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title: "Art. 74 DSA: Fines"
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Art. 74 DSA · Chapter IV: IMPLEMENTATION, COOPERATION, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT · Section 4: Supervision, investigation, enforcement and monitoring in respect of providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines

# Article 74 DSA: Fines

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

## Official text

### Article 74(1)

**1.** In the decision referred to in Article 73, the Commission may impose on the provider of the very large online platform or of the very large online search engine concerned fines not exceeding 6 % of its total worldwide annual turnover in the preceding financial year where it finds that the provider, intentionally or negligently:

#### Article 74(1)(a)

**(a)** infringes the relevant provisions of this Regulation;

#### Article 74(1)(b)

**(b)** fails to comply with a decision ordering interim measures under Article 70; or

#### Article 74(1)(c)

**(c)** fails to comply with a commitment made binding by a decision pursuant to Article 71.

### Article 74(2)

**2.** The Commission may adopt a decision imposing on the provider of the very large online platform or of the very large online search engine concerned or on another natural or legal person referred to in Article 67(1) fines not exceeding 1 % of the total annual income or worldwide turnover in the preceding financial year, where they intentionally or negligently:

#### Article 74(2)(a)

**(a)** supply incorrect, incomplete or misleading information in response to a simple request or request by a decision pursuant to Article 67;

#### Article 74(2)(b)

**(b)** fail to reply to the request for information by decision within the set period;

#### Article 74(2)(c)

**(c)** fail to rectify within the period set by the Commission, incorrect, incomplete or misleading information given by a member of staff, or fail or refuse to provide complete information;

#### Article 74(2)(d)

**(d)** refuse to submit to an inspection pursuant to Article 69;

#### Article 74(2)(e)

**(e)** fail to comply with the measures adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 72; or

#### Article 74(2)(f)

**(f)** fail to comply with the conditions for access to the Commission’s file pursuant to Article 79(4).

### Article 74(3)

**3.** Before adopting the decision pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission shall communicate its preliminary findings to the provider of the very large online platform or of the very large online search engine concerned or to another person referred to in Article 67(1).

### Article 74(4)

**4.** In fixing the amount of the fine, the Commission shall have regard to the nature, gravity, duration and recurrence of the infringement and, for fines imposed pursuant to paragraph 2, the delay caused to the proceedings.

## 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 74 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_74)

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

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