- Article 5 – Obligations for gatekeepers
- Article 6 – Obligations for gatekeepers susceptible of being further specified under Article 8
- Article 7 – Obligation for gatekeepers on interoperability of number-independent interpersonal communications services
- Article 8 – Compliance with obligations for gatekeepers
- Article 9 – Suspension
- Article 10 – Exemption for grounds of public health and public security
- Article 11 – Reporting
- Article 12 – Updating obligations for gatekeepers
- Article 13 – Anti-circumvention
- Article 14 – Obligation to inform about concentrations
- Article 15 – Obligation of an audit
- Article 20 – Opening of proceedings
- Article 21 – Requests for information
- Article 22 – Power to carry out interviews and take statements
- Article 23 – Powers to conduct inspections
- Article 24 – Interim measures
- Article 25 – Commitments
- Article 26 – Monitoring of obligations and measures
- Article 27 – Information by third parties
- Article 28 – Compliance function
- Article 29 – Non-compliance
- Article 30 – Fines
- Article 31 – Periodic penalty payments
- Article 32 – Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties
- Article 33 – Limitation periods for the enforcement of penalties
- Article 34 – Right to be heard and access to the file
- Article 35 – Annual reporting
- Article 36 – Professional secrecy
- Article 37 – Cooperation with national authorities
- Article 38 – Cooperation and coordination with national competent authorities enforcing competition rules
- Article 39 – Cooperation with national courts
- Article 40 – The high-level group
- Article 41 – Request for a market investigation
- Article 42 – Representative actions
- Article 43 – Reporting of breaches and protection of reporting persons
- Article 44 – Publication of decisions
- Article 45 – Review by the Court of Justice
- Article 46 – Implementing provisions
- Article 47 – Guidelines
- Article 48 – Standardisation
- Article 49 – Exercise of the delegation
- Article 50 – Committee procedure
- Article 51 – Amendment to Directive (EU) 2019/1937
- Article 52 – Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828
- Article 53 – Review
- Article 54 – Entry into force and application
Art. 20 DMA
Opening of proceedings
- Where the Commission intends to open proceedings with a view to the possible adoption of decisions pursuant to Articles 8, 29 and 30, it shall adopt a decision opening a proceeding.
- Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Commission may exercise its investigative powers under this Regulation before opening proceedings pursuant to that paragraph.