement  authority  may  impose  penalty 
payment on providers of information society services for the purpose of enforcing activities that are 
incumbent on the  providers.  Side 7 af 15  (4) The enforcement authority shall ensure that an intervention pursuant to subsection (1) is not 
maintained beyond the period in which the basis for the blocking is present. The enforcement authori ty 
shall make the decision on its own initiative or at the request of the one to whom the intervention is 
directed, to unblock  it. 
(5) If the one to whom  the intervention  is directed  requests  for unblocking in accordance  with  subsection  
(1) and this request  is supported  by the fact that there have  been  significant  changes  in the content  of the 
online interface, the enforcement authority shall, if the blocking is not lifted pursuant to subsection (4), bring the matter  to the court  as soon  as possible.  By order,  the court  will decide  whether  the intervention 
is to be maintained.  If a request is rejected,  a new  request cannot  be made  until  three months  have  passed 
since the order was  issued.  
19. The enforcement authority may make a decision regarding any other economic operator who is 
affiliated with the product other than the one who has placed the product on the market or made it 
available on the market, in order to contribute, as appropriate, to mitigate risks and prevent risks from 
arising.  
20. If the enforcement authority cannot find the one who has placed a product on the market or made it 
available  on the market  or does  the one in question  not comply  with  the decision  issued  to it, the authority 
may  take the measures  referred  to in sections  13 and 14, section  15(2)  and (3), section  16(1)  and (2), and 
section 17, on behalf of the one in  question.  
(2) The enforcement authority may demand the costs arising from the measures taken by the authority 
pursuant to subsection (1), refunded by the addressee of the  decision.  
21. The enforcement authority may require that the one required to take measures pursuant to sections 
13 and 14, section  15(2)  and (3), section  16(1)  and (2), and sections  17 and 19, inform  the authority  about 
how the measures have been taken and of the effect  thereof.  
22. The enforcement authority shall, if necessary, inform the public of products that do not comply with 
the rules of this Act, rules laid down pursuant to this Act, product regulations or the market surveillance 
regulation as to the  scope of this Act,  including:  
1) relevant characteristics for the identification of the  product,  
2) the nature of the risk, where relevant,  
3) the measures taken,  and 
4) how the public should  behave.  
(2) Information which has the nature of being trade secrets may only be disclosed if necessary to protect 
human safety and health.  
23. If the enforcement  authority  deems  it necessary,  including to prevent  a wide  range  of users  from  being 
exposed to dangerous products, or because the number of manufacturers, importers or distributors 
related to the product is very large and these are of a diverse nature, prohibitions pursuant to section 
16(1) may be issued by executive  order.  Side 8 af 15  24. The enforcement  authority  may  collect  and process, as well as combine,  information  from  other  public 
authorities and from publicly available sources for purposes of control.  
(2) The enforcement authority may process, as well as combine, informat ion which the authority, in 
addition to the cases referred to in subsection (1), is in possession of, for the purposes of  control.  
(3) The market  surveillance  authority  may  collect  and process, as well as combine,  information  that is not 
publicly available from public and private businesses and business or consumer organisations for the 
purposes of  control.  
25. The Customs  and Tax Administration,  in agreement  between  the Minister of Taxation  and the Minister 
for Industry,  Business and Financial Affairs,  provides  the enforcement  authority  with  assistance  in carrying 
out the control pursuant to section 9. The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may, after negotiation with the Minister of Taxation, lay down detailed rules on this matter, including that the Customs and Tax Administration may withhold a product where the recipient of the product is not an 
economic  operator  and that the Customs  and Tax Administration  can withhold  a product  at airports,  ports 
or at border crossings or the like, where th e one who imports the product is not an economic operator if 
the product in question is presumed not to comply with the rules of this Act, rules laid down pursuant to 
this Act or product regulations within the scope of this  Act. 
