European Union: Adopted Regulation on data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation rentals including registration requirement by Council

On 18 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the regulation on data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation rentals, including a registration requirement for hosts. The regulation would require individuals using online platforms to obtain a national registration number in order to offer renting services. The platforms will be required to make "reasonable efforts" to verify whether the individuals using their platforms, the hosts, have displayed a valid and correct registration number. Furthermore, the online platforms will be required to delist users without registration numbers upon request from the national authorities. The regulation enters into force 20 days following its publication in the Official Journal and will apply 24 months after it enters into force.