Authorisation, Company within the Electrical, Asbestos demolition, Plumbing, Sewage, and Gas field (Temporary/Establishment)

General information

In Denmark you need to be employed in an authorised company in order to perform work demanding authorisation or approval. You do not need an approval from us if you want to apply for a job in an authorised company.

Foreign companies wanting to work permanently or temporarily in Denmark must apply for an authorisation or approval before they start working in Denmark. The authorisation is given to the company, but a requirement is the employment of at least one technically responsible person. The company is responsible for the work demanding authorisation or approval and that personnel with the necessary skills carry out the work.

If you want to work as a technically responsible person in an authorised company in Denmark, you will need an approval from us.

Read more about temporary or permanently business in Denmark on www.sik.dk

Processing fees are payable when a company is applying for authorisation or approval and when a technically responsible person is applying for working permanently in Denmark.

The fee is DKK 4.975 for each application.

The following payment cards may be used: Dankort, Visadankort, Visa, MasterCard and Maestro.

Danish law

Consolidation Act No. 30 of 11. January 2019 on authorisation of companies in the electrical-, plumbing- and sewage field.

Executive Order No. 1363 on quality management systems for authorized companies in the electrical-, plumbing- and sewage field and for companies with company authorisation in the gas field.

Executive Order No. 1414 on authorisation and operation of company in the electrical-, plumbing- and sewage field.

Executive Order No. 1392 on pursuit of profession as technically responsible person within the gas, water and drainage field based on foreign professional qualifications.

Executive Order No. 1391 on pursuit of profession as technically responsible person in the electrical installations field based on foreign professional qualifications.

EU law

Directive 2013/55/EU amending directive 2005/36/EC.

Public registers and databases

The Danish Safety Technology Authority’s register of authorised electrical contractor companies can be found here.