(2) The Minister for Indust ry, Business and Financial Affairs may, in regulations laid down pursuant to 
subsection (1), also determine how the enforcement authority decides that a product does not comply with the rules of this Act, rules laid down pursuant to this Act or product regulations within the scope of this Act and whether the product can be confiscated and destroyed.  
Chapter 4  
Notified bodies  
26. On application, the Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may designate private and 
public businesses as well as public authorities as a notified body to carry out approval and conformity assessment tasks, as far as possible in accordance w ith the directives, cf. section 2(1) and the product 
regulations.  
(2) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules on designation, including on accreditation,  supervision  and control  of designated  businesses  and authorities,  and on the tasks  to be 
performed by those designated.  
Chapter 5  
Liaison Office and other administrative provisions  
27. The Danish Safety Technology Authority is designated as a central liaison office in accordance with 
Article 10(3) of the Market Surveillance  Regulation.  
(2) The Danish Safety Technology Authority coordinates cooperation between the enforcement 
authorities  carrying  out control  on products  referred  to in the European  Parliament  and Council  directive 
on general product  safety.  Side 9 af 15  (3) The Minis ter for Industry,  Business  and Financial Affairs,  after negotiation  with  the relevant  ministers, 
lays down detailed rules on cooperation between authorities covered by subsections (1) and  (2). 
28. If the European Commission is to be informed in accordance with  the directive of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on general product safety, the enforcement authority shall immediately 
notify  the Danish  Safety  Technology  Authority  of decisions  on the safety  of products  determined  pursuant 
to this Act, any other act or rules laid down pursuant to it or other act. 
(2) In the case of a product posing a serious risk, the Danish Safety Technology Authority immediately 
forwards this notification to the European Commission through the system of rapid exchange of 
information between the Member States of the Union, Safety Gate RAPEX.  
(3) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules on the use of the Safety 
Gate RAPEX and the notification of the European  Commission.  
29. The Minister for Indust ry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules that payment may be 
charged to cover the cost of time spent on litigation within the scope of this  Act. 
30. The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may assign his powers under this Act to the 
Danish Safety Technology  Authority.  
Chapter 6  
Digital communication, etc.  
31. The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules that require that written 
communication to and from authorities on matters covered by this Act, rules  laid down pursuant to this 
Act, Product Regulations or Market Surveillance Regulations within the scope of this Act, shall be 
conducted  digitally.  
(2) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down detailed rules for digital 
communicat ion and the use of certain IT systems, particular digital formats and the  like. 
(3) A digital message is considered to have appeared at the time the message is accessible to the 
addressee in the mail solution.  
32. The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules that rules laid down 
pursuant to this Act, containing requirements for businesses and products, and technical specifications referred to in such regulations, shall not be published in Lovtidende (the Danish Law  Gazette).  
(2) The Mini ster for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules on how information on 
the content  of the rules  and technical  specifications  not published  in Lovtidende  (the Danish  Law Gazette), 
cf. subsection (1), can be  obtained.  
(3) The Minister for Ind ustry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules that technical 
specifications  not published  in Lovtidende  (the Danish  Law Gazette),  cf. subsection  (1), shall be applicable 
even if they are not accessible in  Danish.  Side 10 af 15  Chapter 7  
Advisory  board  
33. The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may establish an advisory board that can 
perform advisory tasks for the Danish Safety Technology Authority regarding products and market 
surveillance in accordance with this Act and other mar ket surveillance  tasks.  
(2) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs lays down detailed rules on the tasks to be 
carried out by the advisory board.  
Chapter 8  
Appeal and judicial review  
34. The decisions of the enforcement authority made in accordance with this Act or rules laid down 
pursuant to this Act cannot not be brought before another administrative authority, but see subsection 
(2). 
(2) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules on access to appeal 
concerning decisions made on the basis of rules laid down pursuant to section 25(1) and (2).  
