The targeted consultation was conducted over a seven-week period, from 18 November 2025 to 9 January 2026.
By means of the consultation, the Commission services sought feedback from relevant stakeholders in the field with a view to:
- obtain feedback on the functioning of the notification process to identify the areas that warrant further clarification;
- gather good practices concerning the processing of notifications and the identification of the Member State(s) concerned whose authorities should receive the notifications;
- identify the criminal offences considered in scope of the article under national law and practical examples of such offences.
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Factual Summary Report on the targeted consultation on the notification of suspicions of criminal offences under DSA
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The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation seeking input from key stakeholders on the notification process of suspected criminal offences under Article 18 of the Digital Services Act (DSA).