King confirms 22 new Danish laws in Council of State

At the Council of State held at Christiansborg Slot on 7 October 2026, Hans Majestæt Kongen confirmed royal assent to 22 acts, according to the notice S07102026-289 published in Statstidende on 9 October 2026. The confirmations cover laws signed at Amalienborg on five separate dates between 25 June and 24 September 2026. The batch runs from mandatory ID cards on construction sites to a new fertiliser act and a compensation scheme for women affected by the Greenland coil case.

The Council of State (Statsrådet) is the forum in which the monarch formally gives assent to legislation passed by the Folketing. The 22 acts were signed on 25 June, 30 June, 1 September, 8 September and 24 September 2026, and the notice lists each one by its full official title.

Construction, farming and retail

Lov om id-kort på byggepladser — mandatory ID cards on construction sites, signed 24 September 2026.
Lov om bæredygtig forvaltning af næringsstoffer og drivhusgasser m.v. i land- og skovbruget (gødskningsloven) — the new fertiliser act for agriculture and forestry.
Lov om ændring af lov om forbud mod salg af tobak og alkohol til personer under 18 år, lov om tobaksvarer m.v. og lov om elektroniske cigaretter m.v. — stricter age checks on sales of tobacco, nicotine and alcohol.
Lov om reparation af varer — the right-to-repair act.

Sanctions, companies and finance

Lov om ændring af lov om anvendelsen af visse af Den Europæiske Unions retsakter om økonomiske forbindelser til tredjelande m.v. — a duty to cut sanctioned persons off from exercising control over Danish companies.
Lov om ændring af hvidvaskloven, lov om finansiel virksomhed, lov om betalinger, lov om fondsmæglerselskaber og investeringsservice og -aktiviteter og forskellige andre love — stronger Danish compliance with FATF recommendations on money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, a basic deposit account for minors, fee transparency, and implementation of the directive on supervision of investment firms.
Lov om ændring af lov om erhvervsdrivende fonde, årsregnskabsloven og forskellige andre love — removal of certain requirements for business foundations, refusal of estate-agent approval after criminal offences, abolition of Revisorrådet, and publication of bankruptcy-quarantine data in CVR.
Lov om ændring af opkrævningsloven og forskellige andre love — higher reminder fees in the customs and tax administration’s collection of certain taxes and duties.

Greenland, migration and education

Lov om godtgørelsesordning for kvinder omfattet af antikonceptionssagen (spiralsagen) i Grønland i perioden 1960-1991 — the compensation scheme for women covered by the contraception case in Greenland between 1960 and 1991.
Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven og hjemrejseloven — implementation of parts of the EU migration and asylum pact.
Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven, lov om midlertidig opholdstilladelse til personer, der er fordrevet fra Ukraine, hjemrejseloven, lov om fuldbyrdelse af straf m.v., repatrieringsloven og straffeloven — tougher deportation rules for unconditional prison sentences of at least one year and electronic ankle-tag control for certain foreigners.
Lov om ændring af lov om midlertidig opholdstilladelse til personer, der er fordrevet fra Ukraine — restrictions on residence for persons covered by mobilisation rules in Ukraine.
Lov om ændring af hjemrejseloven og repatrieringsloven — a stronger return-support and repatriation scheme.
Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven (Ny overenskomstbaseret beløbsordning for certificerede virksomheder) — a new agreement-based salary scheme for certified companies.
Lov om ændring af dagtilbudsloven og udlændingeloven og om ophævelse af lov om Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut — abolition of Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut.
Lov om ændring af SU-loven og forskellige andre love — transfer of tasks from Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen and educational institutions to Udbetaling Danmark and Arbejdsgivernes Uddannelsesbidrag.
Lov om ændring af universitetsloven, lov om adgangsregulering ved videregående uddannelser og forskellige andre love — measures on certain foreign students, access to PhD programmes and special educational support.

Housing, tax and energy

Lov om tillægsbevilling for finansåret 2025 — supplementary appropriation for the 2025 financial year.
Lov om ændring af ejendomsvurderingsloven, ejendomsskatteloven og forskellige andre love — a single property category for agricultural, forestry and nature properties, simplified valuations for 2026 and 2027, and a lighter property-tax base for allotment gardens.
Lov om ændring af ligningsloven og lov om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats — a higher commuting deduction for the 2026 income year and a higher commuting allowance for the second half of 2026.
Lov om ændring af lov om almene boliger m.v. og lov om leje af almene boliger m.v. — changes to support schemes in the fund for mixed cities and simplified approval procedures for disposal, demolition and merging of social housing.
Lov om ændring af lov om elforsyning — simplified rules for solar-cell installations on public buildings.

The batch directly affects builders, farmers, retailers, exporters and public authorities, and several acts touch on immigration, sanctions enforcement and financial supervision. Because the notice records the formal assent rather than the entry into force, operators should check each act’s own commencement provisions before applying the new rules.

Source: Statstidende, 9 October 2026, Diverse (official reference: S07102026-289).