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Bill: Emergency preparedness in the water sector

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om miljøbeskyttelse og lov om vandforsyning m.v. (Beredskab i vandsektoren)

Bill · L 70 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed: The bill proposes that the Minister for the Environment can set rules on emergency preparedness and security for public water supplies and wastewater utilities.
  • Who would be affected: The bill will affect public water supplies and wastewater utilities.
  • 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:

  • The Minister for the Environment can set rules on emergency plans and security for public water supplies and wastewater utilities, including those not covered by the NIS 2 Act and the CER Act.
  • In an emergency situation involving security-related incidents, the Minister for the Environment can announce sector emergency levels and impose security measures (arrangement) on public water supplies and wastewater utilities.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

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

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Formålet med forslaget er at styrke beredskabet i drikkevands- og spildevandssektoren. Miljøministeren får mulighed for at fastsætte regler om beredskabsplaner og sik­ker­hedsfor­an­stalt­ninger for de spildevandsfor­syn­ings­sel­skaber og vandforsyninger, som ikke er omfattet af reglerne i CER-loven og NIS 2-loven. Miljøministeren får også bemyndigelse til at udmelde sek­t­orbered­skab­sniveau­er og pålægge særlige sikkerhedstiltag, som tager højde for den konkrete situation. Forslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.

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

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  1. Introduced · 8 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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