Article 9 — Orders to act against illegal content

Digital Services Act — Regulation (EU) 2022/2065

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1. Upon the receipt of an order to act against one or more specific items of illegal content, issued by the relevant national judicial or administrative authorities, on the basis of the applicable Union law or national law in compliance with Union law, providers of intermediary services shall inform the authority issuing the order, or any other authority specified in the order, of any effect given to the order without undue delay, specifying if and when effect was given to the order.

2. Member States shall ensure that when an order referred to in paragraph 1 is transmitted to the provider, it meets at least the following conditions:

(a) that order contains the following elements:

(i) a reference to the legal basis under Union or national law for the order;

(ii) a statement of reasons explaining why the information is illegal content, by reference to one or more specific provisions of Union law or national law in compliance with Union law;

(iii) information identifying the issuing authority;

(iv) clear information enabling the provider of intermediary services to identify and locate the illegal content concerned, such as one or more exact URL and, where necessary, additional information;

(v) information about redress mechanisms available to the provider of intermediary services and to the recipient of the service who provided the content;

(vi) where applicable, information about which authority is to receive the information about the effect given to the orders;

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