Ifølge denne har "amtslige regionaludviklingsråd" bestående af repræsentanter for centraladministrationen, lokalstyret, arbejdsgivere og arbejdstagere samt lokale handelskamre fået regionaludviklingsbeføjelser.
In accordance with this law, regional development competencies have been allocated to "County Regional Development Councils" consisting of representatives of the central administration, local governments, employers and employees, and local chambers of commerce.