35. Complaints  against  decisions  made  by notified  bodies,  cf. section  26, may  be brought  before  the Safety 
Technology Authority within four weeks after the decision has b een notified to the one in  question.  
36. Orders or prohibitions issued pursuant to sections 13 and 14, section 15(2) and (3), section 16(1) and 
(2), and sections  17 and 19 may  be brought  before  the courts  if the one in question  by the decision  claims 
it. Such requests shall be submitted to the enforcement authority that made the decision within four 
weeks of the notification of the order or prohibition to the one in question. If the deadline expires on a 
Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the deadline is exten ded to the following working day. The 
enforcement authority shall, without undue delay, bring the case before the courts, where the case will 
be processed in accordance with the forms of civil procedure.  
(2) The court may decide that a request as referred to in subsection (1) will act as a stay of execution.  
Chapter 9  
Penalties  
37. Unless a more  severe  penalty  is incurred  in pursuance  of other  legislation,  a fine is imposed  on anyone 
who  
1) violates section  5(1)-(3), 
2) fails to fulfil his or her obligations in accordance with section  7, 
3) fails to provide the enforcement authority information pursuant to section 10(1) or provides 
incorrect information in connection with the  proceedings,  
4) fails to grant access to the enforcement authority in accordance with section  11(1),  Side 11 af 15  5) fails to submit or hand over products in accordance with section  12(2),  
6) violates or fails to comply with a decision of the enforcement authority, cf. sections 13 or 14, 
section 15(2) or (3), section 16(1) or (2), or sections 17 or  19, 
7) bypasses or evades the enforcement authority's control or attempts to do  so, 
8) does  not fulfil  the obligations  of the economic  operator,  cf. Article  4(1),  (3) or (4), of the Market 
Surveillance  Regulation,  
9) does not have an authorised representative where required, or has not given the authorised 
representative the powers or means to perform the task, cf. Article 4(3) and Article 5 of the 
Market Surveillance  Regulation.  
10) as authorised representative, fails to provide a copy of the mandate, cf. Article 5(2) o f the 
Market Surveillance Regulation,  or 
11) improperly  uses  the CE mark,  cf. Article  30(2)  of Regulation  (EC) No 765/2008 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relat ing to the marketing of  products.  
(2) Where a violation referred to in subsection (1) no. 1 and 3 -10 is committed in a product area covered 
by section 2(1) no. 1 -11 or 13- 15, or subsection (2) no. 1 or 2, the penalty may, under aggravating 
circumstances,  incre ase to imprisonment  for up to two years.  Aggravating  circumstances  are regarded  as 
being when  
1) the violation has posed a danger to safety or health,  
2) the violation has resulted in an accident involving serious personal injury or  death,  
3) there are repeated infringements where the business has previously committed a similar 
violation,  
4) the violation  was committed  as part of a systematic  violation  of the rules  for economic  benefit, 
or 
5) the economic operator has tried to bypass or evade the control of the enforcement  authority.  
(3) If, by one or more actions, someone has committed several violations of this Act or rules laid down 
pursuant  to this Act, and if the violations  result  in the imposition  of a fine,  the fines  shall be added  together 
for each violation. If, by one or more actions, someone has violated this Act or rules laid down pursuant 
to this Act and one or more other acts, and if the violations result in the imposition of a fine, the fines 
shall be added  for each  violation  of this Act or rules  laid down  in accordance  with  this Act and the fine for 
the violation of this or the other  acts.  
(4) If, by one or more actions, someone has committed several violations of this Act or rules laid down 
pursuant  to this Act, and one of the violations  results  in a sentence of imprisonment,  while  another  entails 
a sentence of a fine, the court shall impose a fine in addition to the prison sentence. The same applies if, by one or more actions, someone has violated this Act or rules laid down pu rsuant to this Act and one or 
more  other  acts,  and if the violation  of this Act or rules  laid down  pursuant  to this Act results  in a fine and 
the violation of this or the other acts results in  imprisonment.  Side 12 af 15   
(5) The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) may be waived when special reasons so  warrant.  
