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When a law has been amended a number of times, an official incorporation of the
amendments will be made and a lovbekendtgoerelse will be published. If this is the case, cite
to the lovbekendtgoerelse. In cases of further amendment, the citation should refer to the
lovbekendtgoerelse and to the amending laws:
Lovbekendtgoerelse nr. 28 af 21.1.1980 om koeb som aendret ved lov nr. 733 af
7.12.1988, lov nr. 271 af 2.5. 1990 og lov nr. 1098 af 21.12.1994 [The Sale of Goods
Act].
“L” is sometimes used as an abbreviation for lov (law), followed by the year of adoption and
serial number of the legislation (although it is rarely seen):
L 1996 1048.
Lbkg is sometimes used as an abbreviation of lovbekendtgoerelse, again followed by the year
of adoption and the serial number of the legislation (and other information as appropriate):
2.2 Codes
Lbkg 1996 612 som aendret ved L 1996 1048, L 1996 1056 og L 1997 456.
The abbreviations of major Codes are:
Sale of Goods: Koebeloven (Kbl)
Law of Contracts: Aftaleloven (Aftl)
Promissory Notes: Gaeldsbrevsloven (Gbl)
Corporate Law: Aktieskelskabsloven (Asl)
Tort Law: Erstathingsansvarsloven (Eal)
Cite codes by title followed by the “§” symbol and the referenced article:
Kbl § 24.
Civil/Criminal Procedure: Retsplejeloven (Rpl)
Penal Code: Straffeloven (Strfl)
Public Administration: Forvaltningsloven (Fvl)
Public Discourse: Offentlighedsloven (Offl)
Cite laws that are based on international agreements by article instead of section, using the
term “artikel”:
EMRK artikel 6 [The European Convention on Human Rights].
2.3 Regulations
Cite regulations by type (“bekendtgoerelser” or “cirkulaerer”, abbreviated as “bkg” or “cirk”
respectively), serial number, date, and title:
Bekendtgoerelse nr. 232 af 23.11. 1933 om udledning af kulbrinte.
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