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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

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on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724

(COM(2022)0571 – C90371/2022 – 2022/0358(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0571),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90371/2022),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 February 2023,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 15 March 2023,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism,

Changed– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A90000/2023),(A9-0270/2023),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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ChangedRecital 1: (1) Short-term accommodation rental services offered by hosts have existed for many years as a complement to other accommodation services such as hotels, hostels, or bed and breakfasts. The volume of short-term accommodation rental services is increasing significantly across the Union as a result of the growth of the platform economy. While short-term accommodation rental services can create many opportunities for guests, hosts and the entire tourism ecosystem, their rapid growth has also triggered concerns and challenges, in particular for local communities and public authorities, given that the expansive growthsuch ofas short-termcontributing accommodationto rentalthe servicesdecrease isof removingavailable long-term housing from the market and drivingincrease upof rents and housing prices and regularlyprices. hasThis aRegulation negativefocuses impactclearly on liveability in urban and tourist centres. Oneone of the main challengeschallenges, which is the lack of reliable information about short-term accommodation rental services, such as the identity of the host, the location where those services are being offered, and their duration, making it difficult for authorities to assess the impact of short-term accommodation rental services and develop and enforce effectiveappropriate and proportionate policy responses.

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ChangedRecital 2: (2) Public authorities at national, regional and local level are increasingly taking measures to obtain information from hosts and online short-term rental platforms, by imposing registration schemes and other transparency requirements, including on online short-term rental platforms,platforms. However, legal obligations regarding data generation and data sharing diverge considerably within and between Member States as regards their scope and frequency, as well as in terms of related procedures. The large majority of online platforms intermediating the provision of short-term accommodation rental services provide their services across borders and indeed across the internal market. AAs numbera result of thosediverging platformstransparency consistentlyrequirements refuseand todata complysharing withrequirements, existingas obligationswell as orders for dataremoval sharingof andillegal suspendinglistings orthat withdrawingdo listings.not Inhave orderthe todesired achieveoutcome, athe transparentfull provisionrealisation of short-term accommodation rental services in thepotential contextis ofhampered, realisingand publicthe policyproper objectivesfunctioning andof meetingthe humaninternal rightsmarket obligationsis suchnegatively asaffected. ensuringIn accessorder to decent andachieve affordablea housing,balanced ensuringtourism theecosystem liveabilityand ofa neighbourhoodsfair and promotingtransparent aprovision balancedof tourismshort-term ecosystemaccommodation rental services within the internal market, a uniform and targeted set of rules should be established at Union level.

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RemovedRecital 4: (4) Rules should be laid down to harmonise transparency requirements for the provision of short-term accommodation rental services through online short-term rental platforms in cases where Member States decide to impose such transparency requirements. Accordingly, harmonised rules should be provided for registration schemes and data-sharing requirements concerning online short-term rental platforms should Member States decide to put in place such schemes or requirements. To achieve effective harmonisation, and to ensure a uniform application of the rules, Member States will not be able to legislate on access to data from online short-term rental platforms outside the specific regime laid down in the present Regulation. That is in order to ensure that Member States do not regulate the requests in question without putting in place the necessary registration schemes, databases and single digital entry point and to facilitate proportionate, privacy-compliant and secure data sharing by online short-term rental platforms within the internal market. This Regulation does not affect Member States’ competence to adopt and maintain market access requirements relating to the provision of short-term accommodation rental services by hosts, including health and safety requirements, minimum quality standards, quantitative restrictions or restrictions by area or type of building, provided that such requirements are necessary and proportionate to protect public interest objectives, in accordan…

AddedRecital 3: (3) To that end, harmonised rules on data generation and data sharing for short-term accommodation rental services should be laid down to increase access to and quality of data for public authorities on the provision of short-term accommodation rental services, which in turn should enable them to design and implement policies on such services in an effective and proportionate manner, in accordance with Union and national law. That implies maintaining opportunities for platforms while respecting public policy objectives such as the availability and affordability of housing and the protection of urban centres and rural areas leading to a safer and more sustainable tourism ecosystem .

RemovedRecital 5 a (new): (5a) The rules laid down in this Regulation are without prejudice to other reporting or registration obligations in accordance with Union law in the field of taxation, population registration or statistics amongst others and to applicable national rules under residency or tenancy law.

