Article 34 — Right to be heard and access to the file
Digital Markets Act, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925
What does DMA Article 34 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
1. Before adopting a decision pursuant to Article 8, Article 9(1), Article 10(1), Articles 17, 18, 24, 25, 29 and 30 and Article 31(2), the Commission shall give the gatekeeper or undertaking or association of undertakings concerned the opportunity of being heard on: (a) preliminary findings of the Commission, including any …
Source: Digital Markets Act, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, read 2026-08-14.
| In the act | EU 2022/1925 |
| Chapter | V · Investigative, enforcement and monitoring powers |
| CELEX | 32022R1925 |
| Read on | 2026-08-14 |
Official text
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1. Before adopting a decision pursuant to Article 8, Article 9(1), Article 10(1), Articles 17, 18, 24, 25, 29 and 30 and Article 31(2), the Commission shall give the gatekeeper or undertaking or association of undertakings concerned the opportunity of being heard on:
(a) preliminary findings of the Commission, including any matter to which the Commission has taken objection; and
(b) measures that the Commission may intend to take in view of the preliminary findings pursuant to point (a) of this paragraph.
2. Gatekeepers, undertakings and associations of undertakings concerned may submit their observations to the Commission concerning the Commission’s preliminary findings within a time limit set by the Commission in its preliminary findings which may not be less than 14 days.
3. The Commission shall base its decisions only on preliminary findings, including any matter to which the Commission has taken objection, on which gatekeepers, undertakings and associations of undertakings concerned have been able to comment.
The article continues in the official text.
Other articles in this chapter
- Article 20
- Article 21
- Article 22
- Article 23
- Article 24
- Article 25
- Article 26
- Article 27
- Article 28
- Article 29
- Article 30
- Article 31
The same rule in other acts
These articles carry the same official heading. The wording is not identical; read each text at its own source.
- DSA Article 79 — Right to be heard and access to the file
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