[Note this is just a reference sheet of the regulated services and the obligations.] Article 2(2)(a)  online intermediation services; Article 2(2)(b)  online search engines; Article 2(2)(c)  online social networking services; Article 2(2)(d)  video-sharing platform services; Article 2(2)(e)  number-independent interpersonal communication services; Article 2(2)(f)  operating systems; Article 2(2)(g)  cloud computing services; Article 5(a): Combining Data Article […]

“I would draw your attention to the curious treatment of Article 25 in the recitals.” “But the recitals say nothing about Article 25.” “That is the curious treatment.” (With apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) Remedies for breaches of the DMA In the European Commission’s draft DMA, Article 25 covers the consequences for a breach […]

As with all EU legislation, you need to read the DMA’s articles alongside the recitals which often provide useful context. And as with all EU legislation, that can lead to a lot of scrolling up and down when you’re trying to understand what’s going on. So, attached, a PDF of the text of the draft […]

The EU published its proposal for a Digital Market Act in December. Articles 5 and 6 of the draft contain various obligations to be imposed on gatekeepers. In this table, I take the obligations under Articles 5 and 6 of the draft DMA and: I provide a short description of the obligation for context (my own, […]