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Certification of transmission system operators controlled from countries outside the EU
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om certificering af transmissionsselskaber, som kontrolleres af en eller flere fysiske eller juridiske personer fra et eller flere lande udenfor EU
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The Danish Supply Authority (Forsyningstilsynet) now decides on certification instead of the Danish Energy Regulatory Authority (Energitilsynet).
- The rules now cover methane gas transmission system operators (instead of natural gas transmission system operators) and hydrogen transmission system operators (new).
- Electricity transmission undertakings are still covered.
- The minister's assessment now also covers essential security interests.
- For methane gas and hydrogen transmission system operators, the deadline for a draft decision is 100 working days, and the final decision must be issued no later than 50 working days after the expiry of the Commission's deadline for handling the case. (For electricity companies, the 4-month deadlines still apply.)
- Who: The rules apply to electricity transmission undertakings, methane gas transmission system operators and hydrogen transmission system operators that are controlled from countries outside the EU.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 5 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 30 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 3 July 2026
- In force · 5 August 2026