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Designation of competent authorities for DSA enforcement in Belgium

Title (original language): Aanwijzing van bevoegde autoriteiten voor de handhaving van de DSA in België

Four competent authorities have been designated to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Belgium: BIPT (federal/national coordinator, Act of 21 April 2024), Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media (VRM, Flemish Community), Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA, French Community), and Medienrat (German-speaking Community). BIPT is the national coordinator. Each authority is responsible for DSA supervision and enforcement within its jurisdiction, including certifying trusted flaggers, investigating violations, imposing sanctions, and cooperating with the EU Commission and other DSCs.

(Source: BIPT)

Entities responsible for implementation: BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications)

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2024 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Digital Services Act
Record created: 01 July 2025
  • Belgium

  • Go to document source
  • National: national statutory code
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • policy, digital, VLOP (very large online platform)
  • Machine translation used
Title (original language): Aanwijzing van bevoegde autoriteiten voor de handhaving van de DSA in België

Four competent authorities have been designated to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Belgium: BIPT (federal/national coordinator, Act of 21 April 2024), Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media (VRM, Flemish Community), Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA, French Community), and Medienrat (German-speaking Community). BIPT is the national coordinator. Each authority is responsible for DSA supervision and enforcement within its jurisdiction, including certifying trusted flaggers, investigating violations, imposing sanctions, and cooperating with the EU Commission and other DSCs.

(Source: BIPT)

Entities responsible for implementation: BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications)

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2024 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Digital Services Act
Record created: 01 July 2025
  • Belgium

  • Go to document source
  • National: national statutory code
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • policy, digital, VLOP (very large online platform)
  • Machine translation used
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