DMA Implementing Regulation
Table of Contents
Chapter I – SCOPE
Chapter II – NOTIFICATIONS, REQUESTS AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS
Chapter III – OPENING OF PROCEEDINGS
Chapter IV – RIGHT TO BE HEARD AND ACCESS TO THE FILE
Chapter V – TIME LIMITS
Chapter VI – GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Recitals (6)
Annexes
Chapter VI – GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 11
Transmission and receipt of the documents
1. Transmission of documents to and from the Commission pursuant to Digital Markets Act and this Regulation shall take place by digital means. Technical specifications regarding the means of transmission and signature may be published and regularly updated by the Commission.
2. Documents transmitted by digital means shall be signed using at least one Qualified Electronic Signature complying with the requirements set out in eIDAS Regulation (Electronic Identification) of the European Parliament and of the Council.
3. Documents transmitted to the Commission by digital means shall be deemed to have been received on the day on which an acknowledgement of receipt is sent by the Commission.
4. A document transmitted to the Commission by digital means shall be deemed not to have been received if one of the following circumstances occurs:
(a) the document or parts thereof is inoperable or unusable;
(b) the document contains viruses, malware or other threats;
(c) the document contains an electronic signature the validity of which cannot be verified by the Commission.
5. The Commission shall inform the sender without undue delay if one of the circumstances referred to in paragraph 4 occurs and give it the possibility to express its views and rectify the situation within a reasonable time limit.
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, under exceptional circumstances which make transmission by digital means impossible or exceedingly difficult, documents may be transmitted to the Commission by registered mail. Those documents shall be deemed to have been received by the Commission on the day of their delivery at the address of the responsible Commission service as published by the Commission on its website.
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, under exceptional circumstances which make transmission by digital means and registered mail impossible or exceedingly difficult, documents may be transmitted to the Commission by means of hand delivery. Those documents shall be deemed to have been received on the day of their delivery at the address of the responsible Commission service as published by the Commission on its website. The delivery shall be confirmed in an acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission.