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Transposed, in force
NIS2 status
Transposed, in force
National law
Lov nr. 434 of 2025-05-06 on a high level of cybersecurity (Lovtidende 2025-05-07)
Competent authority
Center for Cybersikkerhed (CFCS), under Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, + sectoral authorities
CSIRT
CFCS / DKCERT
Last verified
2026-07-16

Denmark

✅ NIS2 transposed and in force.

NIS2 transposition

  • National law: Lov nr. 434 of 2025-05-06 on a high level of cybersecurity (Lovtidende 2025-05-07)
  • Status / entry into force: In force 2025-07-01

Competent authority & CSIRT

  • Competent authority: Center for Cybersikkerhed (CFCS), under Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, + sectoral authorities
  • CSIRT / incident response: CFCS / DKCERT
  • Registration: Registration deadline 2025-10-01 via Virk with MitID

Incident reporting

Follows the NIS2 cascade: early warning within 24h, notification within 72h, final report within one month, submitted to the national CSIRT / competent authority. Assume national-language submission unless the authority states otherwise.

Penalties & board liability

  • Essential entities: up to €10M or 2% of worldwide turnover (directive minimum, adopted here).
  • Important entities: up to €7M or 1.4% of worldwide turnover.
  • Management-body accountability applies per NIS2 Art. 20; national enforcement mechanisms vary.

CER Directive

Critical-entities resilience is transposed in parallel (often via the same or a connected authority). Member States had to identify critical entities by 2026-07-17. ⚠️ VERIFY national CER instrument.

Notes

Sectoral authorities handle specific domains.

Sources