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

Article number, for example 17.

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

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Example results

Version
Original act
In Force
Yes
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 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.
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 EEA relevance)
Date of Entry Into Force
2022-11-16
Consolidated Version Date
Not provided
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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 by Fous from eur-lex.europa.eu and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with EUR-Lex.

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Get law article

1 credit per run

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.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
LawlawTextRequiredLaw short name, title or number, for example GDPR or Regulation (EU) 2016/679.Example: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
ArticlearticleTextRequiredArticle number, for example 17.Example: 14
LanguagelanguageTextOptionalLanguage name or two-letter code, for example French or FR. Defaults to English.Example: French

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
LinklinkTextExample: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_14
VersionversionTextExample: Original act
In Forcein_forceYes or noExample: Yes
Short Nameshort_nameTextExample: Digital Services Act
Article Textarticle_textText
Celex Numbercelex_numberTextExample: 32022R2065
Article Titlearticle_titleTextExample: Terms and conditions
Document Datedocument_dateTextExample: 2022-10-19
Article Numberarticle_numberTextExample: 14
Date of Applicationdate_of_applicationTextExample: 2024-02-17
Full Official Titlefull_official_titleTextExample: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19…
Date of Entry Into Forcedate_of_entry_into_forceTextExample: 2022-11-16
Consolidated Version Dateconsolidated_version_dateTextExample: 2016-05-04

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
}

Search eu law

1 credit per run

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

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
YearyearNumberOptionalYear the document was adopted, for example 2024.Example: 2024
QueryqueryTextRequiredWords describing the EU law topic, for example packaging waste.Example: packaging waste
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum laws to return, for example 20 (up to 100).Example: 5
Document Typedocument_typeTextOptionalType of law to include, for example regulation.Example: Regulation
In Force Onlyin_force_onlyTextOptionalReturn only laws currently in force, for example yes.Example: Yes

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
LawslawsList
Linklaws[].linkTextExample: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32025R0040
Titlelaws[].titleTextExample: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19…
Eli Linklaws[].eli_linkTextExample: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj
In Forcelaws[].in_forceTextExample: Yes
Short Namelaws[].short_nameTextExample: Artificial Intelligence Act
Celex Numberlaws[].celex_numberTextExample: 32025R0040
Document Datelaws[].document_dateDateExample: 2024-12-19
Document Typelaws[].document_typeTextExample: Regulation
Document Numberlaws[].document_numberTextExample: Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Author Institutionlaws[].author_institutionTextExample: 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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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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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