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Ref. Ares(2023)5846497 - 28/08/2023 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY The Director-General Brussels CNECT.F.1/LK Their Excellencies The Deputy Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the European Union Your Excellency, Regulation 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the European Council on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) was published in the Official Journal on 27 October 2022, and entered into force on 16 November 2022 (1). The Regulation requires Member States to appoint their Digital Services Coordinators and Competent Authorities, where necessary, and empower them to supervise, monitor and enforce the Digital Services Act by 17 February 2024. The Commission, as the regulator for very large online platforms and very large online search engines supervises the systems that such online platforms and search engines put into place to tackle illegal content and disinformation, uphold user rights, and protect user’s health and wellbeing. Against this background, the Commission’s supervisory powers are fully operational as of last week. Following up the exchanges with Members States in the round table on 26 June 2023, and a previous message sent to the representatives in the Expert Group on 16 August, the Commission intends to set up an efficient method of cooperation with relevant national authorities from the beginning of September to support the Commission in its role as the regulator for very large online platforms and very large search engines and to prepare the ground of the upcoming establishment of the European Board for Digital Services. For this cooperation, and without prejudice to the internal decision making in Member States, we would be grateful if you could provide us with the contact of the national authority expected to be entrusted with the role of Digital Services Coordinator in your Member State. This is in line also with our request to the DSA Expert Group. Please send (1) Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act), OJ L 277, 27.10.2022 Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111 Office: L-51 04/DCS – Tel. direct line +32 229-59309 [email protected]  this information to [email protected], no later than 6 September 2023. In addition, I would also like to inform you that in view of the recent entry into force of the Commission’s enforcement powers as regards very large online platforms and very large search engines and without prejudice to the formal role of the Board of Digital Services Coordinators expected to be in place by February 2024, we have also reached out to national regulators that can provide support to the Commission in particular on topics such as protection of minors media freedom and plurality and countering disinformation. My services stand ready to support you in your work related to the preparation for the application of the Digital Services Act. Yours faithfully, (e-signed) Roberto Viola 2 Electronically signed on 25/08/2023 15:39 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Saatja: CNECT DSA REGISTRY <[email protected]> Saaja: (Permanent Representation Croatia to the EU), (Permanent Representation Luxembourg to the EU), (Permanent Representation of Austria = Représentation permanente de l'Autriche), (Permanent Representation of Belgium = Représentation permanente de la Belgique), (Permanent Representation of Bulgaria = Représentation permanente de la Bulgarie), (Permanent Representation of Cyprus = Représentation permanente de Chypre), (Permanent Representation of Denmark = Représentation permanente du Danemark), Esindus EL juures üldaadress, (Permanent Representation of Finland = Représentation permanente de la Finlande), (Permanent Representation of France = Représentation permanente de la France), (Permanent Representation of Germany = Représentation permanente de l'Allemagne), (Permanent Representation of Greece = Représentation permanente de la Grèce), (Permanent Representation of Italy = Représentation permanente de l'Italie = Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia presso l’U..., (Permanent Representation of Latvia = Représentation permanente de la Lettonie), (Permanent Representation of Lithuania = Représentation permanente de la Lituanie), (Permanent Representation of Poland = Représentation permanente de la Pologne), (Permanent Representation of Romania = Représentation permanente de la Roumanie), (Permanent Representation of Slovakia = Représentation permanente de la Slovaquie), (Permanent Representation of Spain = Représentation permanente d'Espagne), (Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU), (Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic = Représentation permanente de la République tchèque), (Permanent Representative of Ireland), (Permanente Vertegenwoordiging Nederland EU), PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF MALTA = REPRÉSENTATION PERMANENTE DE MALTE, PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF SLOVENIA TO THE EUROPEAN UNION, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNGARY TO THE EU (Permanent Representation of Hungary = Représentation permanente de la Hongrie), [email protected] Teema: Letters to MS on preparatory cooperation between DSCs - Ares(2023)5846497 Saatja: Webdesktop <[email protected]> Saadetud: 29.08.2023 12:00 Adressaat: <"MKM info"> Koopia: <"[email protected]"> Teema: Webdesktop: Eesti esindaja nimetamine Manused: 806.pdf; 806.msg Tere! Edastan Komisjoni kirja. Vastust oodatakse soovitavalt enne 06.09.2023, e-mailile CNECT- [email protected] Reg. number: 14-4/806 Reg. kuupäev: 29.08.2023 Sisu: Letters to MS on preparatory cooperation between DSCs - Digital Services Coordinator Parimat Raili Lillemets Sekretär Eesti alaline esindus Euroopa Liidu juures