Scope and conditions of mandatory automatic exchange of information reported by Platform Operators
Article 8ac
1. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to require Reporting Platform Operators to carry out the due diligence procedures and fulfil reporting requirements laid down in Sections II and III of Annex V. Each Member State shall also ensure the effective implementation of, and compliance with, such measures in accordance with Section IV of Annex V. 2. Pursuant to the applicable due diligence procedures and reporting requirements contained in Sections II and III of Annex V, the competent authority of a Member State where the reporting in accordance with paragraph 1 took place shall, by means of automatic exchange, and within the time limit laid down in paragraph 3, communicate to the competent authority of the Member State in which the Reportable Seller is resident as determined pursuant to paragraph D of Section II of Annex V and, where the Reportable Seller provides immovable property rental services, in any case to the competent authority of the Member State in which the immovable property is located, the following information regarding each Reportable Seller: (a) the name, registered office address, TIN and, where relevant, individual identification number allocated pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, of the Reporting Platform Operator, as well as the business name(s) of the Platform(s) in respect of which the Reporting Platform Operator is reporting; (b) the first and last name of the Reportable Seller who is an individual, and legal name of the Reportable Seller that is an Entity; (c) the Primary Address; (d) any TIN of the Reportable Seller, including each Member State of issuance, or, in the absence of a TIN, the place of birth of the Reportable Seller who is an individual; (e) the business registration number of the Reportable Seller that is an Entity; (f) the VAT identification number of the Reportable Seller, where available; (g) the date of birth of the Reportable Seller who is an individual; (h) the Financial Account Identifier to which the Consideration is paid or credited, insofar as it is available to the Reporting Platform Operator and the competent authority of the Member State where the Reportable Seller is resident in the meaning of paragraph D of Section II of Annex V has not notified the competent authorities of all other Member States that it does not intend to use the Financial Account Identifier for this purpose; (i) where different from the name of the Reportable Seller, in addition to the Financial Account Identifier, the name of the holder of the financial account to which the Consideration is paid or credited, to the extent available to the Reporting Platform Operator, as well as any other financial identification information available to the Reporting Platform Operator with respect to that account holder; (j) each Member State in which the Reportable Seller is resident determined pursuant to paragraph D of Section II of Annex V; (k) the total Consideration paid or credited during each quarter of the Reportable Period and the number of Relevant Activities in respect of which it was paid or credited; (l) any fees, commissions or taxes withheld or charged by the Reporting Platform during each quarter of the Reportable Period; (m) the Identification Service identifier and the Member State of issuance, where the Reporting Platform Operator relies on direct confirmation of the identity and residence of the Seller through an Identification Service made available by a Member State or the Union to ascertain the identity and tax residence of the Seller; in such cases it is not necessary to communicate to the Member State of issuance of the Identification Service identifier the information referred to in points (c) to (g). Where the Reportable Seller provides immovable property rental services, the following additional information shall be communicated: (a) the address of each Property Listing, determined on the basis of the procedures set out in paragraph E of Section II of Annex V and respective land registration number or its equivalent under the national law of the Member State where it is located, where available; (b) the total Consideration paid or credited during each quarter of the Reportable Period and number of Relevant Activities provided with respect to each Property Listing; (c) where available, the number of days each Property Listing was rented during the Reportable Period and the type of each Property Listing. 3. The communication pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article shall take place using the standard computerised format referred to in Article 20(4) within two months following the end of the Reportable Period to which the reporting requirements applicable to the Reporting Platform Operator relate. The first information shall be communicated for Reportable Periods as from 1 January 2023. 4. For the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, each Member State shall lay down the necessary rules to require a Reporting Platform Operator within the meaning of point (b) of subparagraph A(4) of Section I of Annex V to register within the Union. The competent authority of the Member State of registration shall allocate an individual identification number to such Reporting Platform Operator. Member States shall lay down rules pursuant to which a Reporting Platform Operator may choose to register with the competent authority of a single Member State in accordance with the rules laid down in paragraph F of Section IV of Annex V. Member States shall take the necessary measures to require that a Reporting Platform Operator within the meaning of point (b) of subparagraph A(4) of Section I of Annex V, whose registration has been revoked in accordance with subparagraph F(7) of Section IV of Annex V, can only be permitted to re-register on the condition that it provides to the authorities of a Member State concerned appropriate assurances as regards its commitment to comply with the reporting requirements within the Union, including any outstanding unfulfilled reporting requirements. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down the practical arrangements necessary for the registration and identification of Reporting Platform Operators. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2). 5. Where a Platform Operator is deemed to be an Excluded Platform Operator, the competent authority of the Member State where the demonstration in accordance with subparagraph A(3) of Section I of Annex V was provided to, shall notify the competent authorities of all other Member States accordingly, including any subsequent changes. 6. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2022, establish a central register where information to be notified in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article and communicated in accordance with subparagraph F(2) of Section IV of Annex V shall be recorded. That central register shall be available to the competent authorities of all Member States. 7. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, following a reasoned request by a Member State or on its own initiative, determine whether the information that is required to be automatically exchanged pursuant to an agreement between competent authorities of the Member State concerned and a non-Union jurisdiction is, within the meaning of subparagraph A(7) of Section I of Annex V, equivalent to that specified in paragraph B of Section III of Annex V. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2). A Member State requesting the measure referred to in the first subparagraph shall send a reasoned request to the Commission. If the Commission considers that it does not have all the information necessary for the appraisal of the request, it shall contact the Member State concerned within two months of receipt of the request and specify what additional information is required. Once the Commission has all the information it considers necessary, it shall, within one month, notify the requesting Member State and it shall submit the relevant information to the Committee referred to in Article 26(2). When acting on its own initiative, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act as referred to in the first subparagraph only after a Member State has concluded a competent authority agreement with a non-Union jurisdiction that requires the automatic exchange of information on sellers deriving income from activities facilitated by Platforms. When determining whether information is equivalent within the meaning of the first subparagraph in relation to a Relevant Activity, the Commission shall take into due account the extent to which the regime on which such information is based corresponds to that set out in Annex V, in particular with regard to: (i) the definitions of Reporting Platform Operator, Reportable Seller, Relevant Activity; (ii) the procedures applicable for the purpose of identifying Reportable Sellers; (iii) the reporting requirements; and (iv) the rules and administrative procedures that non-Union jurisdictions are to have in place to ensure effective implementation of, and compliance with, the due diligence procedures and reporting requirements set out in that regime. The same procedure shall apply for determining that the information is no longer equivalent.