Spain: Designation of CNCM as National Digital Services Coordinator under the DSA

On 24 January 2024, the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Services adopted a decision to appoint the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) as the national Digital Services Coordinator (DSC). The CNMC will be responsible for supervising the application of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The CNMC has the responsibility of supervising, investigating and potentially sanctioning service providers established in Spain that fall within the scope of the DSA. Further, the CNMC is tasked with certifying so-called trusted flaggers, which are entities trusted with identifying illegal content themselves. Finally, the Spanish Data Protection Agency will be responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection regulations, requiring a tight cooperation between both institutions.