Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in Denmark – state of the art by Ellen Hjort Petersen, Danish Nature Agency at Baltic SCOPE Southwest Baltic case stakeholder meeting on 27 January 2016 in Malmo, SWEDEN www.balticscope.eu * The information presented is the working exercise of the cross-border maritime spatial planning discussions and can not be treated as the official opinion of the European Commission and the Member States involved in the consortium of the Baltic SCOPE project.

1. Implementation of MSP in Denmark
– state of the art
Process
- Legislative proposal
- Public consultation ended late 2015 (draft proposal)
- Parliament spring 2016
- MSP-planning process
- Starting up in autumn 2016 (at the earliest)
- Cooperation between ministries concerned
- Consultations/cooperation with municipalities, regional authorities, neighbouring
countries and the public
Content (draft proposal)
- Competent authority: Ministry of Business and Growth (Danish Maritime Authority)
- Comprehensive plan: North Sea and Baltic Sea in one plan
- Legal status: Legally binding plan for government authorities (municipalities)
- Objectives: Energy, transport, fishery and aquaculture, raw materials and the environment
- Approach: Holistic – sector plans and other interests to be coordinated and weighed
against each other
- Entering into force: 1. July 2016 (legislation) and 31. march 2021 (plan)
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