- 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. 29 DMA
Non-compliance
- The Commission shall adopt an implementing act setting out its finding of non-compliance (‘the non-compliance decision’) where it finds that a gatekeeper does not comply with one or more of the following:
(a) any of the obligations laid down in Article 5, 6 or 7;
(b) measures specified by the Commission in a decision adopted pursuant to Article 8(2);
(c) remedies imposed pursuant to Article 18(1);
(d) interim measures ordered pursuant to Article 24; or
(e) commitments made legally binding pursuant to Article 25.
That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 50(2). - The Commission shall endeavour to adopt its non-compliance decision within 12 months from the opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 20.
- Before adopting the non-compliance decision, the Commission shall communicate its preliminary findings to the gatekeeper concerned. In those preliminary findings, the Commission shall explain the measures it is considering taking or that it considers that the gatekeeper should take in order to effectively address the preliminary findings.
- Where it intends to adopt a non-compliance decision, the Commission may consult third parties.
- In the non-compliance decision, the Commission shall order the gatekeeper to cease and desist with the non-compliance within an appropriate deadline and to provide explanations on how it plans to comply with that decision.
- The gatekeeper shall provide the Commission with the description of the measures that it has taken to ensure compliance with the non-compliance decision.
- Where the Commission decides not to adopt a non-compliance decision, it shall close the proceedings by a decision.