Activities of Leila CHAIBI related to 2022/0358(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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
Amendments (21)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 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 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. The increase in the number of short-term rental accommodations in touristic areas has mechanically led to a reduction of accommodations available in the renting on the private housing market and, consequently, has led to higher rental prices1a. Combined with the effects of inflation, the increase in rental prices has extremely negative consequences for vulnerable households, putting at risk the right to affordable housing. This is why it is necessary to regulate and supervise more strongly the rental conditions of housing, both at the local, national and European levels.One of the main challenges 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 appropriate and proportionate policy responses. _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/w/DDN-20230404-2
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 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 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 Council28to complete those registration procedures. _________________ 28 Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 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 locationdetailed address, including flat number, cadastre reference and land registry number, the type (e.g. house, apartment, room) and characteristics of the unit. 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.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 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 rectify the information and documentation submitted which a competent authority considers to be incomplete or inaccurate. During this period, the competent authority may suspend the registration number, and, if necessary, take action to avoid the commercialisation of the unit. 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. 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 requesting the online short-term rental platforms to remove or disable access to the listing relating to the unit in question without undue delay. Those orders should include all necessary information to identify the listing, including the individual Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the listings.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 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 remove listings related to units offered without a registration number or offered with an invalid registration number. In areas where a registration procedure applies, hosts should not be allowed to commercialise a unit without a valid registration number. Where it finds that the registration number is missing or not valid, or that the authorisation has not been granted, the competent authority can require the online short-term rental platforms to remove access to the unit without undue delay.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Article 31 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 lays down certain 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 hosts are often 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 that services are not offered where no registration number has been provided, in cases where a host declares that such a registration number applies, and they should carry out regular random checks. This should not amount to an obligation for online short-term rental platforms to generally monitor the services offered by hosts through their platform, nor to a general fact-finding obligation aimed at assessing the accuracy of the registration number prior to the publication of the offer of short-term accommodation rental services.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) A proportionate, limited and predictable framework at Union level is necessary 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. 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 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 rental services. A retention period of maximum 1 year should allow competent authorities to ensure compliance with rules and regulations applicable to hosts or concerning units rented and for policy development. _________________ 31 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘registration number’ means a unique identifier issued by the competent Member State or competent authority, which identifies a unit in that Member State;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘registration procedure’ means any procedure by which hosts must provide specific information and documentation to the competent authorities before they can startin order to obtain a registration number and before they are allowed to offering short-term accommodation rental services;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 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, ensure compliance with the applicable rules of the Member States and/or to collect data on short-term accommodation rental services;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall take action to ensure that the issued registration number must not be used to offer a unit on an online rental platform until the authorisation procedure is finished and the host has been authorized by the competent authority.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) the detailed address of the unit, including flat number, cadastre reference and land registry number;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 4 a (new)
(4a) if applicable, an authorization, from the competent authorities, to offer short-term rental accommodation services;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities mayshall, at any time after issuing a registration number, verify the declaration and any supporting documentation submitted by a host pursuant to Article 5(1) and 5(2).
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where a competent authority, after verification pursuant to paragraph 1, finds that the information or documentation submitted pursuant to Article 5(1) and 5(2) is incomplete or incorrect, that competent authority shall have the power to suspend the validity of the registration number and to ask the host to rectify the information and documentation provided via the functionality referred to in Article 4(2), point (d), within a period to be specified by the competent authority.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where a host fails to rectify the requested information pursuant to paragraph 2, the competent authority shall have the power to suspend and withdraw the validity of the affected registration numbers and to issue an order requesting online short-term rental platforms to remove or disable access to any listing relating to the unit or units in question without undue delay.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Where a competent authority, after verification pursuant to paragraph 1, finds that there are manifest and serious doubts as regards the authenticity and validity of the information or documentation submitted pursuant to Article 5(1) and 5(2), it shall have the power to suspend and withdraw the validity of the affected registration numbers and to issue an order requesting online short-term rental platforms to remove or disable access to any listing relating to the unit or units in question without undue delay.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Where an authorisation procedure applies, Member States shall ensure that national legislation enables competent authorities to order providers of online short-term rental platforms to provide information and remove listings related to units offered without authorisation.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) make reasonablesignificant efforts to randomly check the declaration of the hosts concerning the existence or not of a registration procedure and prevent the listing of a unit located in an area where a registration procedure is in place, taking into account the list made available pursuant to Article 13(1), point (a), and, where such a procedure exists, the validity of the registration number provided by the host, including through the use of the functionalities offered by the Single Digital Entry Points referred to in Article 10(2), point (b), after allowing the offering of the short-term accommodation rental services by the host.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) inform the hosts that the letting of certain types of unit, such as social housing, on online short-term rental platforms might be in breach of local tenancy regulations.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Competent authorities shall inform the hosts that the letting of certain types of unit, such as social housing, on online short-term rental platform might be in breach of local tenancy regulations.