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Construction ID bill covers projects above DKK 100 million

Adopted bill L 19 requires site ID cards, recorded attendance and five-year data retention. The minister will set commencement for those duties; 1 January 2027 applies to a separate amendment.

By Taxxa AI Oy · Published 4 September 2026

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Construction projects with a total project sum above DKK 100 million excluding VAT fall within the site ID-card schemeRetsinformation approved by Folketing on 3 September 2026Retsinformation. The adopted bill counts design, advice, financing during construction and other establishment costs within that project sumRetsinformation. The employment minister will determine when the main scheme takes effectRetsinformation, potentially in stages.

The developer must ensure that people required to hold an ID card receive one and that their details are updated when they change. The card is personal and must contain identification and employment information, including the holder’s name, photograph, nationality, personal identification number or equivalent identifier, work function and employer detailsRetsinformation. Employer information includes CVR and, where applicable, RUT numbers; self-employed holders must provide the corresponding business information.

People required to carry an ID card must register their time on the siteRetsinformation. The developer must ensure that registration takes place and that the records are reported to Arbejdstilsynet. Data collected under the card and attendance provisions must be handled securely and retained for five years after the cardholder’s presence on the site endsRetsinformation. Detailed reporting arrangements and deadlines are delegated to ministerial rules.

People who do not perform work on the site, or are present only briefly, including postal and parcel deliveries, instead require a visitor card and an entry in a visitor bookRetsinformation. Officials carrying out inspections are exempt from both card requirements. The developer is responsible for ensuring the applicable cards are worn and shown to Arbejdstilsynet on requestRetsinformation.

The bill gives the customs and tax administration and Styrelsen for International Rekruttering og Integration direct access to reported information for their supervision and controlRetsinformation. It also adds powers to demand presentation of cards for tax and immigration checks. The fixed date of 1 January 2027 concerns section 17’s separate amendments to the working-environment legislationRetsinformation; commencement of the main ID-card duties is left to the ministerRetsinformation.

The legislative basis is adopted bill L 19 of 3 September 2026Retsinformation, particularly sections 1, 3–9 and 16–19.

Assess projects against the DKK 100 million threshold and prepare card, attendance and retention procedures while monitoring commencement rules.

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