OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2025

Regulatory reform is a longstanding feature of the Danish government agenda, with an increasing focus on fostering innovative, digital, and business-friendly rules. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for overall co-ordination and written guidance on regulatory policy. Full RIAs must be carried out for primary laws and subordinate regulations with significant expected administrative or compliance costs.

Denmark systematically engages stakeholders in the later stages of rule-making, including on RIAs for draft regulations. The Danish Business Regulation Forum (DBRF), a forum for industry stakeholders advises the government on business regulation and RIA methodology. The government periodically reviews existing regulation with significant impacts. The DBRF also conducts in-depth reviews of regulations in different policy areas, identifies options for simplification in response to digitisation, and offers business-oriented digital solutions.

The Better Regulation Unit at the Danish Business Authority (DBA) measures the impact of legislation on businesses, and performs quality control of RIAs for regulations creating significant burdens for businesses. It also provides guidance and training on regulatory management tools, oversees compliance with the DBA's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Check and principles for implementation of business‑oriented EU-regulation. The DBA also operates a one-stop shop service, acting as a single point of contact for innovators to raise questions or identify regulatory barriers. It then works with other parts of government to provide support for the innovator.

The Secretariat within the Ministry of Digital Government and Gender Equality receives draft legislative proposals before public consultation and makes recommendations to improve implementation impact assessments and compliance with the seven principles of digital-ready legislation.