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Environment and Genetic Engineering Act (No. 9 of 2017).
Date of original text: 21 June 2007 (04 January 2017)
Act on environmental assessment of plans and programs (No. 425 of 2016).
Date of text: 18 May 2016
Act on access to information relating to the environment.
Date of original text: 14 June 2006 (18 August 2015)
Act on Chemical Substances and Products (No. 849 of 2014).
Date of original text: 26 June 2010 (24 June 2014)
Act on CO2 quotas (No. 1095 of 2012).
Date of text: 28 November 2012
Act on environmental approval for livestock (No. 1572 of 2006).
Date of text: 20 December 2006
Act No. 316 of 2004 relative to environmental assessment of plans and programmes.
Date of text: 05 May 2004
Act on Contaminated Soil (No. 895 of 2015).
Date of original text: 04 December 2009 (03 July 2015)
Act amending Environment Protection Act and Planning Act (No. 537 of 2015).
Date of text: 29 April 2015
Act amending the Planning, the Nature Conservation Act and the Act amending Environment Protection Act and Planning Acts (No. 179 of 2015).
Date of text: 24 February 2015
Act amending Act on payment rules for wastewater utilities, the Environmental Protection Act and the Act on the organization and economic conditions of Danish water sector (No. 56 of 2015).
Date of text: 27 January 2015
Danish Nature Fund Act (No. 1518 of 2014).
Date of text: 27 December 2014
Act amending Planning Act and Nature Conservation Act (No. 1529 of 2014).
Date of text: 27 December 2014
Act amending Mining Code Act and Environment Protection Act (No. 380 of 2014).
Date of text: 23 April 2014
Act on crude- and condensate- oil transportation (No. 277 of 2014).
Date of original text: 09 September 2011 (25 March 2014)
Act amending Environment Protection Act (No. 87 of 2014).
Date of text: 28 January 2014
Act amending Act on Nature and Environment Board of Appeals and other Acts (No. 86 of 2014).
Date of text: 28 January 2014
Act amending Act on rivers, the Nature Protection Act and the Planning Act (No. 1630 of 2013).
Date of text: 26 December 2013
Act on taxation of nitrogen contained in fertilizers (No. 1034 of 2013).
Date of original text: 26 June 1998 (22 August 2013)
Act on the assessment and management of flood risk from rivers and lakes (No. 950 of 2013).
Date of original text: 27 December 2009 (03 July 2013)
Act on Nature and Environment Board of Appeals (No. 736 of 2013).
Date of original text: 11 October 2010 (14 June 2013)
Act amending Act on green transition and professional renewal (No. 156 of 2013).
Date of text: 20 February 2013
Act amending the Law on free municipalities and the Nature Conservation Act (No. 1289 of 2012).
Date of text: 19 December 2012
Act amending Nature and Environmental Act and others.
Date of text: 18 June 2012
Act amending the Law on Natural and Environmental Appeal Board and various other Acts (No. 580 of 2012).
Date of text: 18 June 2012
Act on green transition and professional renewal (No. 113 of 2010).
Date of text: 01 February 2010
Act on private wastewater disposal on Sejerø, other islands and in urban areas (No. 949 of 2009).
Date of original text: 03 January 1992 (24 September 2009)
Law amending the Environmental Protection Act and other laws (No. 513 of 2009).
Date of text: 12 June 2009
Act amending the Taxation of waste and raw materials Act, the Act on taxation on coal, lignite and coke, and various other laws - repealing the Act on subsidies for electricity (No. 461 of 2009).
Date of text: 12 June 2009
Act on subsidy to small islands (No. 787 of 2007).
Date of original text: 05 July 2002 (10 July 2007)
Act on support support to small islands (No. 787 of 2007).
Date of original text: 05 May 2002 (21 June 2007)
Act on taxation of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and certain industrial greenhouse gases (No. 599 of 2007).
Date of original text: 22 March 2001 (11 June 2007)
Act on smoke-free environments (No. 512 of 2007).
Date of text: 06 June 2007
Act No. 506 of 2006 relative to a quality control system for municipal administration in the field of environment protection and nature conservation.
Date of text: 07 June 2006
Act No. 1151 of 2003 to amend the Water Supply Act, the Environment Protection Act, the Soil Pollution Act and the Town and Country Planning Act.
