The final text of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)



Article 33, Limitation periods for the enforcement of penalties


1. The power of the Commission to enforce decisions taken pursuant to Articles 30 and 31 shall be subject to a limitation period of 5 years.


2. Time shall begin to run from the day on which the decision becomes final.


3. The limitation period for the enforcement of penalties shall be interrupted:


(a) by notification of a decision varying the original amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment or refusing an application for variation; or


(b) by any action of the Commission or of a Member State, acting at the request of the Commission, designed to enforce payment of the fine or periodic penalty payment.


4. Each interruption shall start time running afresh.


5. The limitation period for the enforcement of penalties shall be suspended for so long as:


(a) time to pay is allowed; or


(b) enforcement of payment is suspended pursuant to a decision of the Court of Justice or to a decision by a national court.



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We process and store data in compliance with both, the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The service provider is Hostpoint. The servers are located in the Interxion data center in Zürich, the data is saved exclusively in Switzerland, and the support, development and administration activities are also based entirely in Switzerland.


Understanding Cybersecurity in the European Union.

1. The NIS 2 Directive

2. The European Cyber Resilience Act

3. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

4. The Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER)

5. The Digital Services Act (DSA)

6. The Digital Markets Act (DMA)

7. The European Health Data Space (EHDS)

8. The European Chips Act

9. The European Data Act

10. European Data Governance Act (DGA)

11. The Artificial Intelligence Act

12. The European ePrivacy Regulation

13. The European Cyber Defence Policy

14. The Strategic Compass of the European Union

15. The EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox