EU DSA Article 30 - Traceability of traders
Online marketplaces must collect and verify trader identity, contact details, and self-certification before allowing them to sell to EU consumers
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 30 - Traceability of traders
Instrument: EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065)
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 30
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act), OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, as adopted (CELEX 32022R2065); no consolidated text exists on Cellar, consistent with the Regulation being unamended; text retrieved 2026-09-21.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is an online platform
- Service has users in the European Union
- Service is an online marketplace
- Service processes personal data
…unless:
- Section 4 (Articles 30-32) does not apply to providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders that qualify as micro or small enterprises under Recommendation 2003/361/EC, nor, for the 12 months after losing that... (DSA Article 29(1)-(2) - Exclusion for micro and small enterprises (Section 4))
- For traders already using the service on 17 February 2024, the provider had 12 months to make best efforts to obtain the Article 30(1) information; traders that failed to provide it within that period are suspended until they do. (DSA Article 30(2), second subparagraph)
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Traders must provide required identification details before listing
- Identification is verified against an independent source where required and re-checked periodically
- Listings are suspended when a trader's information is missing or fails verification
- Verification records are stored and auditable
- System handles null/empty input gracefully (no 500 errors)
Questions people ask
- Does EU DSA Article 30 - Traceability of traders apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is an online platform; Service has users in the European Union; Service is an online marketplace; Service processes personal data. It does not apply where Section 4 (Articles 30-32) does not apply to providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders that qualify as micro or small enterprises under Recommendation 2003/361/EC, nor, for the 12 months after losing that... (DSA Article 29(1)-(2) - Exclusion for micro and small enterprises (Section 4)).
- From when does this apply?
- EU DSA Article 30 - Traceability of traders applies from 17 February 2024. Its current status is: in force.
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