§ Digital Services Act · Article 4

DSA Article 4: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 4 · All obligations · Digital Services Act

At a glance

Article 4 of the DSA imposes 5 obligations on service provider.

§ Obligations

All obligations under Article 4

Obligation 1

The service provider must not initiate the transmission of information provided by a recipient of the service. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 4, Article 4

Obligated entity: service provider
Sector scope: information society service consisting of transmission in a communication network
Action required: refrain
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 2

The service provider must not select the receiver of the transmission. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 4, Article 4

Obligated entity: service provider
Sector scope: information society service consisting of transmission in a communication network
Action required: refrain
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 3

The service provider must not select or modify the information contained in the transmission. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 4, Article 4

Obligated entity: service provider
Sector scope: information society service consisting of transmission in a communication network
Action required: refrain
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 4

Any automatic, intermediate, and transient storage of information must be for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission in the communication network. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 4, Article 4

Obligated entity: service provider
Sector scope: information society service consisting of transmission in a communication network
Action required: limit
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

Obligation 5

The service provider must not store the information for any period longer than is reasonably necessary for the transmission. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 4, Article 4

Obligated entity: service provider
Sector scope: information society service consisting of transmission in a communication network
Action required: limit
Deadline: —
Penalty: —

§ Frequently asked

Questions about Article 4

Who must comply with Article 4 of the DSA? +

service provider.

What does Article 4 of the DSA require? +

refrain limit

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