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title: "Art. 63 DSA: Tasks of the Board"
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Art. 63 DSA · Chapter IV: IMPLEMENTATION, COOPERATION, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT · Section 3: European Board for Digital Services

# Article 63 DSA: Tasks of the Board

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

## Official text

### Article 63(1)

**1.** Where necessary to meet the objectives set out in Article 61(2), the Board shall in particular:

#### Article 63(1)(a)

**(a)** support the coordination of joint investigations;

#### Article 63(1)(b)

**(b)** support the competent authorities in the analysis of reports and results of audits of very large online platforms or of very large online search engines to be transmitted pursuant to this Regulation;

#### Article 63(1)(c)

**(c)** issue opinions, recommendations or advice to Digital Services Coordinators in accordance with this Regulation, taking into account, in particular, the freedom to provide services of the providers of intermediary service;

#### Article 63(1)(d)

**(d)** advise the Commission on the measures referred to in Article 66 and, adopt opinions concerning very large online platforms or very large online search engines in accordance with this Regulation;

#### Article 63(1)(e)

**(e)** support and promote the development and implementation of European standards, guidelines, reports, templates and code of conducts in cooperation with relevant stakeholders as provided for in this Regulation, including by issuing opinions or recommendations on matters related to Article 44, as well as the identification of emerging issues, with regard to matters covered by this Regulation.

### Article 63(2)

**2.** Digital Services Coordinators and, where applicable, other competent authorities that do not follow the opinions, requests or recommendations addressed to them adopted by the Board shall provide the reasons for this choice, including an explanation on the investigations, actions and the measures that they have implemented, when reporting pursuant to this Regulation or when adopting their relevant decisions, as appropriate.

## 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 63 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_63)

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

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