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title: "Art. 60 DSA: Joint investigations"
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source_note: "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"
text_as_of: "2022-10-27"
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Art. 60 DSA · Chapter IV: IMPLEMENTATION, COOPERATION, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT · Section 2: Competences, coordinated investigation and consistency mechanisms

# Article 60 DSA: Joint investigations

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

## Official text

### Article 60(1)

**1.** The Digital Services Coordinator of establishment may launch and lead joint investigations with the participation of one or more other Digital Services Coordinators concerned:

#### Article 60(1)(a)

**(a)** at its own initiative, to investigate an alleged infringement of this Regulation by a given provider of intermediary services in several Member States; or

#### Article 60(1)(b)

**(b)** upon recommendation of the Board, acting on the request of at least three Digital Services Coordinators alleging, based on a reasonable suspicion, an infringement by a given provider of intermediary services affecting recipients of the service in their Member States.

### Article 60(2)

**2.** Any Digital Services Coordinator that proves that it has a legitimate interest in participating in a joint investigation pursuant to paragraph 1 may request to do so. The joint investigation shall be concluded within three months from its launch, unless otherwise agreed amongst the participants.

The Digital Services Coordinator of establishment shall communicate its preliminary position on the alleged infringement no later than one month after the end of the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph to all Digital Services Coordinators, the Commission and the Board. The preliminary position shall take into account the views of all other Digital Services Coordinators participating in the joint investigation. Where applicable, this preliminary position shall also set out the enforcement measures envisaged.

### Article 60(3)

**3.** The Board may refer the matter to the Commission pursuant to Article 59, where:

#### Article 60(3)(a)

**(a)** the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment failed to communicate its preliminary position within the deadline set out in paragraph 2;

#### Article 60(3)(b)

**(b)** the Board substantially disagrees with the preliminary position communicated by the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment; or

#### Article 60(3)(c)

**(c)** the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment failed to initiate the joint investigation promptly following the recommendation by the Board pursuant to paragraph 1, point (b).

### Article 60(4)

**4.** In carrying out the joint investigation, the participating Digital Services Coordinators shall cooperate in good faith, taking into account, where applicable, the indications of the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment and the Board’s recommendation. The Digital Services Coordinators of destination participating in the joint investigation shall be entitled, at the request of or after having consulted the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment, to exercise their investigative powers referred to in Article 51(1) in respect of the providers of intermediary services concerned by the alleged infringement, with regard to information and premises located within their territory.

## 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 60 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_60)

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

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