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| 27.6.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 224/10 |
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27.6.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 224/10

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List of Member States and their competent authorities concerning Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online

(2023/C 224/06)

The publication of this list is in accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online (1). The competent authorities have been notified in accordance with the following articles of that Regulation:

SECTION IV

COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND COOPERATION

Article 12 (2)

Designation of competent authorities

1.   Each Member State shall designate the authority or authorities competent to:

| (a) | issue removal orders pursuant to Article 3; |
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(a)

issue removal orders pursuant to Article 3;

| (b) | scrutinise removal orders pursuant to Article 4; |
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(b)

scrutinise removal orders pursuant to Article 4;

| (c) | oversee the implementation of specific measures pursuant to Article 5; |
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(c)

oversee the implementation of specific measures pursuant to Article 5;

| (d) | impose penalties pursuant to Article 18. |
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(d)

impose penalties pursuant to Article 18.

3.   By 7 June 2022, Member States shall notify the Commission of the competent authority or authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and any modification thereof. The Commission shall publish the notification and any modification thereto in the Official Journal of the European Union.

| Member State | Competent authorities |
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| Austria | |
| Belgium | Federal prosecution service (Federaal parket/parquet federal) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b)),
  in matters of urgency I2-IRU Section Directorate for Combating Serious and Organised Crime (DJSOC) (Article 12(1)(a)) |
| Bulgaria | Ministry of Interior - General Directorate Combating Organised Crime (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)) |
| Croatia | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))
  Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (Hrvatska regulatorna agencija za mrežne djelatnosti) (Article 12(1)(c))
  Municipal Misdemeanour Court in Zagreb (Općinski prekršajni sud u Zagrebu) (Article 12(1)(d)) |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Police (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)) |
| Czechia | National Counterterrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime Agency, Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic (Article 12(1)(a))
  Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic (Article 12(1)(b))
  Czech Telecommunication Office (Article 12(1)(c) and (d)) |
| Denmark | The Danish National Police and the Courts of Denmark (Article 12(1)(a))
  The Danish National Police (Article 12(1)(b) and (c))
  The Prosecution Service and the Courts of Denmark (Article 12(1)(d)) |
| Estonia | Estonian Internal Security Service (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))
  Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority (Article 12(1)(c) and (d)) |
| Finland | National Bureau of Investigation (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))
  Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom (Article 12(1)(c))
  Sanctions Board at the National Police Board of Finland (Article 12(1)(d)) |
| France | The Central Office for Combating Information- and Communication-Technology Crime (L'Office central de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux technologies de l'information et de la communication) (OCLCTIC) (Article 12(1)(a))
  The Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (L'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique) (ARCOM), personnalite-qualifiee@arcom.fr (Article 12(1)(b) and (c))
  An ordinary court (Le juge judiciaire) for penal sanctions and the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (l'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique) (ARCOM) for administrative sanctions (Article 12(1)(d)) |
| Germany | Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))
  Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) (Article 12(1)(c) and (d)) |
| Greece | |
| Hungary | National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság) (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)) |
| Ireland | The Garda Síochána (An Garda Síochána) (Article 12(1)(a)) |
| Italy | |
| Latvia | State Security Service (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)) |
| Lithuania | |
| Luxembourg | Grand-Ducal Police – Ministry of Internal Security (Police grand-ducale - Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))
  High Commission for National Protection – National Cybersecurity Agency (Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale - Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information) (Article 12(1)(c)) |
| Malta | The Court of Justice as a Court of Criminal Judicature (Article 12(1)(a), (b) and (d))
  The Police acting on the advice of the Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Unit (Article 12(1)(c)) |
| Netherlands | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Romania | Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații (ANCOM) (Article 12 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d))
  Serviciul Român de Informații (Article 12 (c), supports ANCOM in overseeing the implementation of specific measures pursuant to Article 5 of the Regulation)
  Ministerul Afacerilor Interne - Inspectoratul General al Poliției Române (upon the request of ANCOM, participates in verifying the compliance by the hosting providers with the obligations under the Article 3(3), Article 4(2) and Article 6 of the Regulation) |
| Slovakia | Police Force of the Slovak Republic (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))
  Council for Media Services (Article 12(1)(c) and (d)) |
| Slovenia | |
| Spain | The Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO), Secretariat of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior (Article 12(1)(a), (b) and (c))
  Secretary of State for Security, competent to impose penalties for minor and serious infringements, and Minister of the Interior, competent to impose sanctions for very serious offences (Article 12(1)(d)) |
| Sweden | Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten) (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)) |

