DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Simon Evers Hjelmborg, Christian Monberg, Linn Dyrgaard Stinus and Ann Sophie Juul Hird, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab
9.2 Likely Changes to the Applicable Legislation of the Enforcement Body Although there is plenty of public debate on, eg, the regulation of lobbying activities and the revolving door phenomenon (see 2.2 Influence- Peddling and 2.6 Lobbyists and the Denmark Trends and Developments article for Chambers Anti-Corruption 2025 ), there are no scheduled changes to the current legislation and enforce - ment body.
• Danish Companies usually have well estab - lished anti-corruption programmes and are aware of the risk of bribery from foreign coun - ties. Based on this, the OECD sets out the following recommendations for Denmark. • Develop a comprehensive national policy or strategy to fight foreign bribery. • Proactively detect, investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. • Clarify the legal basis for the small facilitation payments. • Adopt a clear and transparent framework for non-trial resolutions. • Increase sanctions for false accounting and foreign bribery-related money laundering offences. • Further raise awareness of foreign bribery. • Take proactive steps to extend the OECD Convention to Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Furthermore, Denmark is ranked number one as the least corrupt country in the world in the Cor- ruption Perceptions Index 2023.
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