Digital Services Act (DSA)

Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - General provisions (Art. 1-3) Article 1 - Subject matter Article 2 - Scope Article 3 - Definitions Chapter 2 - Liability of the providers of intermediary services (Art. 4-10) Article 4 - ‘Mere conduit’ Article 5 - ‘Caching’ Article 6 - Hosting Article 7 - Voluntary own-initiative investigations and legal compliance Article 8 - No general monitoring or active fact-finding obligations Article 9 - Orders to act against illegal content Article 10 - Orders to provide information Chapter 3 - Due diligence obligations for a transparant and safe online environment (Art. 11-48) Section 1 - Provisions applicable to all providers of intermediary services Article 11 - Points of contact for Member States’ authorities, the Commission and the Board Article 12 - Points of contact for recipients of the service Article 13 - Legal representatives Article 14 - Terms and conditions Article 15 - Transparency reporting obligations for providers of intermediary services Section 2 - Additional provisions applicable to providers of hosting services, including online platforms Article 16 - Notice and action mechanisms Article 17 - Statement of reasons Article 18 - Notification of suspicions of criminal offences Section 3 - Additional provisions applicable to providers of online platforms Article 19 - Exclusion for micro and small enterprises Article 20 - Internal complaint-handling system Article 21 - Out-of-court dispute settlement Article 22 - Trusted flaggers Article 23 - Measures and protection against misuse Article 24 - Transparency reporting obligations for providers of online platforms Article 25 - Online interface design and organisation Article 26 - Advertising on online platforms Article 27 - Recommender system transparency Article 28 - Online protection of minors Section 4 - Additional provisions applicable to providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders Article 29 - Exclusion for micro and small enterprises Article 30 - Traceability of traders Article 31 - Compliance by design Article 32 - Right to information Section 5 - Additional obligations for providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines to manage systemic risks Article 33 - Very large online platforms and very large online search engines Article 34 - Risk assessment Article 35 - Mitigation of risks Article 36 - Crisis response mechanism Article 37 - Independent audit Article 38 - Recommender systems Article 39 - Additional online advertising transparency Article 40 - Data access and scrutiny Article 41 - Compliance function Article 42 - Transparency reporting obligations Article 43 - Supervisory fee Section 6 - Other provisions concerning due diligence obligations Article 44 - Standards Article 45 - Codes of conduct Article 46 - Codes of conduct for online advertising Article 47 - Codes of conduct for accessibility Article 48 - Crisis protocols Chapter 4 - Implementation, cooperation, penalties and enforcement (Art. 49-88) Section 1 - Competent authorities and national Digital Services Coordinators Article 49 - Competent authorities and Digital Services Coordinators Article 50 - Requirements for Digital Services Coordinators Article 51 - Powers of Digital Services Coordinators Article 52 - Penalties Article 53 - Right to lodge a complaint Article 54 - Compensation Article 55 - Activity reports Section 2 - Competences, coordinated investigation and consistency mechanisms Article 56 - Competences Article 57 - Mutual assistance Article 58 - Cross-border cooperation among Digital Services Coordinators Article 59 - Referral to the Commission Article 60 - Joint investigations Section 3 - European Board for Digital Services Article 61 - European Board for Digital Services Article 62 - Structure of the Board Article 63 - Tasks of the Board Section 4 - Supervision, investigation, enforcement and monitoring in respect of providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines Article 64 - Development of expertise and capabilities Article 65 - Enforcement of obligations of providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines Article 66 - Initiation of proceedings by the Commission and cooperation in investigation Article 67 - Requests for information Article 68 - Power to take interviews and statements Article 69 - Power to conduct inspections Article 70 - Interim measures Article 71 - Commitments Article 72 - Monitoring actions Article 73 - Non-compliance Article 74 - Fines Article 75 - Enhanced supervision of remedies to address infringements of obligations laid down in Section 5 of Chapter III Article 76 - Periodic penalty payments Article 77 - Limitation period for the imposition of penalties Article 78 - Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties Article 79 - Right to be heard and access to the file Article 80 - Publication of decisions Article 81 - Review by the Court of Justice of the European Union Article 82 - Requests for access restrictions and cooperation with national courts Article 83 - Implementing acts relating to Commission intervention Section 5 - Common provisions on enforcement Article 84 - Professional secrecy Article 85 - Information sharing system Article 86 - Representation Section 6 - Delegated and implementing acts Article 87 - Exercise of the delegation Article 88 - Committee procedure Chapter 5 - Final provisions (Art. 89-93) Article 89 - Amendments to Directive 2000/31/EC Article 90 - Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828 Article 91 - Review Article 92 - Anticipated application to providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines Article 93 - Entry into force and application

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About this act:

With the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Union aims to ensure a safe and trustworthy online environment. Illegal content on the internet is to be combated more efficiently and transparency on internet platforms is to be increased. Since 17 February 2024, comprehensive obligations have therefore been imposed on providers of intermediary services.

The DSA provides for a graduated catalogue of obligations: in addition to general rules applicable to all providers of intermediary services (Articles 11-15 DSA), the obligations are intensified depending on whether the intermediary service qualifies as a hosting service (Articles 16-18 DSA), an online platform (Articles 19-32 DSA) or a very large online platform or very large online search engine (Articles 33-48 DSA). The Regulation is divided into five chapters (Chapter I: General provisions, Chapter II: Liability of providers of intermediary services, Chapter III: Due diligence obligations for a transparent and safe online environment, Chapter IV: Implementation, cooperation, sanctions and enforcement, Chapter V: Final provisions).

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Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 19 October 2022

on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee¹,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions²,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure³

1. OJ C 286, 16.7.2021, p. 70. [↩]
2. OJ C 440, 29.10.2021, p. 67. [↩]
3. Position of the European Parliament of 5 July 2022 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 4 October 2022. [↩]