Young test buyers in shops extended to 2028
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om forbud mod salg af tobak og alkohol til personer under 18 år, lov om tobaksvarer m.v. og lov om elektroniske cigaretter m.v. (Styrket alderskontrol ved salg af tobak, nikotin og alkohol)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The scheme with young test buyers when selling tobacco, nicotine and alcohol now applies up to and including 30 June 2028.
- Manufacturers and importers of tobacco products must from now on report information about their tobacco products to the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen) instead of the Danish Agency for Patient Safety (Sikkerhedsstyrelsen).
- The Danish Business Authority also takes over from the Danish Agency for Patient Safety the checking that shops comply with the rules.
- The use of young test buyers was already with the Danish Business Authority, and it is now extended up to and including 30 June 2028.
- When: The Act entered into force on 3 September 2026. Some parts will enter into force on a date to be set later by the minister.
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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 gennemfører en politisk aftale fra oktober 2025 mellem den daværende regering (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Socialistisk Folkeparti, Danmarksdemokraterne, Det Konservative Folkeparti og Alternativet om at forlænge ordningen med unge kontrolkøbere til den 30. juni 2028 og justere bødeniveauet for salg af tobak, nikotin og alkohol til mindreårige. Lovforslaget var en del af lovforslag L 12, som blev opdelt i 2 lovforslag ved 2. behandling.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 25 June 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 August 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 1 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Date to be set later · 2 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 3 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- The rest enters into forceThe date will be set later by the minister