The Transport Minister can set rules on overall noise limits for Copenhagen Airport
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om rammerne for arealanvendelsen i Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup (Bemyndigelse til at fastsætte regler om overordnede rammer for støjudledning som følge af lufthavnens drift)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act allows the Transport Minister to set rules on overall limits for noise from Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup.
- The Transport Minister can set the rules after negotiation with the Minister for Rural Districts and the Minister for the Environment.
- Who: The act applies to the Transport Minister and Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup. The intention is that the Danish Environmental Protection Agency will use the rules when the airport applies for environmental approval. The act only gives the minister an authorisation; the specific rules will come later.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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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)
Med forslaget bemyndiges transportministeren til efter forhandling med ministeren for byer og landdistrikter samt miljøministeren at fastsætte regler om de overordnede rammer for støjudledning fra Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup. Formålet er at videreføre og justere den gældende regulering af lufthavnens støjforhold for at sikre en afbalanceret hensyntagen til både lufthavnens samfundsmæssige betydning og støjpåvirkningen af nærliggende boligområder.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 31 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 18 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 29 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet