EU DSA DSA Article 13 — Legal representatives
Providers of intermediary services without an EU establishment that offer services in the Union MUST designate a legal or natural person in a Member State where they offer services as legal representative, with the mandate and resources required by Article 13.
Where this comes from
Provision: DSA Article 13 — Legal representatives
Instrument: EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065)
Citation: DSA Article 13 — Legal representatives
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act), OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, as adopted (CELEX 32022R2065); no consolidated text exists on Cellar, consistent with the Regulation being unamended; text retrieved 2026-09-21.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is an intermediary service
- Service has users in the European Union
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Providers of intermediary services without an EU establishment that offer services in the Union MUST designate in writing a legal or natural person in a Member State where they offer services as legal representative, with the mandate, powers and resources required by Article 13(2); MUST notify the representative's name, postal address, email address and telephone number to the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the representative resides or is established; and MUST keep that information publicly available, easily accessible, accurate and up to date (Art 13(4)). The representative can be held liable for non-compliance (13(3)).
- Document the written designation, authority, resources and notification of contact details to the competent Digital Services Coordinator. Article 12 concerns recipient contact points, a separate duty. The legacy ID is retained, not the old citation. Article 13(4): file the representative's name, postal address, email and telephone number with the Digital Services Coordinator of the representative's Member State and publish them; keep both current. Article 13(3): the representative can be held liable, so the mandate and resourcing should be documented.
- Record the assessed scope, evidence and unresolved questions; completing this task is not a legal compliance determination.
Questions people ask
- Does EU DSA DSA Article 13 — Legal representatives apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is an intermediary service; Service has users in the European Union.
- From when does this apply?
- EU DSA DSA Article 13 — Legal representatives applies from 17 February 2024. Its current status is: in force.
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