AddedRecital 4: (4) Rules should be laid down to harmonise transparency requirements for the provision of short-term accommodation rental services through online short-term rental platforms in cases where Member States decide to impose such transparency requirements. Accordingly, harmonised rules should be provided for registration schemes and data-sharing requirements concerning online short-term rental platforms should Member States decide to put in place such schemes or requirements. To achieve effective harmonisation, and to ensure a uniform application of the rules, Member States will not be able to legislate on access to data from online short-term rental platforms outside the specific regime laid down in the present Regulation. That is in order to ensure that Member States do not regulate the requests in question without putting in place the necessary registration schemes, databases and single digital entry point and to facilitate proportionate, privacy-compliant and secure data sharing by online short-term rental platforms within the internal market. This Regulation does not affect Member States’ competence to adopt and maintain market access requirements relating to the provision of short-term accommodation rental services by hosts, including health and safety requirements, minimum quality standards or quantitative restrictions, provided that such requirements are necessary and proportionate to protect public interest objectives, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty on th…

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ChangedRecital 6: (6) This Regulation should apply to services consisting in the short-term letting of furnished accommodation, against remuneration, including any sort of compensation, whether on a professional or non-professional basis.basis, and as further defined under national law. Short-term accommodation rental services can concern, for example, a room in a host’s primary residence with the host present, a host’s primary or secondary residence rented out for a limited number of days per year, or one or more properties bought by the host as an investment to be rented out on a short-term basis, typically for less than a year throughout the year. The provision of furnished accommodation for more permanent use, typically for one year or more, should not be considered to be provided on short-term basis. Short-term accommodation rental services are not limited to units let for touristic or leisure purposes andbut should include short-term stays for other purposes, such as business or study.

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ChangedRecital 8: (8) The rules laid down in this Regulation should apply to online platforms within the meaning of Article 3 point (i) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and the Council27,Council27 , which allow guests to conclude distance contracts with hosts for the provision of short-term accommodation rental services. Therefore, webpages connecting hosts with guests without any further role in the conclusion of direct transactions should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Online platforms intermediating the provision of short-term accommodation rental services without remuneration (for example, online platforms intermediating the exchange of dwellings) shouldare not be covered by these rules.

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RemovedRecital 10: (10) In order to ensure that competent authorities obtain the information and data they need, it is necessary to lay out a common approach to registration procedures within Member States that is limited to basic information allowing the identification of the unit and the host. To that end, Member States should ensure that, upon the submission of all relevant information and documents, hosts and units are given a registration number. Hosts should be able to identify and authenticate themselves using electronic identification means issued under a notified electronic identification scheme pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 to complete those registration procedures.

AddedRecital 9: (9) Registration procedures enable competent authorities to collect information on hosts and units relating to short-term accommodation rental services. The registration number, which is a unique identifier of a unit rented, should ensure that the data collected and shared by platforms can be properly attributed to hosts and units. It should therefore be for competent authorities, where they wish to receive data from providers of online short-term rental platforms, to put in place or maintain registration procedures for hosts and their units, either at national, regional or local level. Registration obligations, established under this Regulation should be without prejudice to other possible information obligations derived from Union or national law, arising from taxation, population censuses and the collection of statistics.

RemovedRecital 11: (11) Hosts should provide information regarding themselves, the units they offer for short-term accommodation rental services and other necessary information so that the competent authorities know the identity of the host and their contact details, as well as the location and the exact address of the unit, including flat number, cadastral reference or any other tool that enables it to be identified, the type (e.g. house, apartment, room) and characteristics of the unit. Where applicable, the hosts can also be required to indicate if they have obtained an authorisation to provide the short-term accommodation rental services within the framework of authorisation schemes established in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2006/123/EC. Information on the rights and obligations of the hosts should be easily available to hosts as provided for under Directive 2006/123/EC. All this information is needed to ensure traceability of hosts and units offered. The description of the unit’s characteristics should include an indication of whether the unit is offered in whole or part and whether the host uses the unit for residential purposes as a primary or secondary residence or for other purposes. Hosts should also provide information on the maximum number of guests that the unit is capable of accommodating, i.e. by indicating the number of bed places available.

