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Get the official text and key dates for an article of an EU regulation or directive. Uses the latest consolidated version shown by EUR-Lex when available; application dates reflect the act’s general application date where stated.

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Law

Law short name, title or number, for example GDPR or Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Article

Article number, for example 17.

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LanguageOptional

Language name or two-letter code, for example French or FR. Defaults to English.

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Article 14

Digital Services Act

Terms and conditions

YesOriginal act

Official text

1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, in their terms and conditions. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review, as well as the rules of procedure of their internal complaint handling system. It shall be set out in clear, plain, intelligible, user-friendly and unambiguous language, and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible and machine-readable format. 2. Providers of intermediary services shall inform the recipients of the service of any significant change to the terms and conditions. 3. Where an intermediary service is primarily directed at minors or is predominantly used by them, the provider of that intermediary service shall explain the conditions for, and any restrictions on, the use of the service in a way that minors can understand. 4. Providers of intermediary services shall act in a diligent, objective and proportionate manner in applying and enforcing the restrictions referred to in paragraph 1, with due regard to the rights and legitimate interests of all parties involved, including the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service, such as the freedom of expression, freedom and pluralism of the media, and other fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Charter. 5. Providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines shall provide recipients of services with a concise, easily-accessible and machine-readable summary of the terms and conditions, including the available remedies and redress mechanisms, in clear and unambiguous language. 6. Very large online platforms and very large online search engines within the meaning of Article 33 shall publish their terms and conditions in the official languages of all the Member States in which they offer their services.

Key dates

Document date: Oct 19, 2022
Entry into force: Nov 16, 2022
Application date: Feb 17, 2024

Official title: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

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About the EUR-Lex tool

EUR-Lex returns official text and key dates for a regulation or directive article using a law name or number and article number; language is optional.

Search eu law returns relevant legal acts by topic, with optional filters for year, document type, and in-force status.

Built from eur-lex.europa.eu. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Law`law`	Text	Required	Law short name, title or number, for example GDPR or Regulation (EU) 2016/679.Example: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
Article`article`	Text	Required	Article number, for example 17.Example: 14
Language`language`	Text	Optional	Language name or two-letter code, for example French or FR. Defaults to English.Example: French

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Link`link`	Text	Example: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_14
Version`version`	Text	Example: Original act
In Force`in_force`	Yes or no	Example: Yes
Short Name`short_name`	Text	Example: Digital Services Act
Article Text`article_text`	Text
Celex Number`celex_number`	Text	Example: 32022R2065
Article Title`article_title`	Text	Example: Terms and conditions
Document Date`document_date`	Text	Example: 2022-10-19
Article Number`article_number`	Text	Example: 14
Date of Application`date_of_application`	Text	Example: 2024-02-17
Full Official Title`full_official_title`	Text	Example: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19…
Date of Entry Into Force`date_of_entry_into_force`	Text	Example: 2022-11-16
Consolidated Version Date`consolidated_version_date`	Text	Example: 2026-07-27

Example result

For Law: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article: 14

JSON

{
  "link": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_14",
  "version": "Original act",
  "in_force": true,
  "short_name": "Digital Services Act",
  "article_text": "1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the…",
  "celex_number": "32022R2065",
  "article_title": "Terms and conditions",
  "document_date": "2022-10-19",
  "article_number": "14",
  "date_of_application": "2024-02-17",
  "full_official_title": "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (Text with E…",
  "date_of_entry_into_force": "2022-11-16",
  "consolidated_version_date": null
}

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Search EUR-Lex legal acts by topic, ranked by relevance. Filter by document type, document year, and current in-force status. Short names and ELI links are included when shown in the search results.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Year`year`	Number	Optional	Year the document was adopted, for example 2024.Example: 2024
Query`query`	Text	Required	Words describing the EU law topic, for example packaging waste.Example: packaging waste
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum laws to return, for example 20 (up to 100).Example: 5
Document Type`document_type`	Text	Optional	Type of law to include, for example regulation.Example: Regulation
In Force Only`in_force_only`	Text	Optional	Return only laws currently in force, for example yes.Example: Yes

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Laws`laws`	List
Link`laws[].link`	Text	Example: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32025R0040
Title`laws[].title`	Text	Example: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19…
Eli Link`laws[].eli_link`	Text	Example: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj
In Force`laws[].in_force`	Text	Example: Yes
Short Name`laws[].short_name`	Text	Example: Artificial Intelligence Act
Celex Number`laws[].celex_number`	Text	Example: 32025R0040
Document Date`laws[].document_date`	Date	Example: 2024-12-19
Document Type`laws[].document_type`	Text	Example: Regulation
Document Number`laws[].document_number`	Text	Example: Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Author Institution`laws[].author_institution`	Text	Example: European Parliament, Council of the European Union

Example result

For Year: 2024, Query: packaging waste, Max Results: 5, Document Type: Regulation, In Force Only: Yes

JSON

{
  "laws": [
    {
      "link": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32025R0040",
      "title": "Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealin…",
      "eli_link": "http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj",
      "in_force": "yes",
      "short_name": null,
      "celex_number": "32025R0040",
      "document_date": "2024-12-19",
      "document_type": "Regulation",
      "document_number": "Regulation (EU) 2025/40",
      "author_institution": "European Parliament, Council of the European Union"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1157",
      "title": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) …",
      "eli_link": "http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1157/oj",
      "in_force": "yes",
      "short_name": null,
      "celex_number": "32024R1157",
      "document_date": "2024-04-11",
      "document_type": "Regulation",
      "document_number": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1157",
      "author_institution": "European Parliament, Council of the European Union"
    }
  ]
}

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cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@eur-lex",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_law_article",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "law": "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065",
    "article": "14"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

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