Article 92 Anticipated application to providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines

This is a brief transitional provision that establishes an early application date for a specific subset of entities.

It creates an exception to the general application date of the regulation (17 February 2024) for providers of very large online platforms and very large online search engines that receive their designation notification early enough that four months after that notification falls before 17 February 2024.

In other words, it ensures that early-designated providers are bound by the regulation sooner, rather than being able to wait until the general application date.

Important points:

• Providers of very large online platforms and very large online search engines should be aware that the regulation may apply to them before 17 February 2024.
• The earlier application date is triggered by the designation notification under Article 33(4), specifically four months after that notification is received.
• This article only applies where that four-month post-notification date is earlier than 17 February 2024, making it a conditional transitional rule.