Date of text: 17 December 2003
Act on Official Gazette (No. 419 of 2000).
Date of text: 31 May 2000
Act No. 1069 to amend the Act relative to environment charges.
Date of text: 23 December 1992
Act relative to financial aid for environment-related activities in Eastern European countries (No. 223 of 1991).
Date of text: 10 April 1991
Act relative to environment charges (No. 834 of 1988).
Date of text: 21 December 1988
Order No. 138 on emission limits for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and ammonia.
Date of text: 30 January 2017
Order No. 84 on biomass waste.
Date of text: 26 January 2016
Order No. 1542 on prevention of air pollution from ships and platforms.
Date of text: 10 December 2015
Order No. 1543 on application of chemical substances and mixtures in pesticides.
Date of text: 10 December 2015
Order No. 1647 on subsidy for nature projects on carbon-rich lowlands.
Date of text: 08 December 2015
Order No. 1461 on regulation air pollution from combustion plants for solid fuel below 1 MW.
Date of text: 07 December 2015
Order No. 1453 on batteries, accumulators and waste batteries.
Date of text: 07 December 2015
Order No. 1455 on certain requirements for packaging.
Date of text: 07 December 2015
Order No. 1460 on statement regarding environmental damage.
Date of text: 07 December 2015
Order No. 1491 on facilities and activities requiring organic solvents.
Date of text: 07 December 2015
Order No. 1417 on user fees for approval and supervision by the Danish Environmental Protection Act.
Date of text: 02 December 2015
Order No. 1375 on special contributions to particularly polluted wastewater.
Date of text: 30 November 2015
Order No. 1414 on use of residues and soil for building and construction and uncontaminated construction waste.
Date of text: 30 November 2015
Order No. 1311 on quality requirements for environmental measurements.
Date of text: 25 November 2015
Order No. 1290 on Pesticides.
Date of text: 24 November 2015
Order No. 1209 on subsidies for investments in technologies for reducing pesticide use and nitrogen emissions on farms with buffer zones.
Date of text: 27 October 2015
Order No. 1172 on Register Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR).
Date of text: 13 October 2015
Order No. 951 on additional regulations for 20-years’ funding commitment of environmentally-friendly agricultural measures.
Date of text: 19 August 2015
Order No. 909 on readiness at sea pollution from oil and gas installations, pipelines and other platforms.
Date of text: 10 July 2015
Order No. 512 on the Danish AgriFish Agency's duties and powers.
Date of text: 23 April 2015
Order No. 250 on investment subsidies for new green processes and technologies in agricultural production.
Date of text: 16 March 2015
Order No. 95 of 2015 on EU CO2 Emission Trading Registry and the Danish Kyoto register.
Date of text: 29 January 2015
Order No. 85 amending Order on environment-related subsidy.
Date of text: 28 January 2015
Order No. 72 amending Order on subsidy for maintenance and conservation of wetlands.
Date of text: 28 January 2015
Order No. 61 repealing Order on the use of Environmental Board of Appeal's digital self-service solutions.
Date of text: 23 January 2015
Order No. 57 implementing entry into force of Act No. 86.
Date of text: 23 January 2015
Order No. 929 on agricultural use of fertilizer in the planning period 2015/2016.
Date of text: 2015
Order No. 1419 on VVM impact assessment on international nature protection areas and protection of certain species of exploration and production of hydrocarbons, underground storage, pipelines offshore.
Date of text: 2015
Order No. 1571 on implementation of certain Commission decisions relating to matters covered by Act on CO2 quotas.
Date of text: 23 December 2014
Order No. 1570 on CO2 emission allowance.
Date of text: 23 December 2014
Order No. 1598 on filling and washing sprayers for application of plant protection products.
Date of text: 18 December 2014
Order No. 1430 on inspection of spraying equipment.
Date of text: 16 December 2014
Order No. 1604 on classification and implementation of goals for international environment conservation areas.
Date of text: 15 December 2014
Order No. 1400 on (water) basis analysis.
Date of text: 15 December 2014
Order No. 1297 amending Order on subsidies of environmentally-friendly management of wetlands.
Date of text: 09 December 2014
Order No. 1300 amending Order on environment-related subsidy.
