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title: "Art. 20 DMA: Opening of proceedings"
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Art. 20 DMA · Chapter V: INVESTIGATIVE, ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING POWERS

# Article 20 DMA: Opening of proceedings

Official Journal text of 12 October 2022, as corrected (OJ L, 2025/90024, 10.1.2025). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### Article 20(1)

**1.** Where the Commission intends to open proceedings with a view to the possible adoption of decisions pursuant to Articles 8, 29 and 30, it shall adopt a decision opening a proceeding.

### Article 20(2)

**2.** Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Commission may exercise its investigative powers under this Regulation before opening proceedings pursuant to that paragraph.

## Source

Source: Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1, as corrected. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

[Article 20 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R1925#art_20)

Official Journal text of 12 October 2022, as corrected (OJ L, 2025/90024, 10.1.2025). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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