The country joined the European Atomic Energy Community in 1973, and is therefore not legally bound by the European treaty with respect to events in 1968: "When the accident occurred, Denmark was not a Member State and could not therefore be considered as being bound by the Community legislation applicable at that time.
デンマークは1973年に欧州原子力共同体に加盟しており、従って1968年の事案についてヨーロッパの条約に束縛されず、「事故が発生したときデンマークは加盟国ではなく、従ってその時点での共同体法に束縛されると考えることはできない。