The final text of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) - Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of 11 April 2024.



Article 15, Requests for enforcement of obligations of video-sharing platform providers

1. Without prejudice to Article 3 of Directive 2000/31/EC, a requesting authority may submit a duly justified request to a requested authority which is competent for the subject matter of the request to take necessary and proportionate actions for the effective enforcement of the obligations imposed on video-sharing platform providers under Article 28b(1), (2) and (3) of Directive 2010/13/EU.


2. The requested authority shall inform the requesting authority, without undue delay, of the actions it has taken or plans to take, or about the reasons for which actions were not taken, pursuant to a request for enforcement under paragraph 1. The Board shall establish the timelines for that purpose in its rules of procedure.


3. In the event of a disagreement between the requesting authority and the requested authority regarding actions taken or planned to be taken or a lack of actions following a request for enforcement under paragraph 1, either authority may refer the matter to the Board for mediation with a view to finding an amicable solution.

Where no amicable solution is found following mediation by the Board, the requesting authority or the requested authority may request the Board to issue an opinion on the matter. In its opinion, the Board shall assess whether the request for enforcement under paragraph 1 has been sufficiently addressed. Where the Board considers that the requested authority has not sufficiently addressed the request for enforcement, the Board shall recommend actions to address the request. The Board shall issue its opinion, in consultation with the Commission, without undue delay.


4. Following receipt of an opinion as referred to in paragraph 3, second subparagraph, the requested authority shall, without undue delay and within timelines to be established by the Board in its rules of procedure, inform the Board, the Commission and the requesting authority of the actions taken or planned to be taken in relation to the opinion.


Note: This is the final text of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) - Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of 11 April 2024.