The DSA required Member States to designate and empower a DSC by 17 February 2024 to guarantee effective supervision and enforcement of its rules. Member States are also required to empower their DSCs to enable them to carry out their tasks under the DSA, and to lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of that Regulation. DSCs are essential in supervising and enforcing the DSA rules and in ensuring the uniform application of that Regulation across the Union, working in cooperation with the Commission. Poland failed to designate and empower a DSC to carry out its tasks under the DSA. Although Czechia, Cyprus, Spain and Portugal each designated a DSC, they have failed to entrust them with the necessary powers to carry out their tasks under the DSA. The DSA also requires Member States to lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of that Regulation, which all the aforementioned Member States have failed to do. As the Member States have not taken the necessary measures, the Commission has decided to refer the Member States to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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