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Law On The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (Fe)

Original Language Title: Lov om Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE)

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Tasks
Chapter 2 Provisioning of information
Chapter 3 Internal processing of information
Chapter 4 Dissemination of information
Chapter 5 Legal policy company
Chapter 6 Rules for insights and so on
Chapter 7 Oversight with the Intelligence Services
Chapter 8 Entry into force and transitional provisions, etc.

Law on the Defense Intelligence Service (FE)

We, by God's grace, the Queen of the Danes, do our thing.

The parliament has adopted the following law, and we know that the following law has been approved by Parliament's consent :

Chapter 1

Tasks

§ 1. The Defense Intelligence Service is Denmark's foreign affairs intelligence service and military intelligence service. This intelligence business is targeted abroad, and the service is responsible for the task of

1) provide the intelligence base for the Danish foreign, security and defence policy ;

2) contribute to preventing and counteracting threats against Denmark and Denmark ; and

3) in this context, collect, process, process, analyze and disseminate information about matters of foreign importance for Denmark and Denmark, including for Danish entities, etc. in foreign countries.

Paragraph 2. The Defence Intelligence Service is responsible for the search and control of the military security service and the function of national security services within the Ministry of Defence.

Paragraph 3. The Defense Intelligence Agency is a national IT security authority, military alert service for Internet rushes, etc. (MILCERT) and State service alert service for Internet rushes (GovCERT). Tasks under this heading are not covered by Chapter 2-7, but are regulated separately.

Paragraph 4. The Defense Intelligence Service must carry out other tasks which, in accordance with the law, have been assigned to the service.

Paragraph 5. The Secretary of Defense may decide that other tasks related to the provisions of paragraph 1 shall be those of the Member State. 1-4 mentioned, be added to the Defense Intelligence Service.

§ 2. The Defense Intelligence Service is under the control of the Defense Secretary and seems under the responsibility to the Secretary of Defense.

Paragraph 2. The Defence Office shall keep the Department of Defense informed on matters of importance to Denmark and Denmark as to the importance of the role of services in the activities of the United States and of the United States, on matters of importance to the activities of the service and to the more important individual cases.

Chapter 2

Provisioning of information

§ 3. The Defense Intelligence Service may collect and obtain information that may affect the service ' s business activities.

Paragraph 2. By the one in paragraph 1. 1 the company may include information relating to the home-based natural and legal persons and persons residing in Denmark by the company in respect of foreign countries.

Paragraph 3. The Centre ' s Secret Service may collect and obtain information necessary for the other activities of the service.

Chapter 3

Internal processing of information

§ 4. For the processing of personal data relating to one person in Denmark, section 3, section 5, section 11, section 11, section 11, One, section 14, section 41, paragraph. 1-4, and section 42 of the Act on Processing of Personal Data.

Paragraph 2. The Defense Intelligence Service may examine any person information relating to any person in Denmark where the person is resident, if the treatment is available ;

1) is done by consent,

2) must be assumed to be relevant to the taking of the service ' s duties in accordance with section 1 (1). 1 and 4, or

3) shall be necessary for the taking of the service ' s duties in accordance with section 1 (2). 2.

Paragraph 3. The Secretary of Defense may lay down detailed rules on the processing of the Defence Services of the Defence Services referred to in paragraph 1. 1 and 2 mentioned information.

§ 5. For the treatment of information concerning the legal persons in Denmark, section 3, section 5, section 14, section 41, section 41, section 41. 1-4, and section 42, on the processing of personal data, similar usage.

Paragraph 2. The Defense Intelligence Service may examine any information relating to any person in Denmark where the treatment is to be established ;

1) is done by consent,

2) must be assumed to be relevant to the taking of the service ' s duties in accordance with section 1 (1). 1 and 4, or

3) shall be necessary for the taking of the service ' s duties in accordance with section 1 (2). 2.

Paragraph 3. The Secretary of Defense may lay down detailed rules on the processing of the Defence Services of the Defence Services referred to in paragraph 1. 1 and 2 mentioned information.

§ 6. The Defense Intelligence Service shall, unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, laid down in accordance with the law, delete information about in Denmark's indigenous physical and legal persons provided as part of the Defense Intelligence Service (s) ; Company after paragraph 1 (1). 1, when new information is not provided for in substance related to the same matter, within the last 15 years.

Paragraph 2. Raw data must be dropped 15 years from the time of the introduction.

Paragraph 3. Deletion of information in accordance with paragraph 1 1 and 2 may be omitted if essential consideration is given to the operations of the Defense Services Regulation (s) in accordance with section 1 (2). 1, make it necessary.

Chapter 4

Dissemination of information

§ 7. The Defense Intelligence Agency may disclose information to the Police Intelligence Service, the disclosure may be of relevance to the tasks of the service.

Paragraph 2. For the transmission of personal data relating to a person in Denmark, where appropriate, to other Danish administrative authorities, private, foreign authorities and international organisations, Section 4 shall apply. In addition, section 8 (4) is found. 2, in the case of the processing of personal data, if it is in 1. Act. the disclosure referred to shall relate to personal data as referred to in section 7 (2). Paragraph 1 and Article 8 (1). 1, on the processing of personal data.