(6) Imposition of a fine may be laid down in rules issued pursuant to this Act. If the product area covered 
by section  2(1) no. 1-11 or 13-15, or subsection  2 no. 1 or 2, it may  be punishable  by a fine or in aggravating 
circumstances imprisonment for up to two years. In addition, extended limitation periods of up to five 
years may be set in rules issued pursuant to this  Act. 
(7) The Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down rules on fines or imprisonment 
for up to two years for violation of the product regulations, cf. section 4 no.  4. 
(8) Businesses, etc. (legal persons) may be subject to criminal liability according to the rules of Chapter 5 
of the Danish Criminal Code.  
Chapter 10  
Entry  into force  
38. This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 2020, but see subsections (2) and  (3). 
(2) Section 37(1), no. 8 -10, enters into force on 16 July  2021.  
(3) The Minister for Industry,  Business  and Financial Affairs  shall determine the date  of entry  into force  of 
section  40. 
39. The Product Safety Act, cf. Consolidation Act No. 3 of 3 January 2019, is  repealed.  
40. Act No. 155 of 20 February 2013 on interior design etc. of certain products is  repealed.  
41. Rules  laid down  pursuant  to the Product  Safety  Act, cf. Consolidation  Act No. 3 of 3 January  2019,  the 
Electricity  Safety  Act, cf. Consolidation  Act No. 26 of 10 January  2019,  the Gas Safety  Act, Act No. 61 of 30 
January  2018,  the Act on Fireworks  and other  pyrotechnic  Articles,  cf. Consolidation  Act No. 2 of 3 January 
2019, and Act No. 155 of 20 February 2013 on configuration etc. of certain products remain in force until they are repealed or replaced by rules laid down pursuant to this  Act. 
Chapter 11  
Amendments to other legislation 
42. The Electrical Safety Act, cf. Consolidation Act no. 26 of 10 January 2019, is amended as  follows:  
1. The Act's title shall be worded as  follows:  
'Act on Safety for Electrical Plants and Electrical Installations (The Electrical Safety Act)'.  
2. Section 1, second sentence is  repealed.  
3. Sect ion 4 is  repealed.  
4. In Section 5(1), no. 2, 'installations,' is amended to: 'Installations and', and no. 3 is repealed. 
No. 4 then becomes no.  3. Side 13 af 15  5. In section 5(2), 'no. 1 -3' is amended to: 'no.1 and  2'. 
6. Section 5(3) is  repealed.  
7. Section 8 is  repealed.  
8. In section  13(2),  second  sentence,  'installations,  owners'  is amended  to: 'Installations,  and owners'  and 
'as well as all stages of placing on the market of electrical equipment' is  deleted.  
9. Sections 19 -21 is  repealed.  
10. In section 23(1), 'electrical plants, electrical installations and electrical equipment' is replaced by the 
following: 'electrical plants and electrical installations', "section 17" is amended to: 'section 17 and', and 
', section 20 and section 21(1) and (2)' is  deleted.  
11. In section  24(1),  no. 3, 'section  17' is amended  to: 'section  17 and',  and ', section  20 and section  21(1) 
and (2)' is  deleted.  
12. In section 34(1), no. 1 , "sections 3 or 4" is amended to: »section  3«. 
13. In section 34(1), no. 3 'sections 20 -22' is amended to: »section  22«.  
43. The Gas Safety Act, Act No. 61 of 30 January 2018, as amended by section 6 of Act no. 1533 of 18 
December 2018, is amended as follows:  
1. The act's title shall be worded as  follows:  
'Act on Safety for Gas Plants and Gas Installations (The Gas Safety Act)'.  
2. In section 1(1), ', gas installations and gas equipment' is amended to: 'and gas  installations'.  
3. Section 4 is  repealed.  
4. Section 5(1), no. 3, is  repealed.  
No. 4 and 5 then becomes no. 3 and 4.  
