Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply: (1) ‘data access application’ means the information and relevant documentation submitted by applicant researchers to the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State of the research organisation, to which the principal researcher is affiliated, to obtain the status of ‘vetted researcher’ as referred to in Article 40(8), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, for a specific research project involving access to data from a data provider; (2) ‘data access process’ means the steps and procedures that may lead to the provision of access to the data as referred to in Article 40(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065; (3) ‘applicant researcher’ means any natural person applying for access to data as referred to in Article 40(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, either individually, in a group or as part of an entity; (4) ‘principal researcher’ means the applicant researcher who submits the data access application in their individual capacity or on behalf of an entity or a group of applicant researchers; (5) ‘data provider’ means a provider of a very large online platform or of a very large online search engine designated as such in accordance with Article 33(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, to which a reasoned request might be addressed; (6) ‘reasoned request’ means a reasoned request for data access pursuant to Article 40(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065; (7) ‘amendment request’ means a request for amendment pursuant to Article 40(5) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 submitted by the data provider to the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment following the receipt of a reasoned request; (8) ‘secure processing environment’ means secure processing environment as defined in Article 2, point (20), of Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) .