INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Resolution AGCOM 270/24/CONS: amounts and modalities of payment due by intermediary services providers to the Italian Communications Authority - AGCOM as national coordinator of digital services under the Digital Services Act (Reg. 2022/2065 - DSA).
The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) has taken on the role of Digital Services Coordinator for Italy, as provided for by the Digital Services Act (DSA – EU Regulation 2022/2065). In this capacity, the Authority is, inter alia, responsible for the supervision and application of the Regulation on Digital Services in Italy; it ensures coordination with the other competent national authorities in charge of supervision and
the application of the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation; it exercises functions of accreditation and certification of external subjects (trustworthy signalers, out-of-court dispute resolution bodies, qualified researchers); it carries out monitoring and reporting activities; it cooperates with the other Coordinators of digital services, with the European Commission and with the European Digital Services Committee in the supervision and application of the DSA.
For these purposes, subjects established in Italy that provide intermediary services such as ‘mere conduit services’, ‘caching services’, ‘ho-sting services’, as well as online platforms and online search engines - also established in Italy - whose amount exceeds EUR 500,000.00 (five hundred thousand/00) are required to contribute to the coverage of the so-called operating costs.
The contribution to be paid is equal to 0.135 per thousand of its revenues from the provision of in-termediary services as resulting from the balance sheet for the accounting year 2022. The contribution must be paid within 30 days starting from 4 September, through the PagoPA system or, if not available, by bank transfer to the current account in the name of the Communications Authority.
the application of the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation; it exercises functions of accreditation and certification of external subjects (trustworthy signalers, out-of-court dispute resolution bodies, qualified researchers); it carries out monitoring and reporting activities; it cooperates with the other Coordinators of digital services, with the European Commission and with the European Digital Services Committee in the supervision and application of the DSA.
For these purposes, subjects established in Italy that provide intermediary services such as ‘mere conduit services’, ‘caching services’, ‘ho-sting services’, as well as online platforms and online search engines - also established in Italy - whose amount exceeds EUR 500,000.00 (five hundred thousand/00) are required to contribute to the coverage of the so-called operating costs.
The contribution to be paid is equal to 0.135 per thousand of its revenues from the provision of in-termediary services as resulting from the balance sheet for the accounting year 2022. The contribution must be paid within 30 days starting from 4 September, through the PagoPA system or, if not available, by bank transfer to the current account in the name of the Communications Authority.
