European Commission Public Consultation on the Obligation to Report Suspicions of Criminal Offences under Article 18 of the Digital Services Act
ZAGREB, 19 November 2025 - The European Commission has launched a targeted public consultation on the implementation of the obligation set out in Article 18 of the Digital Services Act (DSA). Under this obligation, providers of hosting services are required to notify the competent authorities immediately whenever they have reason to suspect a criminal offence that poses a threat to the life or safety of an individual or individuals.
The consultation is aimed at:
• Digital Services Coordinators,
• law enforcement and judicial authorities,
• providers of intermediary services,
• experts, researchers, and civil-society organisations
As the Digital Services Coordinator of the Republic of Croatia, HAKOM invites all domestic stakeholders to participate in the consultation and to share this invitation within their professional and organisational networks.
The public consultation will remain open until 19 December 2025 and can be accessed via the following link.
For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
- Roberta Frangeša-Mihanovića 9 Street
- 10110 Zagreb, Croatia
- Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
- Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: www.hakom.hr
About Hakom
HAKOM - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary expertise in market regulation.