P9_TA(2022)0269 Digital Services Act ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 July 2022 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (COM(2020)0825 — C9-0418/2020 — 2020/0361(COD)) P9_TC1-COD(2020)0361 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 5 July 2022 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2022/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)
Date: 2022-07-05
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: Internet, cloud computing, consumer protection, digital single market, digital technology, dissemination of information, information society, provision of services, service








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7.2.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 47/285






P9_TA(2022)0269
Digital Services Act ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 July 2022 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (COM(2020)0825 — C9-0418/2020 — 2020/0361(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2023/C 47/25)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0825),










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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0418/2020,










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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 27 April 2021 (1),










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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 1 July 2021 (2),










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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 15 June 2022 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to opinions of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A9-0356/2021),












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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out (3);












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Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;












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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 286, 16.7.2021, p. 70.

(2)  OJ C 440, 29.10.2021, p. 67.

(3)  This position replaces the amendments adopted on 20 January 2022 (Texts adopted P9_TA(2022)0014).




P9_TC1-COD(2020)0361
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 5 July 2022 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2022/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.)






ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
COMMISSION’S STATEMENT ON THE SUPPORT OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES AND START-UPS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT
The Commission acknowledges the importance of competitiveness, innovation and investment in digital services, in particular with regard to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups. For that purpose, the Commission is committed to facilitate compliance with the Digital Services Act by micro, small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups, notably through mobilising relevant programmes in favour of innovation, deployment of digital technologies and standardisation.