Date of text: 09 December 2014
Order No. 1287 on delegation to the Environmental Protection Agency for EU-related control of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Date of text: 04 December 2014
Order No. 1184 on assessment of certain public and private environmental installations (EIA) under the Planning Act.
Date of text: 06 November 2014
Order No. 1150 on land planning directive for the establishment of Sjælsmark Kaserne.
Date of text: 27 October 2014
Order No. 1108 on the use of chemical substances and mixtures of pesticides.
Date of text: 10 October 2014
Order No. 1101 on entry into force of Act on sharing information for the use of genetic resources.
Date of text: 06 October 2014
Act on compensation for environmental damage (No. 994 of 2014).
Date of original text: 06 April 1994 (09 September 2014)
Order No. 979 repealing Order on banning the import and sale of products for indoor use containing phthalates DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP, and parts of these substances can come into contact with skin or mucous membranes.
Date of text: 05 September 2014
Order No. 975 authorizing the free muncipaliry experiments under the Planning Act.
Date of text: 04 September 2014
Order No. 973 on delegation of tasks and responsibilities to Nature Agency.
Date of text: 29 August 2014
Act amending Environment Protection Act and Planning Act (No. 742 of 2014).
Date of text: 25 June 2014
Order No. 778 amending Order on Waste Register and approval of collectors.
Date of text: 25 June 2014
Order No. 644 on Register of mixtures and products containing nano-materials and manufacturers and importers’ duty to reporting to the Register.
Date of text: 13 June 2014
Order No. 565 on authorizing the establishment and modification of power generation plants.
Date of text: 02 June 2014
Order No. 537 on procedures for the Nature and Environment Appeal Board.
Date of text: 26 May 2014
Order No. 431 on repealing Order No. 87.
Date of text: 01 May 2014
Order No. 326 amending Order on subsidy for the care of pasture and natural areas.
Date of text: 31 March 2014
Order No. 293 on collection of environmental contributions and payment of compensation in connection with the dismantling and scrapping of vehicles.
Date of text: 26 March 2014
Order No. 106 on Standards of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC).
Date of text: 29 January 2014
Order No. 52 amending Order on environment-related subsidy.
Date of text: 21 January 2014
Order No. 62 amending Order on subsidy for maintenance and conservation of wetlands.
Date of text: 21 January 2014
Order No. 1507 on fumigation associated with pest control.
Date of text: 12 December 2013
Order No. 1491 amending Order on waste.
Date of text: 11 December 2013
Order No. 1359 on delegation of administrative tasks in adherence to Oil Preparedness Act.
Date of text: 05 December 2013
Order No. 1308 amending Order limiting air pollution from non-road mobile machinery.
Date of text: 11 November 2013
Order No. 1238 on implementation of certain Commission decisions relating to activities covered by the Act on CO2 quotas.
Date of text: 30 October 2013
Order No. 1254 on delegation the Minister of Environment's powers in the Environmental Protection Act and other laws related to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date of text: 28 October 2013
Order No. 1217 on ban for trading and using parabens in cosmetic products for children under 3 years of age.
Date of text: 11 October 2013
Order No. 1049 on landfills.
Date of text: 28 August 2013
Order No. 1041 amending Order on subsidy for maintenance and conservation of wetlands.
Date of text: 26 August 2013
Order No. 1037 on metropolitan area's planning (Fingerplan 2013).
Date of text: 09 August 2013
Order No. 770 on entry into force of certain parts of Act amending the Taxation of waste and raw materials Act, the Act on taxation on coal, lignite and coke, and various other laws - repealing the Act on subsidies for electricity.
Date of text: 24 June 2013
Order No. 802 on the care of protected areas and their supervision.
Date of text: 21 June 2013
Order No. 793 on entry into force of article 1, No. 10 of the Law amending the Law on Chemicals.
Date of text: 19 June 2013
Order No. 688 on marketing, trade and market testing of construction products.
Date of text: 17 June 2013
Order No. 499 on entry into force of the Act amending the Act on Taxation of Pesticides and certain provisions of the Act amending the Act on Chemical Substances and Products.
Date of text: 17 May 2013
Order No. 497 on Environmental Surveillance.
