Member States had to designate and empower a DSC, who is responsible for monitoring the application and enforcing the DSA to the service providers established in their territory, by 17 February 2024.
The Commission is sending Bulgaria a letter of formal notice as it has failed to empower the nominated DSC to carry out its tasks under the DSA, including for not laying down the rules on penalties applicable to breaches of the DSA.
The Commission is also sending a reasoned opinion for failing to designate and empower their DSCs (to Belgium and Poland), for failing to lay down rules of penalties (to Poland) and for failing to empower their DSCs (to Spain and the Netherlands).
The Member States now have two months to respond and address the shortcomings raised by the Commission. In the absence of a satisfactory response, the Commission may decide to send a reasoned opinion to Bulgaria, as well as to refer Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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