AddedRecital 10: (10) In order to ensure that competent authorities obtain the information and data they need, without imposing disproportionate burdens on online platforms and hosts, it is necessary to lay out a common approach to registration procedures within Member States that is limited to basic information allowing the precise identification of the unit and the host. To that end, Member States should ensure that, upon the submission of all relevant information and documents, hosts and units are given a registration number. Hosts should be able to identify and authenticate themselves using electronic identification means issued under a notified electronic identity scheme pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 to complete those registration procedures. Registration should be free of charge and ensure that hosts can submit all required documentation digitally. However, an offline service should still be available to cater for the needs of less-digitally skilled or equipped users, especially the elderly.

RemovedRecital 14: (14) The information and documentation provided by hosts via the registration procedure should be verified by competent authorities only after the issuance of the registration number. It is appropriate to enable hosts, within a reasonable period of time to be specified by competent authorities, to rectify the information and documentation submitted which a competent authority considers to be incomplete or inaccurate. During this period, competent authorities should be able to suspend the registration number and, where needed, issue orders to stop the listing of the unit on a short-term rental platform. Where the host fails to rectify the information and documentation within the period indicated, the competent authority should have the power to withdraw the validity of the registration number. The competent authority should have the power to withdraw the validity of the registration number also in cases where it finds that there are manifest and serious doubts as regards the authenticity and validity of the information or documentation provided by the host. In cases of suspension or withdrawal of the validity of the registration number, competent authorities should inform the hosts of their decision and state the reasons for it. Hosts should have the possibility to be heard and, where appropriate, to rectify the information and documentation provided within a reasonable period of time. Where the validity of the registration number has been suspended or withdrawn, competent aut…

AddedRecital 11: (11) Hosts should provide information regarding themselves, the units they offer for short-term accommodation rental services and other necessary information so that the competent authorities know the identity of the host and their contact details, as well as the specific address of the unit, the type (e.g. house, apartment, room, shared room, or other relevant categories) and characteristics of the unit. To enable the unit to be identified precisely, specific information should be required from the host, such as the apartment and mailbox number and the floor that the unit is on. Such information is needed to ensure traceability of hosts and units offered. The description of the unit’s characteristics should include an indication of whether the unit is offered in whole or part and whether the host uses the unit for residential purposes as a primary or secondary residence or for other purposes. Hosts should also provide information on the maximum number of guests that the unit is capable of accommodating by specifying for example the number of rooms and the number of bed places in the unit.

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RemovedRecital 16: (16) Article 30 and 31 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 lay down certain know your business customer and due diligence requirements for providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders. Those requirements apply to online short-term rental platforms with respect to short-term accommodation rental services offered by hosts that qualify as traders. However, the short-term accommodation rental sector is characterised by the fact that many hosts structurally or professionally offer short-term accommodation rental services for purposes relating to their trade, business, craft or profession and meet the conditions to be categorised as ‘traders’ under Union law, while hosts can also be private individuals offering short-term accommodation rental services on an occasional peer-to-peer basis, who do not necessarily meet the conditions to be categorised as ‘traders’ under Union law. Therefore, in line with the concept and objective of ‘compliance by design’ under Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, and in order to enable competent authorities to verify whether applicable registration obligations are complied with, it is appropriate to apply specific conditions for compliance by design in the context of short-term accommodation rental services, including those offered by hosts that do not qualify as traders pursuant to Union law. Online short-term rental platforms should ensure through the design of their interfaces that services are not o…

AddedRecital 12: (12) It should be possible for Member States to require hosts to submit additional information and documentation attesting compliance with requirements established by national law, such as health and safety and consumer protection requirements. Member States may, in particular, in order to ensure equal access and inclusion, require hosts to provide information concerning the accessibility for persons with disabilities of the units offered for short-term accommodation rental services in relation to national or local accessibility requirements. Member States should be able to enable hosts to declare whether additional services are offered in return for remuneration. However, any requirements should comply with the principles of non-discrimination and proportionality, meaning that they must be appropriate and necessary to achieve a legitimate regulatory objective, and with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Directive 2006/123/EC. Furthermore, Member States should be able to impose information requirements on hosts that comply with Union law concerning issues not covered by this Regulation, such as non-remunerated stays including where hosting arrangements concern vulnerable individuals, such as refugees or beneficiaries of temporary protection.

