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Bill: rules on decom­mis­sio­ning and reuse of subsurface in­stal­la­tions and permits for pipelines for e.g. hydrogen and CO2

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om anvendelse af Danmarks undergrund og lov om kontinentalsoklen og visse aktiviteter på søterritoriet. (Afvikling og genanvendelse af anlæg, installationer, boringer og brønde m.v. på undergrundsområdet, udvidelse af tilladelse­sord­nin­gen for rørledninger på dansk kontin­ent­alsokkelom­råde og søterritorium m.v.)

Bill · L 13 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed: Reuse of an installation for a business other than the one covered by the permit must be approved by the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, installations not expected to be used any longer must be decommissioned as soon as it is practically possible, and the permit scheme for pipelines on the Danish continental shelf and Danish territorial sea is extended from hydrocarbons to all types of liquids and gases, e.g. hydrogen and CO2.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

If the bill is passed:

  • If an installation is to be reused for a business other than the one the permit covers, the minister must approve it. For a subsurface installation, approval is conditional on responsibility for the installation being transferred to the rights holder who will reuse it.
  • Installations not expected to be used any longer must be decommissioned as soon as it is practically possible, and the minister must first approve the project.

Sources and original

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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Lovforslaget er en genfremsættelse af lovforslag nr. L 108, jf. Folketingstidende 2025-26 (1. samling), tillæg A, L 108, som fremsat den 4. februar 2026. Forslaget vil skabe klare regler for afvikling og genanvendelse af anlæg og infrastruktur, der har været brugt til udnyttelse af undergrunden, og udvide tilladelse­sord­nin­gen for rørledninger på dansk havområde til også at omfatte transport af nye energiformer som brint og CO₂. Forslaget forventes at give erhvervslivet mere smidige og gennemsigtige rammer. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 7 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 20 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: 1. behandling
  3. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  4. Enters into force
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