New vehicle inspection act: approval of new vehicles and inspections
Official title (in Danish): Lov om godkendelse og syn af køretøjer
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act updates the rules on approval and inspection of vehicles.
- There will be a permanent scheme for new motor vehicles and trailers.
- It is broadly similar to the current rules, but a new approval certificate will replace the familiar data and approval declarations.
- Who: The act concerns approval and inspection of vehicles, including inspection companies and the Danish goods transport industry with cross-border transports. The act has no administrative consequences for citizens.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025. Some parts entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget har til formål at opdatere lovgivningen om godkendelse og syn af køretøjer. Forslaget skaber en permanent ordning for godkendelse af nye motorkøretøjer og påhængskøretøjer. Den nye ordning vil i hovedtræk ligne gældende regler, men der indføres krav om en ny godkendelsesattest som erstatning for de kendte data- og godkendelseserklæringer. Desuden afskaffes kravet om, at synsvirksomheder skal have en teknisk ansvarlig person tilknyttet synsvirksomheden. Derudover er formålet at skabe mulighed for, at synsrapporter udstedt af andre EU-medlemsstater skal kunne anerkendes som et godkendt periodisk syn i Danmark. Loven trådte i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 19 March 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Date to be set later · 24 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Date of entry into force set · 28 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet