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Digital Services Coordinators

Digital Services Coordinators help the Commission to monitor and enforce obligations in the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The Commission and the national Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs) are responsible for supervising, enforcing and monitoring the DSA. 

Each Member State has to designate and empower a Digital Services Coordinator (DSC), who is responsible for all matters relating to the application and enforcement of the DSA in that country. 

On 24 April, the European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to six Member States where significant delays in the designation and or empowerment of their Digital Services Coordinators had to be expected. At that time, Estonia, Poland, and Slovakia still had to designate their Digital Services Coordinators. In addition, despite designating their Digital Services Coordinators, Cyprus, Czechia and Portugal still have to empower them with the necessary powers and competences to carry out their tasks, including the imposition of sanctions in cases of non-compliance. . In the meantime, Estonia and Slovakia have formally designated and empowered their Digital Services Coordinators.

On 25 July, the European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to six additional Member States, namely Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden for similar delays. Belgium still has to designate its Digital Services Coordinator. In addition, despite designating their Digital Services Coordinators, Spain, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden still have to empower them with the necessary powers and competences to carry out their tasks, including the imposition of sanctions in cases of non-compliance.

When deciding on the next steps, the Commission will take into account the relevant national developments and the communication by Member States of the designation and empowerment of their Digital Services Coordinators.

Find your Digital Services Coordinator

Flag of Austria Austria

Kommunikationsbehörde Austria | Austria Communications Authority

Flag of Italy Italy

Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni | Authority for Communications Guarantees

Flag of Belgium Belgium

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Flag of Latvia Latvia

Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības centrs | Consumer Rights Protection Centre

Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria

Комисия за регулиране на съобщенията | Communications Regulation Commission

Flag of Lithuania Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT) | Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT)

Flag of Croatia Croatia

Hrvatska regulatorna agencija za mrežne djelatnosti (HAKOM)  |  Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)

Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg

Autorité de la concurrence | Competition Authority

Flag of Cyprus Cyprus

ΑΡΧΗ ΡΑΔΙΟΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ | Cyprus Radiotelevision Authority

Flag of Malta Malta

Malta Communications Authority (MCA) | Malta Communications Authority (MCA)

Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic

Český telekomunikační úřad | Czech Telecommunication Office

Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands

Autoriteit Consument en Markt  |  Authority for Consumers and Markets

Flag of Denmark Denmark

Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen | Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Flag of Poland Poland

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Flag of Estonia Estonia

Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA) | Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA)

Flag of Portugal Portugal

Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM)  |  National Communications Authority (ANACOM)

Flag of Finland Finland

Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom | Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (TRAFICOM)

 

Flag of Romania Romania

Autoritatea Naţională pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunicaţii (ANCOM) | National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)

Flag of France France

Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom)  |  Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom)

Flag of Slovakia Slovakia

Rada pre mediálne služby | Council for Media Services

Flag of Germany Germany

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (BNetzA) | Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways (BNetzA)

Flag of Slovenia Slovenia

Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije (AKOS) | Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS) 

Flag of Greece Greece

Εθνική Επιτροπή Τηλεπικοινωνιών και Ταχυδρομείων (EETT)  |  Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT)

Flag of Spain Spain

Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia | National Commission for Markets and Competition

Flag of Hungary Hungary

Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság | National Media and Infocommunications Authority

Flag of Sweden Sweden

Post- och telestyrelsen  |  Post and Telecom Authority

 

Flag of Ireland Ireland

Coimisiún na Meán | Media Commission

 

The DCSs are, in principle, competent to supervise and enforce compliance with the DSA by providers of intermediary services established in their territory, regardless of their number of users.

While the Commission enjoys exclusive competence to supervise, enforce and monitor compliance by Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) with the enhanced due diligence obligations the DSA imposes upon them to address systemic risks, the Commission and the national authorities share competence for all other obligations imposed on VLOPs and VLOSEs under the DSA.

Member States may assign specific tasks to other competent authorities, but the Digital Service Coordinator (DSC) remains responsible for ensuring coordination at national level.

Together, the Digital Services Coordinators ensure that the DSA is properly enforced throughout the EU. They cooperate with each other, other national authorities, the Board and the Commission.

DSCs have the power to request access to data, order inspections and impose fines on providers of intermediary services in their territory in the event of an infringement. They are also responsible for certifying “trusted flaggers”, independent organisations who are experts in detecting, identifying and removing illegal content, and out-of-court dispute settlement bodies.

For monitoring the due diligence obligations of very large online platforms and search engines, the Commission enjoys exclusive competence.

When to contact a Digital Services Coordinator

Complaints by individuals are going to be an essential contribution to an effective enforcement of the DSA.

For this purpose, if while navigating on a platform you encounter an infringement of the DSA rules, you have the right to lodge a complaint alleging to the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where you are located or established.

Trusted Flaggers

The Digital Services Coordinators are responsible for awarding the status of “trusted flaggers” to entities based in their Member State.

Trusted flaggers are, for example, civil society organisations with particular expertise and competence in detecting, identifying, and notifying illegal content.

They should be independent from online platforms. Online platforms must ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers are given priority and are processed timely.

Out-of-court settlement bodies

The Digital Services Coordinators are also responsible for certifying out-of-court settlement bodies. To appeal a decision from a provider of online platforms, users can now choose to refer to an out-of-court dispute settlement, without prejudging the possibility to initiate, at any stage, judicial proceedings.

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