DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Thomas Maaberg Hansen and Peter Sand Gorrissen Federspiel
Sweden
Denmark
Copenhagen
Germany
Contents 1. Overview of the Defence Regulatory Framework P.37 1.1 Principal Legislation and Regulatory Framework p.37 1.2 Competent Authorities p.37 1.3 Definition of “Defence” and “Dual-Use” p.37 1.4 International Frameworks and Treaty Obligations p.37 2. Procurement and Government Contracts in the Defence Sector P.38 2.1 Defence Procurement Legislation p.38 2.2 Contracting Authorities and Entities Subject to Defence Procurement Rules p.38 2.3 Types of Contracts and Value Thresholds p.39 2.4 Restricted and Classified Procurement p.39 2.5 Tender Procedures for Defence Contracts p.39 2.6 Direct Contract Awards and Single-Source Procurement p.40 2.7 Offsets, Industrial Participation and Sovereign Capability Requirements p.40
2.8 Security of Supply and Resilience Requirements p.41 2.9 Evaluation Criteria and Award of Defence Contracts p.41 2.10 Exclusion Grounds p.41 2.11 Transparency and Confidentiality p.42 2.12 Modification and Termination of Defence Contracts p.42 2.13 Challenging Defence Procurement Decisions p.43 3. Export Controls and Dual-Use Items P.43 3.1 Export Control Legislation and Regulatory Framework p.43 3.2 Scope of Controls: Military and Dual-Use Lists p.44 3.3 Licence Requirements p.44 3.4 Licence Application Process p.44 3.5 Criteria for Granting or Refusing Licences p.44 3.6 End-User Controls and Post-Shipment Verification p.45 3.7 Brokering and Intermediary Activities p.45 3.8 Intra-Company and Intra-Group Transfers p.45 3.9 Enforcement, Penalties and Voluntary Disclosure p.45 4. Compliance, Sanctions and Embargoes P.46 4.1 Sanctions Legislation and Regulatory Framework p.46 4.2 Arms Embargoes p.46 4.3 Screening and Due Diligence Requirements p.46 4.4 Licences, Derogations and Exceptions p.46 4.5 Extraterritorial Sanctions and Secondary Sanctions Risk p.46 4.6 Sanctions Compliance Programmes p.46 4.7 Enforcement, Penalties and Voluntary Disclosure p.47 4.8 Recent Enforcement Actions and Developments p.47
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