EU regulatory register · DSA
Article 8No general monitoring or active fact-finding obligations
CELEX 32022R2065 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter II
Short answer
No general obligation to monitor the information which providers of intermediary services transmit or store, nor actively to seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity shall be imposed on those providers.
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Official text
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No general obligation to monitor the information which providers of intermediary services transmit or store, nor actively to seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity shall be imposed on those providers.
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- C-88/23Court of Justice of the European Union
Parfümerie Akzente GmbH v KTF Organisation AB
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic commerce – Information society services – Directive 2000/31/EC – Coordinated field – Article 2(h) – Online promotion and sale of cosmetic products – Exclusion from the coordinated field of labelling obligations applicable to products promoted and sold by an information society service provider – Directive 75/324/EEC – Article 8(2) – Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 – Article 19(5) – Option for the Member State of destination to enforce use of a language of its choice.
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