European Board for Digital Services (EBDS)

In order to ensure a consistent application of the DSA, an independent advisory group on the supervision of intermediary services was set up at Union level - European Board for Digital Services (EBDS). The purpose of the Board is to support the European Commission in the enforcement of the DSA and to help coordinate the actions of the Digital Services Coordinators.

The Board was established on 17 February 2024, when the DSA came into full effect. The functioning of the Board is generally governed by Articles 61 to 63 of the DSA.

DSA defines the following goals for the Board:

  1. contributing to the uniform application of the DSA and to effective cooperation between the Digital Services Coordinators and the Commission with regard to matters falling within the scope of the DSA;
  2. coordinating and contributing to the guidelines and analysis of the Commission and the Digital Services Coordinators and other competent authorities on emerging issues in the internal market with regard to matters covered by the DSA;
  3. assisting Digital Services Coordinators and the Commission in the supervision of very large online platforms.

The Board is composed of Digital Services Coordinators who shall participate at a high level. The Czech Republic is represented in the Board by CTU as Digital Services Coordinator. The meetings of the Board are held on average once a month and chaired by the Commission. Each coordinator has one vote. Meetings are held either in person in Brussels (for major topics) or online.

In practice, the Board performs the following functions:

  • consults on guidelines to be issued by the Commission under the DSA Regulation;
  • consults on selected delegated acts;
  • is informed about the designation of new very large online platforms and online search engines;
  • participates in publication of annual reports;
  • recommends measures in case of crisis;
  • is informed about vetted researchers and applications from vetted researchers;
  • participates in drafting of codes of conduct.

Working groups will be established within the Board to discuss certain partial aspects of DSA enforcement.

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