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Micro and small enterprise exemption (DSA Art. 19)
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Article 19 of the Digital Services Act exempts online platforms that qualify as micro or small enterprises under Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, meaning fewer than 50 staff and annual turnover or balance sheet of at most EUR 10 million, from most platform-specific obligations in Section 3, such as the internal complaint system, trusted-flagger priority, and additional transparency reporting. The exemption continues for twelve months after a platform outgrows the thresholds, but never applies to very large online platforms. Crucially, it does not remove the basic hosting duties: notice and action and statements of reasons under Articles 16 and 17 still apply.
- Law: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act), Article 19
- Primary source: eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj
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Related terms
- Notice and action (DSA Art. 16)
- Statement of reasons (DSA Art. 17)
- Trusted flagger
- Internal complaint-handling system (DSA Art. 20)
Definition written from the cited statute text on Sep 29, 2026. Not legal advice.
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