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Key definition

Single market definition

What does Single market mean? Single market describes, in practice, a legal area where goods, services, persons and capital move without internal customs or unjustified regulatory barriers, achieved through harmonisation and mutual recognition and underpinned by competition and state aid/subsidy control. In EU law, the EU Single Market is anchored in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, secondary legislation and Court of Justice case law; it removes internal borders and restricts national rules that hinder cross-border trade, establishment or mobility. Usage is broadly consistent across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, but the legal position differs post‑Brexit. Great Britain is outside...

EU Digital Services Act: Tracker of Case Law, VLOP/VLOSE Designations, Guidance, Delegated/Implementing Acts and Legislative/Enforcement Milestones

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Practice notes

This Practice Note monitors developments relating to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single market for Digital Services and the amendment of Directive 2000/31/EC (the EU Digital Services Act, or EU DSA). The tracker is organised as follows:

General Court and Court of Justice cases
Other materials
VLOPs and VLOSEs designations
Legislative process

For further details on enforcement matters, see Practice Note: EU Digital Services Act—enforcement cases tracker.

Background

In December 2019, through her political guidelines, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to introduce a new EU DSA to modernise liability and safety standards for digital Platforms, services and products. The intention was for the EU DSA to revise the E‑Commerce Directive and, by comparison, extend its reach to facilities including internet service providers, content Delivery networks, search engines, blockchains and cloud services.

A public consultation was held in 2020 to gather views on the key challenges linked to the provision of digital services, particularly online platforms. A report summarising the consultation’s outcomes was issued in December 2020.

The Digital Services Act package

On 15 December 2020, the Commission unveiled its Digital Services Act package, putting forward two...

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