Article 2 — Definitions
P2B Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1150
What does P2B Article 2 say?
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For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘business user’ means any private individual acting in a commercial or professional capacity who, or any legal person which, through online intermediation services offers goods or services to consumers for purposes relating to its trade, business, craft …
Source: P2B Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2019/1150 |
| CELEX | 32019R1150 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
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For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) ‘business user’ means any private individual acting in a commercial or professional capacity who, or any legal person which, through online intermediation services offers goods or services to consumers for purposes relating to its trade, business, craft or profession;
(2) ‘online intermediation services’ means services which meet all of the following requirements:
(a) they constitute information society services within the meaning of point (b) of Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 12 ) ;
(b) they allow business users to offer goods or services to consumers, with a view to facilitating the initiating of direct transactions between those business users and consumers, irrespective of where those transactions are ultimately concluded;
(c) they are provided to business users on the basis of contractual relationships between the provider of those services and business users which offer goods or services to consumers;
(3) ‘provider of online intermediation services’ means any natural or legal person which provides, or which offers to provide, online intermediation services to business users;
(4) ‘consumer’ means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside this person’s trade, business, craft or profession;
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The same rule in other acts
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- GDPR Article 4 — Definitions
- AI Act Article 3 — Definitions
- NIS2 Article 6 — Definitions
- DSA Article 3 — Definitions
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