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- Article 1 Subject matter and scope
- Article 2 Definitions
- Article 3 Designation of gatekeepers
- Article 4 Review of the status of gatekeeper
- Article 5 Obligations for gatekeepers
- Article 6 Obligations for gatekeepers susceptible of being further specified under Article 8
- Article 7 Obligation for gatekeepers on interoperability of number-independent interpersonal communications services
- Article 8 Compliance with obligations for gatekeepers
- Article 9 Suspension
- Article 10 Exemption for grounds of public health and public security
- Article 11 Reporting
- Article 12 Updating obligations for gatekeepers
- Article 13 Anti-circumvention
- Article 14 Obligation to inform about concentrations
- Article 15 Obligation of an audit
- Article 16 Opening of a market investigation
- Article 17 Market investigation for designating gatekeepers
- Article 18 Market investigation into systematic non-compliance
- Article 19 Market investigation into new services and new practices
- Article 20 Opening of proceedings
- Article 21 Requests for information
- Article 22 Power to carry out interviews and take statements
- Article 23 Powers to conduct inspections
- Article 24 Interim measures
- Article 25 Commitments
- Article 26 Monitoring of obligations and measures
- Article 27 Information by third parties
- Article 28 Compliance function
- Article 29 Non-compliance
- Article 30 Fines
- Article 31 Periodic penalty payments
- Article 32 Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties
- Article 33 Limitation periods for the enforcement of penalties
- Article 34 Right to be heard and access to the file
- Article 35 Annual reporting
- Article 36 Professional secrecy
- Article 37 Cooperation with national authorities
- Article 38 Cooperation and coordination with national competent authorities enforcing competition rules
- Article 39 Cooperation with national courts
- Article 40 The high-level group
- Article 41 Request for a market investigation
- Article 42 Representative actions
- Article 43 Reporting of breaches and protection of reporting persons
- Article 44 Publication of decisions
- Article 45 Review by the Court of Justice
- Article 46 Implementing provisions
- Article 47 Guidelines
- Article 48 Standardisation
- Article 49 Exercise of the delegation
- Article 50 Committee procedure
- Article 51 Amendment to Directive (EU) 2019/1937
- Article 52 Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828
- Article 53 Review
- Article 54 Entry into force and application
CHAPTER I
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER II
GATEKEEPERS
CHAPTER III
PRACTICES OF GATEKEEPERS THAT LIMIT CONTESTABILITY OR ARE UNFAIR
CHAPTER IV
MARKET INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER V
INVESTIGATIVE, ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING POWERS
CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
- gatekeeper
- core platform service
- information society service
- digital sector
- online intermediation services
- online search engine
- online social networking service
- video-sharing platform service
- number-independent interpersonal communications service
- operating system
- web browser
- virtual assistant
- cloud computing service
- software application stores
- software application
- payment service
- technical service supporting payment service
- payment system for in-app purchases
- identification service
- end user
- business user
- ranking
- search results
- data
- personal data
- non-personal data
- undertaking
- control
- interoperability
- turnover
- profiling
- consent
- national court
- General
- Active end users
- Active business users
- Submission of information
- Specific definitions
- shall 5
- payment 4
- enforcement 4
- limitation 4
- decision 4
- penalties 3
- the 3
- commission 3
- period 3
- penalty 2
- periodic 2
- fine 2
- time 2
- pursuant 2
- enforce 2
- suspended 2
- afresh 1
- state 1
- justice 1
- court 1
- variation 1
- action 1
- allowed 1
- member 1
- request 1
- acting 1
- long 1
- designed 1
- each 1
- interruption 1
- start 1
- application 1
- running 1
- article 1
- varying 1
- refusing 1
- years 1
- periods 1
- power 1
- decisions 1
- taken 1
- articles 1
- and 1
- subject 1
- time 1
- amount 1
- begin 1
- from 1
- which 1
- becomes 1
Article 33
Limitation periods for the enforcement of penalties
1. The power of the Commission to enforce decisions taken pursuant to Articles 30 and 31 shall be subject to a limitation period of 5 years.
2. Time shall begin to run from the day on which the decision becomes final.
3. The limitation period for the enforcement of penalties shall be interrupted:
| (a) | by notification of a decision varying the original amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment or refusing an application for variation; or |
| (b) | by any action of the Commission or of a Member State, acting at the request of the Commission, designed to enforce payment of the fine or periodic penalty payment. |
4. Each interruption shall start time running afresh.
5. The limitation period for the enforcement of penalties shall be suspended for so long as:
| (a) | time to pay is allowed; or |
| (b) | enforcement of payment is suspended pursuant to a decision of the Court of Justice or to a decision by a national_court. |
whereas