Date of text: 15 May 2013
Order No. 454 amending Order on environmental requirements for the establishment and operation of vehicle workshops.
Date of text: 30 April 2013
Order No. 456 on subsidy for eco-efficient technology.
Date of text: 25 April 2013
Order No. 406 on authorizing the free local experiment required by the Planning Act.
Date of text: 08 April 2013
Order No. 46 amending Order on environmentally-related subsidies.
Date of text: 22 January 2013
Order No. 43 on environmentally-related subsidies.
Date of text: 22 January 2013
Order No. 40 on environmentally-related subsidies.
Date of text: 22 January 2013
Order No. 24 amending Order on Pesticides.
Date of text: 18 January 2013
Order No. 14 repealing of Order on accounts in EU CO2 Emission Trading Registry and the Danish Kyoto Register and Order on fee payment to EU CO2 Emission Trading Registry and Danish Kyoto register accounts.
Date of text: 14 January 2013
Order No. 1312 on management of waste from vehicles.
Date of text: 19 December 2012
Order No. 1309 on Waste.
Date of text: 18 December 2012
Order No. 1306 on Waste Data System.
Date of text: 17 December 2012
Order No. 1305 on Waste Register and approval of collectors.
Date of text: 17 December 2012
Order No. 1180 repealing Order on verification and reporting of CO2 emissions and Tonne Kilometre Data.
Date of text: 12 December 2012
Order No. 1182 on sustainability of biofuels and bioliquids used for activities covered by the Act on CO2 quotas.
Date of text: 12 December 2012
Order No. 1150 on the management of mining waste.
Date of text: 28 November 2012
Order No. 1041 on limited trade within the EU of electrical equipment containing hazardous substances.
Date of text: 30 October 2012
Order No. 660 on EU CO2 Emission Trading Registry and Danish Kyoto register accounts.
Date of text: 25 June 2012
Order No. 754 on fees for appeal cases submitted to the Danish Environmental Board of Appeal.
Date of text: 16 June 2012
Order No. 773 on procedures for the Nature and Environment Appeal Board.
Date of text: 16 June 2012
Order No. 634 on entry into force of certain sections of Act No. 423.
Date of text: 15 June 2012
Order No. 486 on approval of listed companies.
Date of text: 25 May 2012
Order No. 415 on harbour reception facilities for ship-generated waste, waste delivery and planning.
Date of text: 10 May 2012
Order No. 37 approving release of genetically modified organisms into the environment.
Date of text: 19 January 2012
Order No. 1326 on assessment and management of air quality.
Date of text: 21 December 2011
Order No. 1323 on Environmental Zones.
Date of text: 21 December 2011
Order No. 1157 on fees for water-waste in agriculture.
Date of text: 07 December 2011
Order No. 1114 on entry into force of target setting and implementation of Natura 2000 planning for 2010-2015.
Date of text: 25 November 2011
Order No. 1075 on classification, packaging, labeling, sale and storage of substances and mixtures.
Date of text: 24 November 2011
Order No. 1069 on pesticide applied from aircraft.
Date of text: 23 November 2011
Order No. 1006 on entry into force of Law amending the Law on Environmental Protection.
Date of text: 27 October 2011
Order No. 699 on environmental requirements on establishing and operating garages.
Date of text: 24 June 2011
Order No. 700 on requirements for trucks and buses in urban green zones.
Date of text: 24 June 2011
Order No. 698 on entry into force of the Environmental Protection Act.
Date of text: 24 June 2011
Order No. 718 on training staff employed at landfills.
Date of text: 24 June 2011
Order No. 650 on delegation of functions to the Inspectorate of Labour under the Environmental Protection Act to the application of pesticides in adherence to EU regulations.
Date of text: 15 June 2011
Order No. 478 on model farms type 3 or similar installations.
Date of text: 10 May 2011
Order No. 478 on model farms type 3 or similar installations.
Date of text: 10 May 2011
Order No. 367 on limiting air pollution from non-road mobile machinery.
Date of text: 15 April 2011
Order No. 189 repealing the Order on Council Procedures for Recycling and Cleaner Technology.
Date of text: 07 March 2011
Order No. 224 on Waste.
Date of text: 07 March 2011
Order No. 96 on voluntary participation in the eco-management and audit scheme "EMAS".