RemovedRecital 18: (18) Competent authorities that wish to receive from online short-term rental platforms information about hosts’ activities and have registration systems in place should be able to obtain activity data from online platforms on a regular basis. The type of data that may be obtained should be fully harmonised and include information on the number of nights for which a registered unit has been rented, the number of guests that stayed in the unit per night, the detailed address of the unit, the registration number and the URL of the listing of the unit, which is needed in order to allow the identification of the host and the unit offered for short-term accommodation rental services in cases where the registration number is missing or incorrect. Only online platforms that have effectively facilitated the conclusion of direct transactions between hosts and guests are covered by the obligation to provide the activity data, the registration number and the URL of the listing of the unit, as only those platforms are in a position to collect data, such as on the number of nights for which a unit is rented and the number of guests that stayed in the unit per night. Member States should not maintain or introduce measures that require platforms to report on short-term accommodation rental service providers and their activities diverging from those laid down in this Regulation, unless otherwise provided under Union law.

AddedRecital 13: (13) Where the information and documentation provided by hosts via the registration procedure is valid for a limited period of time, for example in the case of an identity document or a fire or other safety certificate, hosts should be able to update the information or documentation. Where a host fails to submit the updated information and documentation, the competent authorities should have the power to suspend the validity of the registration number until the updated information or documentation has been submitted. The information and documentation submitted by the host should be retained for the entire period of validity of the registration number and for a maximum period of 18 months following the host’s request for removal of a unit from the registry, in order to allow competent authorities to perform any relevant checks even after the removal of the unit from the registry.

RemovedRecital 23: (23) The Single Digital Entry Points should facilitate the ability of online short-term rental platforms to check the validity of a registration number, in order to reduce errors and inconsistencies as regards data transmission and to ease their compliance burden. The Single Digital Entry Point should, while not requiring the actual storage of the registration number, allow the performance of random checks either automatically by means of Application Programming Interface allowing the verification of a registration number against the given entries in the registry of the individual registration procedures in a Member State connected to the Single Digital Entry Point or manually, for example, by entering a registration number in an online interface and receiving a confirmation on its validity. Online short-term rental platforms should be free to perform additional checks through the Single Digital Entry Point. Member States should continue enforcing registration obligations using the tools already available to them.

AddedRecital 14: (14) The information and documentation provided by hosts via the registration procedure should be verified by competent authorities only after the issuance of the registration number. It is appropriate to enable hosts, within a reasonable period of time to be specified by competent authorities, to rectify the information and documentation submitted which a competent authority considers to be incomplete or inaccurate. Where the host fails to rectify the information and documentation within the period indicated, the competent authority should have the power to suspend the validity of the registration number. The competent authority should have the power to suspend the validity of the registration number also in cases where it finds that there are manifest and serious doubts as regards the authenticity and validity of the information or documentation provided by the host. In those cases, competent authorities should inform hosts about their intention to suspend the validity of the registration number and the reasons for it. In the event of wilful misconduct or gross negligence, it should also be possible for competent authorities to take further action to prevent the commercialisation of a unit. Hosts should have the possibility to be heard and, where appropriate, to rectify the information and documentation provided within a reasonable period of time. Where the validity of the registration number has been suspended, competent authorities should have the power to issue an order …

RemovedRecital 26: (26) A proportionate, limited and predictable framework at Union level is necessary for ensuring hosts are informed about applicable rules and procedures and for the transparent sharing of activity data and registration numbers, in compliance with the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council. To achieve this, Member States should list the competent authorities at national, regional and local level that have established or maintain a registration procedure to request activity data for units located on their territory, the areas where an authorisation scheme applies in their territory and the areas where offering short-term accommodation rental services is not permitted in their territory. Such data should only be processed for purposes of monitoring compliance with registration procedures or implementing rules concerning access to and provision of short-term accommodation rental services. For purposes of complying with Union law on data protection, any rules concerning access to and provision of short-term accommodation rental services should set out the purpose of processing the data in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Activity data, not including personal data, is also essential for authorities that are developing such rules as part of efforts to promote a balanced tourism ecosystem, including effective and proportionate rules for the access to, and the provision of, short-term accommodation renta…

AddedRecital 15: (15) Where a registration procedure applies, hosts should be required to provide online short-term rental platforms with their registration numbers, display them in each respective unit listing and provide guests with the unit’s registration number. Members States should ensure that, where a registration procedure applies, national law enables competent authorities to order online short-term rental platforms to provide further information regarding a specific unit and to remove listings related to units offered without a registration number or offered with an invalid registration number.

