Originally from Enforcement of Money Judgments

I.  PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARD ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS

A. Describe the receptiveness of your government (including courts) toward enforcement of foreign judgments.

According to the Danish Administration of Justice Act the main rule is that a foreign money judgment will be recognized and enforced in Denmark, if a convention or national Danish rules grant the recognition.

It is stated in the Danish Administration of Justice Act sections 223a and 479, that the Danish minister of justice is authorized to implement regulations regarding enforceability of foreign judgments. However, the authorization has never been exercised by the minister of justice, and the recognition of foreign civil judgments is currently governed by international treaties and conventions.

As a main rule a judgment from a country within the European Union (and EFTA) is enforceable in Denmark, cf. article 33 if the Brussels I Regulation.

Denmark has also ratified the Lugano Convention, which regulates the international jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil cases among Members of the European Union and some of the Members of EFTA (i.e. Iceland, Norway and Switzerland).

Furthermore, the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) have ratified a convention regarding recognition, the Nordic convention on the Recognition of Civil Judgments.

As a main rule, a foreign money judgment issued in a country outside of EU or EFTA is not enforceable in Denmark, unless there is a reciprocal agreement between the countries.