AKOS, as the Digital Services Coordinator, grants trusted flagger status by decision on application by a legal person governed by private or public law established in the Republic of Slovenia that meets the following conditions:
- has specific expertise and competence for the purposes of detecting, identifying and notifying illegal content;
- is independent of any online platform provider;
- carries out activities for the purposes of submitting notifications diligently, accurately and objectively.
Trusted flagger status is primarily intended for civil society organisations with specific expertise and competence in detecting, identifying and reporting illegal content.
Online platform providers must give priority to and take decisions on notifications from trusted flaggers in the areas of expertise in which they have been granted status without undue delay.
AKOS must notify the European Commission of the trusted flaggers to whom it has granted status, which will publish a list of all trusted flaggers in the EU.
The trusted applicant status applies EU-wide to all online platforms to which Article 22 of the DSA applies, regardless of the location of the platform or the applicant.
A full list of certified entities with this status is published up-to-date by the European Commission here.
Obtaining Trusted Notifier status in the Republic of Slovenia
The Agency, as coordinator of digital services, grants the status of trusted applicant by decision upon application by a legal person governed by private or public law established in the Republic of Slovenia and fulfilling the conditions set out in Article 22 of the DSA.
The Trusted Whistleblower status is primarily intended for civil society organisations with specific expertise and competences in detecting, identifying and reporting illegal content.
In accordance with Article 14 of the Act on the implementation of the Regulation (EU) on the Single Market for Digital Services, in addition to the elements laid down by the Act on the general administrative procedure, the application must contain the information necessary for the Agency to take a decision, namely the company name, registered office, tax identification number, registration number and the name of the legal representative, as well as evidence of compliance with the conditions set out in Article 22(2) of the DSA.
At present, there is no prescribed form specifying the content of the application.