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RemovedRecital 31 a (new): (31a) It is essential that Member States ensure that competent authorities have the necessary resources, including financial means and human resources, to carry out their tasks under this Regulation in an efficient manner.

AddedRecital 18: (18) Competent authorities that wish to receive from online short-term rental platforms information about hosts’ activities and have registration systems in place should be able to obtain activity data from online platforms on a regular basis. The type of data that may be obtained should be fully harmonised and include information on the number of nights for which a registered unit has been rented, the number of guests the unit was rented to per night, the specific address of the unit, the registration number and the URL of the listing of the unit, which is needed in order to allow the identification of the host and the unit offered for short-term accommodation rental services in cases where the registration number is missing or incorrect. Only online platforms that have effectively facilitated the conclusion of direct transactions between hosts and guests are covered by the obligation to provide the activity data, the registration number and the URL of the listing of the unit, as only those platforms are in a position to collect data, such as on the number of nights for which a unit is rented and the number of guests that stayed in the unit per night. Member States should not maintain or introduce measures that require platforms to report on short-term accommodation rental service providers and their activities diverging from those laid down in this Regulation, unless otherwise provided under Union law. Without prejudice to the exemption from liability, laid down in Regulati…

RemovedRecital 34: (34) The Commission should periodically evaluate this Regulation and monitor its effects on the provision of short-term accommodation rental services offered through online short-term rental platforms in the Union. That evaluation should include aspects related to the availability and quality of the data shared by online short-term rental platforms, the extent to which online short-term rental platforms cooperate and comply with the obligations laid down under this Regulation, as well as any effects on providers of online short-term rental platforms and any effects of those data, based on their degree of usability, on the content of national, regional and local rules relating to the provision of short-term accommodation rental services and the contribution to the effective enforcement of those rules. In order to obtain a broad view of developments in the sector, the evaluation should take into account the experiences of Member States, competent authorities, and relevant stakeholders, especially on the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation and enforcement mechanisms.

AddedRecital 19: (19) In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to ensure that the processing of personal data is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed, online short-term rental platforms should not be required to report additional information on the identity of the hosts and on units, given that this information is already collected by competent authorities through the registration procedures applicable to hosts.

RemovedRecital 37: (37) The fundamental right to the protection of personal data is safeguarded in particular by Regulation (EU) 2016/679. That Regulation provides the basis for rules and requirements of personal data processing, including where datasets include a mix of personal and non-personal data and such data are inextricably linked. Any personal data processing under the present Regulation must comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

AddedRecital 20: (20) Online short-term rental platforms that qualify as small or micro enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC29 should be able not to use machine-to-machine communication means of data-sharing, provided that they did not, in the previous quarter, reach a monthly average of minimum 2 500 active hosts in the Union. Allowing such online short-term rental platforms to use manual means to share data with the Single Digital Entry Point reduces their compliance burden and takes account of their financial or technical resources, while still ensuring that competent authorities obtain the relevant data. The assumption is that online short-term rental platforms that are small or micro enterprises within the meaning of Recommendation 2003/361/EC and that reach or exceed this threshold should already have in place systems that allow to comply with machine-to-machine transmission requirements.

RemovedArticle 2 – paragraph 2 – point a: (a) national, regional or local rules regulating access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services by hosts;

AddedRecital 21: (21) Online short-term rental platforms should be required to fulfil the reporting obligations with respect to the short-term accommodation rental services that they intermediate for units located in an area where a registration procedure has been established, and provided that the Single Digital Entry Point has been established by the Member State. Collecting and sharing this information is necessary to enable competent authorities to monitor compliance with the registration procedures applicable to hosts and to enable Member States to develop and enforce appropriate and proportionate policies in the area of short-term accommodation rental services. It is essential to ensure that online short-term rental platforms design their interfaces in a way to facilitate submission of information so as to ensure that hosts can provide all the relevant information prior to listing. At the same time, hosts should remain primarily responsible for compliance of their activity with applicable rules.

RemovedArticle 2 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) national, regional or local rules regulating the development or use of land, town and country planning or building standards, as well as residential law and tenancy law;

AddedRecital 24: (24) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the technical solutions supporting the exchange of data and to promote the interoperability of the national Single Digital Entry Points, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to lay down, where necessary, the applicable standards and interoperability requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 . It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work with all relevant stakeholders.

RemovedArticle 2 – paragraph 3 – point ca (new): (ca) Regulation (EU) 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council;1a / 1a Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing Council Directive 95/57/E.

AddedRecital 26: (26) A proportionate, limited and predictable framework at Union level is necessary in order to ensure that hosts are informed about applicable rules and procedures and for the transparent sharing of activity data and registration numbers, in compliance with the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 . To achieve this, Member States should list the competent authorities at national, regional and local level that have established or maintain a registration procedure to request activity data for units located on their territory. Such data should only be processed for purposes of monitoring compliance with registration procedures or implementing rules concerning access to and provision of short-term accommodation rental services. In the latter case, such processing should only be permitted if the rules in question are non-discriminatory, proportionate, and comply with Union law, including the rules on free movement of services, freedom of establishment, and the rules in Directive 2006/123/EC. For purposes of complying with Union law on data protection, any rules concerning access to and provision of short-term accommodation rental services should set out the purpose of processing the data in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Activity data, not including personal data, is also essential for authorities that are developing such rules as part of efforts to promote a balanced tourism ecosystem, includi…

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7: (7) ‘registration number’ means a unique identifier issued by a competent authority, which identifies a unit in its jurisdiction;

AddedRecital 27: (27) Aggregated data sets based on the available activity data, would also be important for the compilation of official statistics. Those data, together with information on the total number of units and on the maximum number of guests that the unit can accommodate in each geographical subdivision, should be transmitted to national statistical offices and Eurostat every month for the purposes of compiling statistics in line with the requirements applicable to other service providers in the accommodation sector as laid down in Regulation (EU) 692/2011 concerning European statistics on tourism. Member States should designate the national entity responsible for aggregating data and transmitting it. Competent authorities should also be able to share activity data, without any data that could enable the identification of individual units or hosts, such as registration numbers and URLs, with entities and persons when this is needed to carry out scientific research or analytical activities as well as to produce new business models and services. Under the same conditions, activity data could be made available via sectorial data spaces, when established.

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8: (8) ‘registration procedure’ means any procedure by which hosts must provide specific information and documentation to the competent authorities to obtain a registration number for offering short-term accommodation rental services;

AddedRecital 28: (28) Member States should provide the necessary information in a clear manner to allow public authorities, online short-term rental platforms, hosts and citizens to understand the laws, procedures and requirements relating to the provision of short-term accommodation rental services within their territory. Those include registration procedures as well as any requirements concerning access to, and the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services. This information is also essential to allow better enforcement of the Regulation by the Commission.

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10: (10) ‘competent authority’ means a national, regional or local authority of a Member State that is competent to manage and enforce registration procedures, issue orders to remove access to illegal listing, to ensure compliance with applicable rules or to collect data on short-term accommodation rental services;

AddedRecital 29: (29) In order to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation, each Member State should designate an authority that should monitor its implementation and report to the Commission every 18 months.

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11: (11) ‘activity data’ means the number of nights for which a unit is rented and the number of guests that the unit was rented for per night;

AddedRecital 30: (30) Member States should ensure an effective enforcement of this Regulation. The authorities entrusted with the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 should ensure that the obligations laid down in this Regulation for providers of online short-term rental platforms concerning the design of the interface of online short-term rental platforms with regard to the registration number of any host, as defined in this Regulation, are complied with in accordance with the powers and procedures laid down in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, therefore, the competent digital services coordinators or the Commission should be empowered to enforce the compliance by design obligation laid down in this Regulation in accordance with the allocation of competences laid down in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065. Consequently, the Commission should be empowered to adopt direct enforcement measures only with regard to very large online platforms designated pursuant to the Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.