Denmark

Status

The national law on enforcement of the Digital Services Act was finally signed on 28 December 2023 and will enter into force on 17 February 2024.

Please note this is the piece of legislation intended to support the DSA in Denmark, as the scope of the law is wider than the title might suggest, the law governs all the applicable areas set out for the member countries to enact specific provision on themselves.

Document reflecting Denmark's status can be found here.  

What entity has been or will be appointed the Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) for the purposes of the Digital Services Act?

Name (in national language):
Digitaliseringsstyrelsen

Name (in English): 
Agency for Digital Government 

Website of Digital Services Coordinator

National statutory basis of the appointment of the DSC:

The Law on enforcement of the Digital Services Act

Please note that the DSC was originally the Competition and Consumer Authority but the DSC authority was on 29/08/2024 transferred to Agency for Digital Government by Executive Order nr. 1005 af 29/08/2024.

The abovementioned Law on enforcement of Digital Services Act section still regulates the Agency for Digital Government's authority.

What entities have been appointed as trusted flaggers in this jurisdiction?

Have any trusted flaggers been appointed?
Yes

What are the names of the trusted flaggers that have been appointed?
The Danish Rights Alliance and Save the Children

Out-of-court dispute settlement bodies

Have any out-of-court dispute settlement bodies been appointed in this jurisdiction?
No.

What are the names of the out-of-court dispute settlement bodies that have been appointed?
N/A

Further information about these out-of-court dispute settlement bodies

Name of out-of-court dispute settlement body
N/A

Date of Appointment
N/A

Website of out-of-court dispute settlement body
N/A