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

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

A-9-2023-0270

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Kim Van Sparrentak

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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation rental services. It sets harmonised registration procedures, data-sharing duties for online short-term rental platforms, and rules on verification, enforcement and evaluation. Member States that impose registration must issue registration numbers automatically and free of charge, keep a public registry, and may require extra information such as accessibility or authorisation details. Platforms must design interfaces so hosts provide a registration number before listing, carry out regular random checks, and transmit activity data monthly to the Single Digital Entry Point. Competent authorities may suspend registration numbers, order platforms to remove illegal listings, and impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. The regulation would apply 18 months after entry into force, with Member States reporting every 18 months and the Commission evaluating after 4 years.

Committee position. The committee proposes to amend the Commission proposal to clarify registration procedures, reinforce platform obligations on illegal listings, give competent authorities more verification powers, and shorten the application date to 18 months.

Key points

  1. Registration procedures must be online, free of charge, and issue a registration number automatically and immediately upon submission of required information.
  2. Member States must keep registration numbers in a public and easily accessible registry, and hosts may submit documents digitally or offline.
  3. Hosts must provide the specific address of the unit, including apartment and mailbox number and floor, and may be required to state whether they hold an authorisation.
  4. Member States may require extra information, such as accessibility for persons with disabilities, without delaying issuance of the registration number.
  5. Information and documentation must be kept securely for a maximum of 18 months after the host requests removal of the unit from the registry.
  6. Competent authorities may ask hosts to rectify incomplete or incorrect information, suspend registration numbers, and order platforms to remove or disable access to listings.
  7. Platforms must design interfaces so hosts provide a registration number before listing, publish it clearly, and make reasonable efforts to randomly check listings regularly.
  8. Platforms must inform competent authorities and hosts of incorrect declarations, multiple use of a single registration number, or invalid registration numbers.
  9. Platforms must transmit activity data, the specific address, registration number and URL of the listing monthly to the Single Digital Entry Point by machine-to-machine communication.
  10. Small or micro platforms below a monthly average of 2 500 active hosts may transmit data quarterly, manually or by machine-to-machine communication.
  11. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts on common technical specifications, a standardised registration number structure and an Application Programming Interface for interoperability.
  12. Member States must transmit aggregated activity data monthly to national and regional statistical offices and Eurostat, and report to the Commission every 18 months.

Who is affected

  • Hosts offering short-term accommodation rental services must register, provide information and display a registration number.
  • Online short-term rental platforms must comply with interface design, random checks and data-sharing obligations.
  • Member States must set up registration procedures, Single Digital Entry Points, registries and penalties.
  • Competent authorities may verify information, suspend registration numbers and order removal of listings.
  • Small or micro platforms below 2 500 active hosts may use manual data transmission.

Figures and deadlines

  • 18 months: maximum retention of information after a host requests removal of a unit from the registry.
  • 2 500: monthly average of active hosts below which small or micro platforms may transmit data quarterly.
  • 18 months: period for Member States to report to the Commission on implementation.
  • 4 years: period after application for the Commission to evaluate the regulation.
  • 18 months: period after entry into force before the regulation applies.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.