Sanctioned persons barred from controlling Danish companies
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om anvendelsen af visse af Den Europæiske Unions retsakter om økonomiske forbindelser til tredjelande m.v. (Pligt til at afskære sanktionerede personer fra at udøve kontrol med danske virksomheder)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- When a person or company under EU sanctions owns or controls a business in Denmark, their right to make decisions and profit from the business is suspended.
- The business must implement measures (arrangement) that prevent the sanctioned party from exercising control.
- The Danish Business Authority must approve these measures.
- Who: Danish businesses directly or indirectly owned or controlled by persons or companies subject to EU sanctions. The Danish Business Authority oversees compliance with these rules.
- When: The Act entered into force on 3 September 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)
Forslaget skal sikre, at danske virksomheder kan fortsætte driften, selv om en ejer eller kontrollerende person bliver ramt af internationale sanktioner. Forslaget medfører, at sanktionerede personer skal afskæres fra at udøve kontrol over virksomheden og fra at modtage økonomiske fordele som overskud og udbytte. Samtidig indføres der krav om særlige afskærmende foranstaltninger i virksomheder, der er ejet eller kontrolleret af en sanktioneret part, så virksomheden lovligt kan fortsætte sin drift. Formålet er dermed både at sikre danske arbejdspladser og overholdelse af EU’s sanktionsregler.
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
- In force · 3 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet