Order No. 239 on multifunctional land consolidation.

This Order, adopted by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, applies to the Danish Agriculture Agency's coverage of costs related to land consolidation aimed at enabling multifunctional projects that integrate agricultural production with several other initiatives in rural areas, supporting at least three national interests, as stated in Article 6 and Annex 1. The National interests included in the Order are: 1) Clean water environment; 2) Clean potable water; 3) Natura 2000 and Annex IV species; 4) Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; 5) Climate adaptation; 6) Nature and biodiversity; 7) Afforestation; 8) Organic farming; 9) Outdoor activities; 10) Rural development; 11) Consolidation of agricultural land.
The Order contains 24 Articles organized in the following chapters: 1. Purpose; 2. Implementation of multifunctional land consolidation; 3. Definitions; 4. Free land consolidation; 5. Conditions for free land consolidation; 6. Communication and application; 7. Property feasibility study; 8. Decision on free land consolidation; 9. Project changes during land consolidation phase; 10. Unfeasible land consolidation; 11. Permanent changed land use; 12. Information and notification obligation; 13. Evaluation and control; 14. Complaint; 15. Entry into force.
Annex 1 - National interests.
Annex 2 - Evaluation form for use by the task force, according to Article 12.