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Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   The purpose of this Regulation is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market by laying down rules to ensure that business_users of online_intermediation_services and corporate_website_users in relation to online_search_engines are granted appropriate transparency, fairness and effective redress possibilities.

2.   This Regulation shall apply to online_intermediation_services and online_search_engines provided, or offered to be provided, to business_users and corporate_website_users, respectively, that have their place of establishment or residence in the Union and that, through those online_intermediation_services or online_search_engines, offer goods or services to consumers located in the Union, irrespective of the place of establishment or residence of the providers of those services and irrespective of the law otherwise applicable.

3.   This Regulation shall not apply to online payment services or to online advertising tools or online advertising exchanges, which are not provided with the aim of the facilitating the initiation of direct transactions and which do not involve a contractual relationship with consumers.

4.   This Regulation shall be without prejudice to national rules which, in conformity with Union law, prohibit or sanction unilateral conduct or unfair commercial practices, to the extent that the relevant aspects are not covered by this Regulation. This Regulation shall not affect national civil law, in particular contract law, such as the rules on the validity, formation, effects or termination of a contract, in so far as the national civil law rules are in conformity with Union law, and to the extent that the relevant aspects are not covered by this Regulation.

5.   This Regulation shall be without prejudice to Union law, in particular Union law applicable in the areas of judicial cooperation in civil matters, competition, data protection, trade secrets protection, consumer protection, electronic commerce and financial services.

Article 13

Specialised mediators

The Commission shall, in close cooperation with the Member States, encourage providers of online_intermediation_services as well as organisations and associations representing them to, individually or jointly, set up one or more organisations providing mediation services which meet the requirements specified in Article 12(2), for the specific purpose of facilitating the out-of-court settlement of disputes with business_users arising in relation to the provision of those services, taking particular account of the cross-border nature of online_intermediation_services.

Article 16

Monitoring

The Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, shall closely monitor the impact of this Regulation on relationships between online_intermediation_services and their business_users and between online_search_engines and corporate_website_users. To this end, the Commission shall gather relevant information to monitor changes in these relationships, including by carrying out relevant studies. Member States shall assist the Commission by providing, upon request, any relevant information gathered including about specific cases. The Commission may, for the purpose of this Article and Article 18, seek to gather information from providers of online_intermediation_services.


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