The law in Denmark implements part of European Union directive 93/104/EC of 1993, for example Article 7, which states: Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that every worker is entitled to paid annual leave of at least four weeks in accordance with the conditions for entitlement to, and granting of, such leave laid down by national legislation and/or practice.
Loven i Danmark gennemfører en del af et EU direktiv (93/104/EF) fra 1993, f.eks. artikel 7, hvor der står: Medlemsstaterne traeffer de noedvendige foranstaltninger for at sikre, at alle arbejdstagere faar en aarlig betalt ferie af mindst fire ugers varighed, i overensstemmelse med de kriterier for opnaaelse og tildeling heraf, som er fastsat i national lovgivning og/eller praksis.