RULES OF LAW

Rules for accreditation in Denmark and DANAKs activities are regulated through legislation and through a contract between DANAK and the Danish Safety Technology Authority.

BUSINESS PROMOTION ACT (ERHVERVSFREMMELOVEN)

General legislation on accreditation can be found in the Danish law Erhvervsfremmeloven from 2005 with subsequent amendments.

In this Act it is stipulated that the Minister for economic and business affairs ("økonomi- og erhvervsministeren") lays down rules on accreditation, so that Denmark follows EU regulation 765.

These clauses also establish the general rules relating to an accreditation body in Denmark as well as the means of redress in the various stages of the accreditation system.

Read about accreditation in erhvervsfremmelovens chapter 8.

NOTICE ON A NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODY

DANAK is designated as the national accreditation body by means of a notice. Herein is, among other things, described the framework that DANAK must act within, the right to use a DANAK-logo as well as requirements for DANAK in connection with the processing of applications for accreditation.

Read annoncement 1230 af 11. december 2009.

ORDINANCE ON ACCREDITATION

A more concrete description of the rules in connection with the accreditation process can be found in the Ordinance on accreditation of companies.

Herein is described the requirements companies must meet in order to get an accreditation, how to apply the DANAK accreditation mark, the penalty for misusing the mark and how DANAK follows up on an assigned accreditation.

Read ordinance 913 af 25. september 2009.

CONTRACT WITH THE DANISH SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY

DANAKs daily work is regulated by a contract with the Danish Safety Technology Authority. This contract gives a more concrete description as to areas where companies can be accredited at and what standards to follow.

The contract also determines other tasks for DANAK, economic conditions that DANAK must work under and DANAKs relationship to authorities. Included in the contract is also DANAKs commitment to, among other things, participate in international cooperation in the field of accreditation.

Read contract with the Danish Safety Technology Authority (Danish pdf)