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
Date: 2023-06-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Internet, access to information, cross-border cooperation, digital single market, dissemination of information, fight against crime, freedom of expression, information, terrorism




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27.6.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/10






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;










(b)


scrutinise removal orders pursuant to Article 4;










(c)


oversee the implementation of specific measures pursuant to Article 5;










(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




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))








(1)  OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, p. 79.

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