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title: "Art. 86 DSA: Representation"
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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. 86 DSA · Chapter IV: IMPLEMENTATION, COOPERATION, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT · Section 5: Common provisions on enforcement

# Article 86 DSA: Representation

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

## Official text

### Article 86(1)

**1.** Without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2020/1828 or to any other type of representation under national law, recipients of intermediary services shall at least have the right to mandate a body, organisation or association to exercise the rights conferred by this Regulation on their behalf, provided the body, organisation or association meets all of the following conditions:

#### Article 86(1)(a)

**(a)** it operates on a not-for-profit basis;

#### Article 86(1)(b)

**(b)** it has been properly constituted in accordance with the law of a Member State;

#### Article 86(1)(c)

**(c)** its statutory objectives include a legitimate interest in ensuring that this Regulation is complied with.

### Article 86(2)

**2.** Providers of online platforms shall take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that complaints submitted by bodies, organisations or associations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article on behalf of recipients of the service through the mechanisms referred to in Article 20(1) are processed and decided upon with priority and without undue delay.

## 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 86 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_86)

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

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