Offices in the authority

Financial management

Management information

It and security

Service and purchase

Web development, analysis and statistics

Operation of the management including arrangement of meetings, seminars etc.

Coordination and quality assurance of Ministry service

EU-coordination for the authority

Strategic projects and project coordination

Development of HR and organization

Internal courses in servicing the Ministry and project management

Press handling

Internal communication and intranet maintenance

Informing consumers, businesses and authorities on consumer and competition matters

Managing the authority’s social media presence

Supervising the authority’s communication, presentations, language, design etc.

Editing, producing and coordinating content for online channels

Proposal of bills and issue of rules regarding public procurement

Analyses and policy proposals on public procurement

Information and guidance on public procurement rules

Operation of online portal for public procurement

International cooperation on public procurement

Contribution to the innovation of projects and policy initiatives

Strengthening our work on evidence-based policy development, eg through experiments

Developing policy and legislative proposals as well as issue of rules on consumer relations

Servicing Ministry, Department and Parliament on concrete inquiries

Supervising international assignments on consumer-related issues

Contribution to the innovation of projects and policy initiatives

Strengthening our work on evidence-based policy development, eg through experiments

Developing policy and legislative proposals as well as issue of rules on consumer relations

Servicing Ministry, Department and Parliament on concrete inquiries

Supervising international assignments on consumer-related issues

The Danish Natural Hazards Council

Inform Danish consumers about EU consumer rights and ADRs.

Assist Danish consumers with handling their complaints.

Communicate about EU consumer rights and develop campaigns and events.

Cooperate with the European Commission and national enforcement bodies.

Contribute to the development of ADR and cooperate with Danish ADR entities.

Cooperate with consumer and business organisations and other stakeholders within the consumer area.

Head of the Secretariat for the Appeals Board for the Energy Sector.

Consumer Europe is part of the Consumer Policy Division

Analyses on competition and consumer issues

Market analyses

Financial quality assurance, sparring and providing guidance on competition matters

Financial method development

Maintaining financial knowledge across the authority

Chief economist working group

Preparing, proposing and issuing rules and bills on competition matters

General guidance and prevention on competition matters

Guidance on the public administration and public records rules

Planning and coordinating investigations

Leniency

Juridical sparring and peer review in competition cases

Penalty cases and appeals

Cooperation with the State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime

International cooperation

Preparing, proposing and issuing rules and bills on competition matters

General guidance and prevention on competition matters

Guidance on the public administration and public records rules

Planning and coordinating investigations

Leniency

Juridical sparring and peer review in competition cases

Penalty cases and appeals

Cooperation with the State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime

International cooperation

Enforcement of merger rules across all businesses. Enforcement of competition rules, market monitoring and servicing the Competition Council, Ministry and providing response on hearing requests regarding the following industries:

Media

Tele

Sport

Entertainment and culture

Publishing houses

Enforcement of competition rules, market monitoring and servicing the Competition Council, Ministry and providing response on hearing requests regarding the following industries:

Transportation

Infrastructure

Energy

Environment

Forestry

Building and construction

Auto

Service

Tele

Post

Section 11b of the Competition Act regarding free choice

Enforcement of competition rules, market monitoring and servicing the Competition Council, Ministry and providing response on hearing requests regarding the following industries:

Transportation

Infrastructure

Energy

Environment

Forestry

Building and construction

Auto

Service

Tele

Post

Section 11b of the Competition Act regarding free choice

Tasks in relation to digital platforms:

Enforcement of competition rules in relation to digital platforms

Competition analyses of digital platforms

Initiatives targeted Danish companies and other stakeholders

Analyses on big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, algorithms and their use

Enforcement of rules that address fairness and transparency for businesses in platform-to-business relations (P2B law)

Enforcement of competition rules and payment services rules.

Market monitoring and servicing the Competition Council, Ministry and providing response on hearing requests regarding the following industries:

IT

Finance

Insurance

Payment services

Setting price ceilings and economic limits for Danish water companies

Benchmarking and setting requirements for water companies

Supervision on compliance of the economic limits

Handling complaints in relation to economic limits

Handling municipal reporting in accordance with water supply rules

Setting price ceilings and economic limits for Danish water companies

Benchmarking and setting requirements for water companies

Supervision on compliance of the economic limits

Handling complaints in relation to economic limits

Handling municipal reporting in accordance with water supply rules

Authority for compliance with the Danish Marketing Practises Act and other consumer protection legislation

Concrete marketing cases, projects etc.

Negotiation of guidelines and guidances

Carrying criminal proceedings and conducting civil lawsuit in courts

International cooperation on consumer protection enforcement

Authority for compliance with the Danish Marketing Practises Act and other consumer protection legislation

Concrete marketing cases, projects etc.

Negotiation of guidelines and guidances

Carrying criminal proceedings and conducting civil lawsuit in courts

International cooperation on consumer protection enforcement

Authority for compliance with the Danish Marketing Practises Act and other consumer protection legislation

Concrete marketing cases, projects etc.

Negotiation of guidelines and guidances

Carrying criminal proceedings and conducting civil lawsuit in courts

International cooperation on consumer protection enforcement

We are servicing more than 2000 employees and managers in the Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs and its seven authorities. Eg. in relation to recruitment, organizational development, administration of personnel, law etc.

The enforcement of competition law, market monitoring, and secretariat services for the Competition Council, ministerial services, and the preparation of consultation responses in the area of competition concerning the following sectors:

Food

Agriculture

Industry

Health and the Medical Industry

Retail (grocery trade, specialty retail, etc.)