# Notice and action mechanisms 16(6) — DSA — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (16(6)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-10-06. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-16#par-6
> Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it.

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

## Provision text

### 16(6)

Providers of hosting services shall process any notices that they receive under the mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 and take their decisions in respect of the information to which the notices relate, in a timely, diligent, non-arbitrary and objective manner. Where they use automated means for that processing or decision-making, they shall include information on such use in the notification referred to in paragraph 5.


## 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)

- **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** §45 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175
- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** §41 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175

---
Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-16#par-6 · 2026-10-06