Compliance Briefing — EU Digital Markets Act Enters Into Force
The EU Digital Markets Act took legal effect on 1 November 2022, starting the countdown to gatekeeper designations and the mid-2023 compliance obligations for large online platforms.
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) became legally effective on 1 November 2022, launching a six-month window before most obligations apply to designated gatekeepers. Companies meeting size and user thresholds must notify the European Commission by early 2023, after which the Commission will confirm gatekeeper status and trigger a further six-month compliance period.
Obligations cover app store fairness, interoperability, user choice defaults, and restrictions on combining personal data across services. Platform owners should use the lead time to audit self-preferencing, bundling, and data usage practices and to design remediation plans ahead of enforcement.
- Official Journal publication provides the DMA text and entry-into-force date.
- European Commission explainer outlines notification timelines and next steps toward gatekeeper designations.
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