Date of text: 04 February 2011
Order No. 144 on classification and implementation of goals for international environment conservation areas.
Date of text: 20 January 2011
Order No. 51 on environmental noise planning mapping.
Date of text: 12 January 2011
Order No. 1691 amending the Order on coverage of costs associated with administration and supervision according to the Environmental Damage Act.
Date of text: 22 December 2010
Order No. 1587 amending the Order on waste water permits, Chapters 3-4 of the Environmental Protection Act.
Date of text: 15 December 2010
Order No. 1022 on environmental quality standards for water and requirements for discharges of pollutants into rivers, lakes or the sea.
Date of text: 25 August 2010
Order No. 92 on subsidy for the care of pasture and natural areas.
Date of text: 28 January 2010
Order No. 95 on environment-related subsidy.
Date of text: 28 January 2010
Order No. 1257 on limiting import, sale and production for export within the EU and EFTA countries of vehicles containing certain dangerous substances.
Date of text: 11 December 2008
Order No. 1092 on partial entry into force of Act No. 466.
Date of text: 19 November 2008
Order No. 943 on the import, sale and export of batteries and accumulators.
Date of text: 23 September 2008
Order No. 954 repealing various Acts under the Ministry of Environment.
Date of text: 19 September 2008
Order No. 652 on assessment and remedy criteria in environmental damage.
Date of text: 26 June 2008
Order No. 657 on administration and supervising costs for the environmental damage law.
Date of text: 26 June 2008
Order No. 402 repealing Order on notification of new chemical substances.
Date of text: 22 May 2008
Order No. 1434 repealing Order on transfer of tasks related to animal husbandry, livestock, freshwater fish farming, genetic engineering, streams, ocher and microbiological pesticides from the Environmental Protection Agency to Forest and Nature Agency.
Date of text: 11 December 2007
Order No. 1432 regulating air pollution generated by fixed installations for energy production.
Date of text: 11 December 2007
Order No. 1586 on amending the Order on prevention of air pollution from ships and platforms.
Date of text: 11 December 2007
Order No. 605 on subsidy for maintenance and conservation of wetlands.
Date of text: 14 June 2007
Order No. 408 on the management of international environment protection areas and on the protection of certain species.
Date of text: 01 May 2007
Order No. 893 on subsidies of environmentally-friendly management of wetlands.
Date of text: 22 September 2005
Order No. 508 on prevention of air pollution from ships and platforms.
Date of text: 18 June 2005
Order No. 74 repealing Order No. 706.
Date of text: 09 February 2004
Statutory order on transport and import of genetically modified organisms (No. 380 of 2000).
Date of text: 17 May 2000
Statutory Order on the approval of display of genetically modified organisms and dissemination of information involving genetically modified organisms (No. 370 of 2000).
Date of text: 17 May 2000
Statutory Order No. 1061 of 1998 to amend the Statutary Order on Plant Protection Substances.
Date of text: 20 December 1998
Statutory Order No. 241 of 1998 on Plant Protection Substances.
Date of text: 27 April 1998
Statutory Order amending Statutory Order on the approval of experimental release and of marketing of genetically modified organisms (No. 630 of 1997).
Date of text: 21 July 1997
Statutory Order amending Statutory Order on the approval of experimental release and of marketing of genetically modified organisms (No. 800 of 1994).
Date of text: 01 September 1994
Statutory Order on the approval of experimental release and of marketing of genetically modified organisms (No. 1098 of 1992).
Date of text: 11 December 1992
Law proposition 2013/1 LSF 161 on climate policy report and establishment of national climate goals.
Date of text: 26 March 2014
Guidelines 2013/1 LF 125 to Act amending Mining Code Act and Environment Protection Act.
Date of text: 31 January 2014
Circular No. 9842 repealing Circular on the control and handling of specified risk materials.
Date of text: 19 December 2013
Proposition Document 2013/1 LSF 62 for amending Act on Nature and Environment Board of Appeals and other Acts.
Date of text: 07 November 2013
Proposal 2013/1 LF 30 on amending Acts related to water
Date of text: 04 October 2013
Guidance No. 9449 on Order regarding the metropolitan area's planning (Fingerplan 2013).
Date of text: 09 August 2013