What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Change 19

Removed:Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) implementing rules governing the access to and the provision of short-term accommodation rental services.

Added:Article 10 – paragraph 4: 4. The Single Digital Entry Point referred to in paragraph 1 shall not store information containing personal data. It shall ensure the automatic, intermediate and transient processing of personal data that is strictly necessary for the purpose of giving access to the authorities referred to in Article 12 to activity data, registration numbers, specific address of the unit, and URL of listings provided by online short-term rental platforms.

Change 20

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Change 21

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. Member States shall draw up and make publicly available, free of charge, and make available to online short-term rental platforms through the Single Digital Entry Point, the following lists:

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 2: 2. The Single Digital Entry Points coordination group (‘the coordination group’) is hereby established. The coordination group shall be composed of the national coordinator from each Member State and shall be chaired by the Commission. The coordination group shall adopt its rules of procedure. The Commission shall support the functioning of the coordination group. The coordination group may, where relevant, consult relevant stakeholders with regard to specific points, including the harmonised format of data sharing.

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point aa (new): (aa) list of areas where an authorisation scheme applies in their territory;

Added:Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) implementing rules governing the access to and the provision of short-term accommodation rental services, in line with Union law.

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point ab (new): (ab) list of areas where offering short-term accommodation rental services is not permitted in their territory;

Added:Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part: 3. Competent authorities listed pursuant to paragraph 1 shall retain activity data in a secure and confidential manner as long as necessary for the purposes referred to in paragraph 2 and no longer than 18 months after their receipt. Those competent authorities may, in accordance with the laws of the Member State, share activity data without any data that can identify individual units or hosts, and relevant information transmitted pursuant to Article 5(1), point (a), including registration numbers and URLs, in particular with the following:

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 2: 2. Authorities designated by the Member State of the relevant Single Digital Entry Point shall be competent to enforce Articles 6, 7 and 9 of this Regulation.

Added:Article 12 – paragraph 4: 4. Member States shall transmit aggregated activity data obtained pursuant to Article 9 and transmit it on a monthly basis to national, and where relevant, to regional statistical offices and Eurostat for the purposes of compiling statistics in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 . Activity data shall be aggregated at national, regional and municipal level, and shall include information on the total number of units and on the maximum number of guests that the unit can accommodate in each geographical subdivision. Those data shall be broken down by the type of unit as described in Article 5(1), point (a), of this Regulation and their transmission shall be in line with Union law on protection of personal data. Member States shall designate the national entity responsible for aggregating activity data and transmitting it to national or regional statistical offices and Eurostat.

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements by online short-term rental platforms of Articles 6, 7 and 9. Member States shall ensure that those penalties are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Added:Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. Member States shall draw up and make publicly available, free of charge, and regularly update the following lists:

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 1: 1. No later than 3 years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall evaluate this Regulation and submit a report on its main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. This report shall be based on the evaluations submitted by national supervisory authorities pursuant to Article 14.

Added:Article 13 – paragraph 2: 2. Competent authorities shall promote awareness of the rights and obligations under this Regulation in their respective territories and shall provide information necessary to enable public authorities, online short-term rental platforms and hosts, to understand the rules, procedures and requirements of this Regulation relating to the provision of short-term accommodation rental services within their territories. Competent authorities shall regularly update the information available on the Single Digital Gateway.

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a: (a) the impact of this Regulation on how effective sharing of data, in terms of quality, usability and quantity has helped enforce national, regional or local rules regulating access to, or the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services by hosts;

Added:Article 14 – paragraph 1: Each Member State shall designate an authority, which shall monitor the implementation of the obligations laid down by this Regulation on their territory and report on this implementation every 18 months to the Commission.

Change 22

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Change 23

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new): (ba) the extent to which online short-term rental platforms cooperate and comply with the obligations laid down under this Regulation;

Added:Article 15 – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements by online short-term rental platforms of Articles 6(10), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3) and 9. Member States shall ensure that those penalties are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) the effectiveness of enforcement and cooperation at cross-border level;

Added:Article 18 – paragraph 1: 1. No later than 4 years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall evaluate this Regulation and submit a report on its main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Committee of the Regions and to the European Economic and Social Committee. This report shall be based on the evaluations submitted by national supervisory authorities pursuant to Article 14 and the data transmitted to Eurostat in accordance with Article 12(4).

Removed:Article 19 – paragraph 2: It shall apply from [OP please insert date = 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

Added:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new): (ba) the extent to which online short-term rental platforms comply with the obligations laid down under this Regulation, taking into consideration reporting by competent authorities; and

Added:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) to the extent possible, the impact of this Regulation on the design, enforcement, and proportionality of national legislative, regulatory or administrative measures relating to access to and the provision of short-term accommodation rental services;

Added:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new): (ca) the effectiveness of enforcement and cooperation at cross-border level where short-term accommodation rental services are provided cross-border; and

Added:Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new): (cb) the need to establish a centralised Single Digital Entry Point at Union level in order to provide for a unique interface for short-term rental platforms and ease the sharing of activity data.

Added:Article 19 – paragraph 2: It shall apply from [OP please insert date = 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].