Source: OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, pp. 1–66 · Consolidated textCurrent language: EN
- Digital markets act
Basic legislative acts
- DMA regulation
Article 54 Entry into force and application
Summary What does Article 54 of the DMA regulation say?
This is the final article of the Digital Markets Act and serves as its entry into force and application provision.
It establishes when the regulation becomes legally operative, setting out a tiered timeline rather than a single uniform start date.
Certain provisions — primarily those relating to delegated acts, implementing acts, standardisation, advisory committees, and the high-level group — were given an earlier application date to allow the necessary institutional and procedural groundwork to be laid ahead of the main obligations taking effect.
A small number of other provisions have a slightly later application date, subject to a safeguard condition.
Important points:
- The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, with general application from 2 May 2023.
- Articles covering delegated powers, implementing acts, guidelines, standardisation, and the advisory committee applied earlier, from 1 November 2022, to enable preparatory work before the main rules took effect.
- Articles 42 and 43 (on representative actions and whistleblower protection) apply from 25 June 2023, unless that date falls before the general application date, in which case they are postponed to align with it.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 2 May 2023.
However, Article 3(6) and (7) and Articles 40, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 shall apply from 1 November 2022 and Article 42 and Article 43 shall apply from 25 June 2023.
Nevertheless, if the date of 25 June 2023 precedes the date of application referred to in the second paragraph of this Article, the application of Article 42 and Article 43 shall be postponed until the date of application referred to in the second paragraph of this Article.
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