Denmark. Comprehensive data protection. Act
PersondatalovenAct on Processing of Personal Data (Persondataloven), Act No. 429 of 31 May 2000
Repealed/superseded
Partly verified
Medium confidence.A Danish law collection showed 01.07.2001, probably a typo; the Datatilsynet's 2000 annual report gives 1 July 2000. text_url is that annual report, not the Act. Retsinformation was not opened directly.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Denmark's implementation of Directive 95/46/EC. It repealed the 1978 register Acts and applied general rules to the processing of personal data. It was replaced on 25 May 2018 by the Databeskyttelsesloven when the GDPR began to apply.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Replaced the sector-split 1978 register Acts with one general Act.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by the GDPR and the Databeskyttelsesloven (see dk-dpa-2018).
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Act No. 429 of 31 May 2000; in force 1 July 2000; replaced on 25 May 2018 by the Databeskyttelsesloven (Act No. 502 of 23 May 2018)
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text cdn1.gopublic.dk
- Authority
- Datatilsynet
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Denmark
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.A Danish law collection showed 01.07.2001, probably a typo; the Datatilsynet's 2000 annual report gives 1 July 2000. text_url is that annual report, not the Act. Retsinformation was not opened directly.