Paragraph 3. For the disclosure of information about in Denmark, legal persons belonging to other Danish administrative authorities, private, foreign authorities and international organisations shall apply Article 5.

Paragraph 4. The disclosure of personal data referred to in paragraph 1. 2 and 3 can only be done if the transfer of a specific assessment may be deemed to be acceptable.

Chapter 5

Legal policy company

§ 8. Legal policy activities carried out by a person in Denmark ' s own natural person may not, for themselves, justify the processing of information on the person concerned.

Paragraph 2. The provision in paragraph 1 shall be Paragraph 1 shall not cut the Defense Intelligence Service from processing information about a person's political activity in order to clarify whether the business is legal.

Paragraph 3. The provision in paragraph 1 shall be Paragraph 1 shall not cut the Defense Intelligence Service from the processing of information on political associations and organisations to include information on who is the management.

Chapter 6

Rules for insights and so on

§ 9. A natural or legal person does not have the right to access to information which the Defense Intelligence Service deals with, or the right to know whether the service is handling information about them.

Paragraph 2. If special circumstances are in the case, the Defense Intelligence Service may provide an entire or partial insight into information as provided for in paragraph 1. 1.

§ 10. One in Denmark established physical or legal person may request the Oversight with the Intelligence Services, cf. Section 13, to check whether the service is unjustified by the person concerned about the person concerned. The monitoring ensures that this is not the case and then shall then notify the relevant information.

Paragraph 2. In the case of special circumstances, the supervision of the Services authorities may impose an entire or partial insight into information as referred to in section 9 (3). 1.

Paragraph 3. A person who is notified in accordance with paragraph 1. 1 is not entitled to a new message until 6 months after the last message.

§ 11. The activities of the defence service are exempt from the law of public access to the administration, except for the section 6 (6) of the law. 1. The activities of the defense shall also be excluded from the management of Chapter 4 to 6 and from the Act on Processing of Personal Data, cf. Section 2 (2). 11, in the law on processing of personal data, unless otherwise provided by sections 4, 5 and 7.

Paragraph 2. The Secretary of Defense may decide that Chapter 8-10 of the Act on Processing of Personal Data and Chapters 4 to 6 of the Administrative Act shall apply in full or in part to the processing of personal data relating to the Defence Intelligence Service, security-approval cases and own personnel files.

§ 12. Provisions in legislation, etc. relating to the obligation to provide information shall not apply to information about remuneration provided by the funds subject to the special audit procedure for the Defense Intelligence Service. Such remuneration shall not be included in the taxable income or the basis for the calculation of social benefits and so on.

Chapter 7

Oversight with the Intelligence Services

§ 13. Oversight with the Intelligence Services, cf. Section 16 of the Law Intelligence Service (PET), shall, in accordance with the rules laid down in this Chapter, also monitor the Defense Intelligence Service.

§ 14. The supervision exercises its functions in full independence.

§ 15. The surveillance shall, in the case of complaints or to the operation of its own operation, comply with the rules laid down in section 3 to 8 and rules issued in accordance with the provisions of section 3-8 and rules issued in accordance with the provisions relating to the processing of information about in Denmark's indigenous physical and legal persons. The supervision shall also carry out the tasks referred to in section 10.

§ 16. In accordance with section 15, the supervision may be delivered to the Defense Intelligence Service.

Paragraph 2. The Oversight shall inform the Secretary of Defense of the situation in which the Minister shall be aware of.

Paragraph 3. If the Defense Intelligence Service exceptionally decides not to follow a recommendation in an opinion from the supervision, cf. paragraph 1, the service shall inform the supervision of this subject and, without undue delay, present the matter to the Secretary of Defense of the Defence Minister.

§ 17. The supervision of the Defense Intelligence Service may require any information and material that is of relevance to its business.

Paragraph 2. The members and secretariat of the Member States shall at any time be given appropriate credentials without a court order of access to all premises from which a processing is administered for the Defense Intelligence Service, from which access to the information is available ; treated as a treatment or where technical aids are stored or used.

Paragraph 3. The Board may, in writing, call for the Defense Intelligence Service, Written statements on actual and legal matters.

Paragraph 4. The Oversight may request that a representative of the Defense Service Office be present to account for the processing of the cases handled.

§ 18. The undertaking ' s undertaking shall be exempt from the law of public opinion in the administration, except for the section 6 (6) of the law. 1.

Paragraph 2. The undertaking ' s activities shall be exempt from Chapter 4 to 6 of the management law and on the processing of personal data.

§ 19. Oversight emits an annual report on his company to the Secretary of Defense. The decision shall be made public.

Chapter 8

Entry into force and transitional provisions, etc.

20. The law shall enter into force on 1. January 2014.

Paragraph 2. Applications for access to documents submitted before the entry into force of the law shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force.

§ 21. Law no. 122 of 27. February 2001 on the purpose, tasks and organisation of the defence, as amended by Law No 1. 568 of 9. June 2006, the following change is made :

1. § 13 revoked.

§ 22. The law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but can, in the case of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, be in force in full or in part, with the changes that the ferry and Greenlandic conditions are changing.

Givet at Christiansborg Castle, the 12th. June 2013

Under Our Royal Hand and Segl

MARGRETHE R.

/ Nick Hood up