(L-R) Guy Bley, High Commissioner for National Protection; Martine Hansen, Luxembourg’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture, Minister for Consumer Protection; Pierre Barthelmé, President of Competition Authority; Credit: Directorate for Consumer Protection

On Tuesday 11 March 2025, the Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) signed a cooperation agreement with seven national authorities in the presence of Martine Hansen, Luxembourg’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture and Minister for Consumer Protection, and Léon Gloden, Minister for Home Affairs.

This signing took place during the closing ceremony of a series of workshops on cooperation within the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), organised by the Competition Authority throughout 2024. The agreement establishes rules for cooperation and assistance between the Competition Authority, in its role as coordinator for digital services, and other national authorities to ensure the effective and consistent implementation of the DSA.

The implementation of the DSA requires the involvement of various stakeholders based on their respective areas of expertise, particularly in: protection of users of audiovisual services; data protection and privacy rights; consumer protection, including in the digital economy; the safety and compliance of products sold online; combating cybercrime, terrorist content and illegal content on the Internet.

Each of these aspects of the DSA falls under the responsibility of one or more of the following authorities: Luxembourg Independent Audiovisual Authority (ALIA), National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD), Directorate for Consumer Protection (DPC), High Commission for National Protection (HCPN), Luxembourg Institute for Standardisation, Accreditation, Safety and Quality of Products and Services (ILNAS), Luxembourg’s Ministry of Home Affairs and the Grand Ducal Police.

This agreement aims to streamline cooperation between authorities and facilitate exchanges in the interest of both users and online platforms, the Competition Authority, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Directorate for Consumer Protection said in a statement.

They recalled that Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on digital services (Digital Services Act - DSA) seeks to combat the spread of illegal or harmful content on the Internet.

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