Proposal adopted by the European Commission would have to be ratified by the European Parliament and European Council
The commission said the new rules will improve the collection and sharing of data from hosts and online platforms. This will, in turn, inform effective and proportionate local policies to address the challenges and opportunities related to the short-term rental sector.
The new proposed framework will harmonise registration requirements for hosts and their short-term rental properties when introduced by national authorities. Registration schemes will have to be fully online and user-friendly. They will also have to randomly check whether hosts register and display the correct numbers. Public authorities will be able to suspend registration numbers and ask platforms to delist non-compliant hosts.
The framework will allow the reuse of data in aggregate form. The data generated under this proposal will, in aggregate form, contribute to tourism statistics produced by Eurostat and feed into the upcoming European data space for tourism.
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