activity datameans the number of nights for which a unit is rented and the number of guests to whom the unit is rented per night along with the country of residence of each guest, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 692/2011;
authorisation schememeans an ‘authorisation scheme’ as defined in Article 4, point 6, of Directive 2006/123/EC;
competent authoritymeans a national, regional or local authority of a Member State that is competent to manage or enforce registration procedures, or to collect data on short-term accommodation rental services, or is responsible for ensuring compliance with the applicable rules of the Member States concerning access to, and the provision of, short-term accommodation rental services;
guestmeans a natural person who is hosted in a unit;
hostmeans a natural or legal person that provides, or intends to provide, on a professional or non-professional basis, on a regular or on a temporary basis, a short-term accommodation rental service provided for remuneration, through an online short-term rental platform;
listingmeans the reference to a unit offered for short-term accommodation rental services and published on an online short-term rental platform’s website;
municipalitymeans a ‘local administrative unit (LAU)’ within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
online short-term rental platformmeans an online platform within the meaning of Article 3, point (i), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, that allows guests to conclude distance contracts with hosts for the provision of short-term accommodation rental services;
registration numbermeans a unique identifier issued by the competent authority which identifies a unit in that Member State;
registration proceduremeans any procedure by which hosts must provide specific information and documentation to the competent authorities in order to obtain a registration number enabling them to offer short-term accommodation rental services through online short-term rental platforms;
short-term accommodation rental servicemeans the short-term letting of a unit, provided for remuneration, whether on a professional or non-professional basis, on a regular or on a temporary basis, as further defined by national law;
small or micro online short-term rental platformmeans an online short-term rental platform which qualifies as a small or micro enterprise within the meaning of Recommendation 2003/361/EC;
unitmeans a furnished accommodation located in the Union that is the subject of the provision of a short-term accommodation rental service;