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To ensure an efficient enforcement of the DSA, the Commission is building an enforcement network of relevant European entities, national authorities and leading experts in the field covered by the Digital Services Act (DSA).
This cooperation framework will support the Commission and Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in the supervision, enforcement and monitoring of the Regulation together with the Commission.
Administrative Arrangements
The Commission services started signing administrative arrangements with national regulators in October 2023. These arrangements will reinforce the effective coordination on the DSA .
The first agreements have been signed with the media regulators of:
- France (Autorité de regulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique, Arcom)
- Ireland (Coimisiún na Meán)
- Italy (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, AGCOM)
- Netherlands (Autoriteit Consument & Markt, ACM)
European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency
The Commission launched the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT) in April 2023, a first-of-its-kind scientific centre in Seville. ECAT will support the Commission and national authorities in monitoring compliance with the DSA.
Among other things, ECAT:
- conducts technical tests on algorithmic systems to understand their functioning;
- analyses transparency reports, risk assessments and independent audits;
- supports investigations and inspections;
- identifies emerging risks associated with the use of VLOPs/VLOSEs;
- acts as a knowledge hub for research conducted thanks to access to data provided by the DSA.
To help it in its work, ECAT has signed a cooperation agreement with the French Centre “Pole d’expertise du Regulation du Numérique”, one of the world’s first data science teams working on the issues covered by the DSA. It has also appointed the members of the special group on the EU code of conduct on age-appropriate design, which kicked off its work on 13 June 2023.
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The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act aim to create a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of users are protected and to establish a level playing field for businesses.
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