Digital Services Act
Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
- Stage
- In force, reached 27 Oct 2022
- In force
- In force since 17 Feb 2022 · CELEX 32022R2065
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Christel Schaldemose (S&D)
- Last activity
- 17 Jul 2023
Where it stands
Latest: Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies, 17 Jul 2023.
ShowHide the earlier record: 41 dates, 30 Jun 2020 to 13 Sept 2022
- 30 Jun 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services, 110 responses · Commission
- 8 Sept 2020
- Public consultation closed: Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services, 2863 responses · Commission
- 16 Dec 2020
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Dec 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Jan 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Feb 2021
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 10 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 26 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 11 Mar 2021
- Plenary sitting
- 19 Mar 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Mar 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 31 Mar 2021
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services, 138 responses · Commission
- 7 Apr 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Apr 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Apr 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Apr 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 6 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 May 2021
- Plenary sitting
- 16 Jun 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Sept 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Oct 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 23 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 26 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Jan 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Jan 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 19 Jan 2022
- Plenary vote results
- Plenary sitting
- Debate in plenary
- 20 Jan 2022
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 1 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Jul 2022
- Debate in plenary
- 5 Jul 2022
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 19 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Sept 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 23 Sept 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 26 Sept 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Oct 2022
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Oct 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 19 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2022
- Published in the Official Journal
- 22 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Christel Schaldemose | S&D | DK | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Adam Bielan | ECR | PL | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alessandra Basso | PfE | IT | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alexandra Geese | Greens/EFA | DE | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Arba Kokalari | EPP | SE | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Dita Charanzová | Renew | CZ | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Martin Schirdewan | The Left | DE | IMCO |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Sabine Verheyen | EPP | DE | CULT |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Mikuláš Peksa | Greens/EFA | CZ | ECON |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Jadwiga Wiśniewska | ECR | PL | FEMM |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Henna Virkkunen | EPP | FI | ITRE |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Geoffroy Didier | EPP | FR | JURI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Patrick Breyer | Greens/EFA | DE | LIBE |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Roman Haider | PfE | AT | TRAN |
Amendments
Tabled between 13 Jan 2022 and 18 Jan 2022. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- IMCO457
Covers 457 of the 584 amendments.
By author
- Juan Fernando López Aguilar45
- Alexandra Geese · Greens/EFA27
- Martin Schirdewan · The Left19
- César Luena12
- Nacho Sánchez Amor12
- Aldo Patriciello11
- Antonio Tajani11
- Dace Melbārde11
- Fulvio Martusciello11
- Herbert Dorfmann11
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Massimiliano Salini11
- Salvatore de Meo11
- Chiara Gemma10
- Konstantinos Arvanitis10
- Leila Chaibi10
- Mario Furore10
- Nadine Morano10
- Marcos Ros Sempere9
- Axel Voss8
- Christian Ehler8
- Christine Schneider8
- Daniel Buda8
- Daniel Caspary8
- Esteban González Pons8
- François-Xavier Bellamy8
- Javier Zarzalejos8
- Jens Gieseke8
- Lena Düpont8
- Loucas Fourlas8
- Marion Walsmann8
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 118 of the 584 amendments.
By article
- Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)4
- Article 24 a (new)4
- Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)4
- Article 4 – paragraph 24
- Article 5 – paragraph 44
- Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)4
- Article 8 – paragraph 14
- Recital 384
- Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)3
- Article 12 – paragraph 2 c (new)3
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 13 a (new)3
- Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)3
- Article 22 a (new)3
- Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)3
- Article 3 – paragraph 33
- Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)3
- Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 a (new)3
- Recital 253
- Recital 283
- Recital 313
- Recital 463
- Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)2
- Article 12 – paragraph 12
- Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)2
- Article 14 – paragraph 62
- Article 15 a (new)2
- Article 16 – paragraph 12
- Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)2
- Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b2
- Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)2
Covers 89 of the 584 amendments.
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 7 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2050 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q2 2025 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2835 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | 01/2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2835 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | 01/2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/607 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2022 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/436 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2023 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1201 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2022 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1127 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2023 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0356/2021Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2020)0825Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2024)0523Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2025)0150Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2025)0708Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2026)0147Commission
- OJ C 149 27.04.2021, p. 0003Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 277 27.10.2022, p. 0001Commission
- Committee opinion · PE691.254Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE692.898Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE693.552Parliament
- Report · PE693.594Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE693.717Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE693.929Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE693.943Parliament
ShowHide the other 15 documents
- Committee opinion · PE694.960Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.150Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.157Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.158Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.159Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.160Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.161Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.162Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.163Parliament
- Amendments · PE695.164Parliament
- Agenda · PE734.311Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2022/2065Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2022)483Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0014/2022Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0269/2022Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2021 | 3,111 |
Summary
GeneratedThe Digital Services Act sets EU-wide rules for online intermediaries, including platforms and hosting services, covering content moderation, algorithmic transparency, and user protection. Very large online platforms and search engines face additional obligations. The regulation entered into force in late 2022, with provisions applying in stages.
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