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Article 56Competences
CELEX 32022R2065 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter IV
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1. The Member State in which the main establishment of the provider of intermediary services is located shall have exclusive powers to supervise and enforce this Regulation, except for the powers provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
2. The Commission shall have exclusive powers to supervise and enforce Section 5 of Chapter III.
3. The Commission shall have powers to supervise and enforce this Regulation, other than those laid down in Section 5 of Chapter III thereof, against providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines.
4. Where the Commission has not initiated proceedings for the same infringement, the Member State in which the main establishment of the provider of very large online platform or of very large online search engine is located shall have powers to supervise and enforce the obligations under this Regulation, other than those laid down in Section 5 of Chapter III, with respect to those providers.
5. Member States and the Commission shall supervise and enforce the provisions of this Regulation in close cooperation.
6. Where a provider of intermediary services does not have an establishment in the Union, the Member State where its legal representative resides or is established or the Commission shall have powers, as applicable, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article, to supervise and enforce the relevant obligations under this Regulation.
7. Where a provider of intermediary services fails to appoint a legal representative in accordance with Article 13, all Member States and, in case of a provider of a very large online platform or very large online search engine, the Commission shall have powers to supervise and enforce in accordance with this Article.
Where a Digital Services Coordinator intends to exercise its powers under this paragraph, it shall notify all other Digital Services Coordinators and the Commission, and ensure that the applicable safeguards afforded by the Charter are respected, in particular to avoid that the same conduct is sanctioned more than once for the infringement of the obligations laid down in this Regulation. Where the Commission intends to exercise its powers under this paragraph, it shall notify all other Digital Services Coordinators of that intention. Following the notification pursuant to this paragraph, other Member States shall not initiate proceedings for the same infringement as that referred to in the notification.
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Judgments of the Court of Justice
4 decisions
- C-115/24Court of Justice of the European Union
UJ v Österreichische Zahnärztekammer
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public health – Cross-border healthcare – Directive 2011/24/EU – Article 3(d) and (e) – Provision of healthcare through telemedicine – Concept of ‘telemedicine’ – Cross-border healthcare provided through telemedicine – Complex medical treatment that includes healthcare provided in person and through telemedicine – Member State of treatment – Directive 2000/31/EC – Information society service – Directive 2005/36/EC – Professional qualifications – Freedom to provide services – Scope – Article 56 TFEU.
- C-62/19Court of Justice of the European Union
Star Taxi App SRL v Unitatea Administrativ Teritorială Municipiul Bucureşti prin Primar General and Consiliul General al Municipiului Bucureşti
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 56 TFEU – Applicability – Purely internal situation – Directive 2000/31/EC – Article 2(a) – Meaning of ‘Information Society services’ – Article 3(2) and (4) – Article 4 – Applicability – Directive 2006/123/EC – Services – Chapters III (Freedom of establishment for providers) and IV (Free movement of services) – Applicability – Articles 9 and 10 – Directive (EU) 2015/1535 – Article 1(1)(e) and (f) – Meaning of ‘rule on services’ – Meaning of ‘technical regulation’ – Article 5(1) – Failure to communicate in advance – Enforceability – Activity of connecting persons wishing to make urban journeys with authorised taxi drivers, by means of a smartphone application – Classification – National regulations subjecting that activity to prior authorisation.
- C-434/15Court of Justice of the European Union
Asociación Profesional Elite Taxi v Uber Systems Spain, SL
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 56 TFEU — Article 58(1) TFEU — Services in the field of transport — Directive 2006/123/EC — Services in the internal market — Directive 2000/31/EC — Directive 98/34/EC — Information society services — Intermediation service to connect, by means of a smartphone application and for remuneration, non-professional drivers using their own vehicle with persons who wish to make urban journeys — Requirement for authorisation.
- C-339/15Court of Justice of the European Union
Criminal proceedings against Luc Vanderborght
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 56 TFEU — Freedom to provide services — Provision of oral and dental care — National legislation prohibiting, in absolute terms, advertising for oral and dental care services — Existence of a cross-border element — Protection of public health — Proportionality — Directive 2000/31/EC — Information society service — Advertising via an internet site — Member of a regulated profession — Professional rules — Directive 2005/29/EC — Unfair trading practices — National provisions relating to health — National provisions governing regulated professions.
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