5. In section 5(2), ', gas installations and gas equipment' is amended to: 'and gas  installations'.  
6. Section 5(4) is  repealed.  
7. In section 7(1) ', no. 1, 2, 4 and 5' is  deleted.  
8. Sections 8 and 18 -20 is  repealed.  
9. In section 23(1), ', gas installations and gas equipment' is amended to: 'and gas  installations', and 
'section 17(1), section 19 or section 20(1) and (2)’ is amended to: 'or section  17(1)'.  
10. Section 23(3) is  repealed.  
11. In section 24(1) 'no. 4' is amended to: 'no.  3«. 
12. In section  24(2),  'section  17(1),  or section  19' is amended  to: 'or section  17(1)'.  
13. In section 31(1) no. 3, 'or sections 19 -22' is amended to: 'or sections 21 or  22'. Side 14 af 15   
44. The Act on Fireworks and other pyrotechnic articles, cf. Consolidation Act no. 2 of 3 January 2019, is 
amended as follows:  
1. Section 4(2) an d (3) is repealed. 
Subsection (4) then becomes subsection  (2). 
2. In section  5 no. 2, 'articles'  is amended  to: 'articles,  and',  in no. 3, 'section  3(1),  no. 12, and' is amended 
to: 'section 3(1) no. 12' and no. 4 is  repealed.  
3. In section 7(1), no. 3, 'section  4(4)' is amended to: 'section  4(2)'.  
45. Act No. 155 of 20 February  2013  on the configuration,  etc. of certain  products,  as amended  by section 
2 of Act 238 of 18 March 2014 and Act 197 of 13 March 2018, is amended as  follows:  
1. Sections 1, 4, 5 and 11- 27 is repealed.  
Chapter 12  
Territorial validity  
46. The Act shall not extend to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.  
 
 
Given at Christiansborg Slot, 9 June 2020 
Under Our Royal Hand and Seal MARGRETHE R.  
/ Simon Kollerup  
 
 
Official notes  
1. The Act contains provisions implementing parts of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety, Official Journal 2002, no. L 11, page 4, Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery and 
amending Directive 95/16/EC, Official Journal 2006, no. L 157, page 24, Directive 2014/34/EU of the European  Parliament  and of the Council  of 26 February  2014 on harmonisation  of the laws  of the Member 
States on equipment and security systems for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere, Official Journal 
2014, no. L 96, page 309, Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 
February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States lifts an d safety components for 
lifts, Official Journal 2014, L 96, page 251, Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making 
available on the market of pressure equipment, Official Journal 2014, no. L 189, page 164, Directive 
2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure 
equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/5 27/EEC  and Side 15 af 15  1999/36/EC, Official Journal 2010, L no. 165, page 1, Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating 
to the making  available  on the market  of simple  pressure,  Official Journal  2014,  no. L 96, page  45, Council 
Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers, Official Journal 1975,  no. L 147, page 40, Directive 2014/35/EU of the European 
Parliament  and of the Council  of 26 February  2014  on the harmonisation  of the laws  of the Member  States 
to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, Official Journal 2014, no. L 96, page 357, Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States on the making 
available on the market of pyrotechnic article s, Official Journal 2013, no. L 178, page 27, Directive 
2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on safety for toys, Official 
Journal 2009, no. L 170, page 1, and Council Directive 87/357/EEC of 25 June 1987 on the approxima tion 
of the laws of the Member States concerning products which, appearing to be other than they are, 
endanger the health or safety of consumers, Official Journal 1987, no. L 192, page  49. 
The Act incorporates certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/102 0 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 
2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, Official Journal 2019, no. L 169, 
page 1. According t o Article 288 of TEUF, a regulation applies immediately in each Member State.  
The reproduction of these provisions in this Act is therefore exclusively due to practical considerations 
and shall not affect the direct applicability of the regulation in Denmark.  