# Notice and action mechanisms 16(3) — DSA — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (16(3)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-10-06. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-16#par-3
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Part of **Notice and action mechanisms** (DSA, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-16).

## Provision text

### 16(3)

Notices referred to in this Article shall be considered to give rise to actual knowledge or awareness for the purposes of Article 6 in respect of the specific item of information concerned where they allow a diligent provider of hosting services to identify the illegality of the relevant activity or information without a detailed legal examination.


## Topics on this provision

- **Intermediary Liability Framework under DSA** — https://overview.legal/topics/intermediary-liability-framework-dsa
  This topic is needed to comprehensively cover the broader intermediary liability framework under the DSA, of which mere conduit is one component, including the 
- **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** ¶91 (case-law, Regional Court Frankfurt am Main) — https://overview.legal/posts/354171
- **LG Frankfurt am Main - 2-06 O 234/25** ¶21 (case-law, Regional Court Frankfurt am Main) — https://overview.legal/posts/354171

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