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title: "Art. 1 DSA: Subject matter"
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Art. 1 DSA · Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

# Article 1 DSA: Subject matter

Official Journal text of 27 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### Article 1(1)

**1.** The aim of this Regulation is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market for intermediary services by setting out harmonised rules for a safe, predictable and trusted online environment that facilitates innovation and in which fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter, including the principle of consumer protection, are effectively protected.

### Article 1(2)

**2.** This Regulation lays down harmonised rules on the provision of intermediary services in the internal market. In particular, it establishes:

#### Article 1(2)(a)

**(a)** a framework for the conditional exemption from liability of providers of intermediary services;

#### Article 1(2)(b)

**(b)** rules on specific due diligence obligations tailored to certain specific categories of providers of intermediary services;

#### Article 1(2)(c)

**(c)** rules on the implementation and enforcement of this Regulation, including as regards the cooperation of and coordination between the competent authorities.

## Source

Source: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

[Article 1 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_1)

Official Journal text of 27 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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