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Bill: New Act on Product Liability

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om produktansvar

Bill · L 32 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed:
    • The bill introduces a new act on product liability that implements a new EU directive.
    • The act concerns compensation for damages caused by defective products.
  • Who would be affected: It affects both consumers and businesses that produce or sell goods.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

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If the bill is passed:

  • The rules also apply to software, digital production files, and raw materials.
  • The manufacturer's authorized representative, providers of distribution services, and certain online platforms can also be held liable. The final deadline for claiming compensation for personal injury that only becomes apparent after a long time is extended from 10 to 25 years.

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 har til formål at gennemføre Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv (EU) 2024/2853 af 23. oktober 2024 om produktansvar og om ophævelse af Rådets direktiv 85/374/EØF (herefter produk­tans­vars­direkt­iv­et) i dansk ret. Det overordnede formål med direktivet er at revidere produk­tans­varsre­g­lerne, så de tilpasses i lyset af den teknologiske udvikling, nye for­ret­nings­mod­el­ler i forbindelse med cirkulær økonomi og nye forsyningskæder. Produk­tans­vars­direkt­iv­et viderefører det objektive ansvar for skader forvoldt af defekte produkter, som producenter er pålagt efter de gældende regler. Der foreslås en række præciseringer og ændringer af de nugældende definitioner, og der tilføjes en række nye definitioner. Endvidere foreslås kredsen af ansvarlige erhvervsdrivende udvidet til også at omfatte fabrikantens bemyndigede repræsentant, udbydere af dis­tri­bu­tion­stjen­ester og visse on lineplatforme. Herudover foreslås indført en række formodningsregler, som under visse betingelser vil lette skadelidtes bevisbyrde i sager om produktansvar. Endelig foreslås det, at den absolutte forældelsesfrist ud vides fra 10 til 25 år i tilfælde, hvor en personskade først viser sig efter en længere periode. Det foreslås, at loven skal træde i kraft den 1. jan. 2027. De bestemmelser, der er nødvendige for at gennemføre produk­tans­vars­direkt­iv­et i dansk ret, skal dog være vedtaget og offentliggjort senest den 9. december 2026.

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. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  3. Enters into force
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