# Notice and action mechanisms 16(2) — DSA — provision context

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Part of **Notice and action mechanisms** (DSA, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-16).

## Provision text

### 16(2)

The mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such as to facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated notices. To that end, the providers of hosting services shall take the necessary measures to enable and to facilitate the submission of notices containing all of the following elements:

a) a sufficiently substantiated explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity alleges the information in question to be illegal content;
b) a clear indication of the exact electronic location of that information, such as the exact URL or URLs, and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the illegal content adapted to the type of content and to the specific type of hosting service;
c) the name and email address of the individual or entity submitting the notice, except in the case of information considered to involve one of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 of Directive 2011/93/EU;
d) a statement confirming the bona fide belief of the individual or entity submitting the notice that the information and allegations contained therein are accurate and complete.

## Topics on this provision

- **Hosting Services under DSA** — https://overview.legal/topics/hosting-services-dsa
  While intermediary liability and DSA scope topics exist, there is no dedicated topic specifically for hosting services, their liability conditions, exemptions, 
- **DSA Scope and Digital Services Coverage** — https://overview.legal/topics/dsa-scope-digital-services
  The content is from the DSA (Digital Services Act), not the AI Act. A dedicated topic for DSA scope is needed to distinguish it from AI Act scope provisions and

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **LG Frankfurt am Main - 2-06 O 234/25** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/354171
- **LG Frankfurt am Main - 2-06 O 234/25** ¶90 (case-law, Regional Court Frankfurt am Main) — https://overview.legal/posts/354171
- **LG Frankfurt am Main - 2-06 O 234/25** ¶38 (case-law, Regional Court Frankfurt am Main) — https://overview.legal/posts/354171
- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175
- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** §39 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175
- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** §38 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175

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