Member State

Competent authorities

Austria

Belgium

Federal prosecution service (Federaal parket/parquet federal) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b)),

in matters of urgency I2-IRU Section Directorate for Combating Serious and Organised Crime (DJSOC) (Article 12(1)(a))

Bulgaria

Ministry of Interior - General Directorate Combating Organised Crime (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d))

Croatia

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))

Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (Hrvatska regulatorna agencija za mrežne djelatnosti) (Article 12(1)(c))

Municipal Misdemeanour Court in Zagreb (Općinski prekršajni sud u Zagrebu) (Article 12(1)(d))

Cyprus

Cyprus Police (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d))

Czechia

National Counterterrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime Agency, Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic (Article 12(1)(a))

Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic (Article 12(1)(b))

Czech Telecommunication Office (Article 12(1)(c) and (d))

Denmark

The Danish National Police and the Courts of Denmark (Article 12(1)(a))

The Danish National Police (Article 12(1)(b) and (c))

The Prosecution Service and the Courts of Denmark (Article 12(1)(d))

Estonia

Estonian Internal Security Service (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))

Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority (Article 12(1)(c) and (d))

Finland

National Bureau of Investigation (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))

Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom (Article 12(1)(c))

Sanctions Board at the National Police Board of Finland (Article 12(1)(d))

France

The Central Office for Combating Information- and Communication-Technology Crime (L'Office central de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux technologies de l'information et de la communication) (OCLCTIC) (Article 12(1)(a))

The Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (L'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique) (ARCOM), personnalite-qualifiee@arcom.fr (Article 12(1)(b) and (c))

An ordinary court (Le juge judiciaire) for penal sanctions and the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (l'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique) (ARCOM) for administrative sanctions (Article 12(1)(d))

Germany

Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))

Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) (Article 12(1)(c) and (d))

Greece

Hungary

National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság) (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d))

Ireland

The Garda Síochána (An Garda Síochána) (Article 12(1)(a))

Italy

Latvia

State Security Service (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d))

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Grand-Ducal Police – Ministry of Internal Security (Police grand-ducale - Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure) (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))

High Commission for National Protection – National Cybersecurity Agency (Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale - Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information) (Article 12(1)(c))

Malta

The Court of Justice as a Court of Criminal Judicature (Article 12(1)(a), (b) and (d))

The Police acting on the advice of the Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Unit (Article 12(1)(c))

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații (ANCOM) (Article 12 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d))

Serviciul Român de Informații (Article 12 (c), supports ANCOM in overseeing the implementation of specific measures pursuant to Article 5 of the Regulation)

Ministerul Afacerilor Interne - Inspectoratul General al Poliției Române (upon the request of ANCOM, participates in verifying the compliance by the hosting providers with the obligations under the Article 3(3), Article 4(2) and Article 6 of the Regulation)

Slovakia

Police Force of the Slovak Republic (Article 12(1)(a) and (b))

Council for Media Services (Article 12(1)(c) and (d))

Slovenia

Spain

The Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO), Secretariat of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior (Article 12(1)(a), (b) and (c))

Secretary of State for Security, competent to impose penalties for minor and serious infringements, and Minister of the Interior, competent to impose sanctions for very serious offences (Article 12(1)(d))

Sweden

Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten) (Article 12(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d))

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(1)  OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, p. 79.

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(2)  For the full text of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2021/784 please refer to OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, p. 79.

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