--- title: "Article 29 — Exclusion for micro and small enterprises" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065" source_retrieved: 2026-09-29 shortTitle: "Article 29 — Exclusion for micro and small enterprises" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065" instrument: dsa celex: "32022R2065" regulation: DSA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065" article: 29 status: in_force object_id: eu.dsa.legal_text.article.29 text_version: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng)* 1. This Section shall not apply to providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders that qualify as micro or small enterprises as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC. This Section shall not apply to providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders that previously qualified for the status of a micro or small enterprise as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC during the 12 months following their loss of that status pursuant to Article 4(2) thereof, except when they are very large online platforms in accordance with [Article 33](33.md). 2. By derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, this Section shall apply to providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders that have been designated as very large online platforms in accordance with [Article 33](33.md), irrespective of whether they qualify as micro or small enterprises. *** [Chapter III — Due diligence obligations for a transparent and safe online environment](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 28](28.md) · [Article 30 →](30.md)