Act on safety investigation of marine casualties (No. 457 of 2011). Country/Territory Denmark Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Inspection Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes The Act enters into force on 15 June 2011. Abstract With this Act, the Economic and Business Affairs shall establish a Maritime Accident Commission that has responsibility for conducting investigations of accidents and incidents in order to reduce the risk of future accidents at sea. Full text Danish Website www.retsinformation.dk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Legislation | European Union | 2009 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Hazards, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX