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Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng)*\n\n1. <a id=\"p-1\"></a>Without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2020/1828 or to any other type of representation under national law, recipients of intermediary services shall at least have the right to mandate a body, organisation or association to exercise the rights conferred by this Regulation on their behalf, provided the body, organisation or association meets all of the following conditions:\n\n    <a id=\"p-1-a\"></a>**(a)** it operates on a not-for-profit basis;\n\n    <a id=\"p-1-b\"></a>**(b)** it has been properly constituted in accordance with the law of a Member State;\n\n    <a id=\"p-1-c\"></a>**(c)** its statutory objectives include a legitimate interest in ensuring that this Regulation is complied with.\n2. <a id=\"p-2\"></a>Providers of online platforms shall take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that complaints submitted by bodies, organisations or associations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article on behalf of recipients of the service through the mechanisms referred to in [Article 20(1)](20.md) are processed and decided upon with priority and without undue delay.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter IV — Implementation, cooperation, sanctions and enforcement](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 85](85.md) · [Article 87 →](87.md)\n"}