Digital Services Act 2024

Professional secrecy under Digital Services Regulation

11. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 36:

“36A. (1) Notwithstanding section 36 and without prejudice to the exchange and the use of information referred to in Chapter IV of the Digital Services Regulation, a Commissioner, a member of the staff of the Commission, a person working under the supervision of the Commission or any other person involved shall not contravene Article 84 of the Regulation.

(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of a category 3 offence.”.