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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1051",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1051 of 1 July 2015 on the modalities for the exercise of the functions of the online dispute resolution platform, on the modalities of the electronic complaint form and on the modalities of the cooperation between contact points provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1051",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1051\nof 1 July 2015\non the modalities for the exercise of the functions of the online dispute resolution platform, on the modalities of the electronic complaint form and on the modalities of the cooperation between contact points provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Regulation on consumer ODR), and in particular Articles 5(7), 7(7) and 8(4) thereof,\nAfter consulting the European Data Protection Supervisor,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nRegulation (EU) No 524/2013 provides for the establishment of an online dispute resolution platform at Union level (ODR platform). The ODR platform should take the form of an interactive and multilingual website offering a single point of entry to consumers and traders seeking to resolve out-of-court disputes concerning contractual obligations stemming from online sales and service contracts.\n(2)\nArticle 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 provides that the electronic complaint form shall be user-friendly. Therefore, complainants should be able to complete the electronic complaint form as a draft before submitting a complaint. It should be ensured that drafts that are not submitted by complainants are automatically deleted from the ODR platform after an appropriate period of time.\n(3)\nIn order to ensure the proper functioning of the ODR platform, it is necessary to establish how the respondent party should be informed that a complaint has been submitted to the ODR platform as well as what information should be used from the electronic complaint form to facilitate the identification of the competent alternative dispute resolution entities (ADR entities).\n(4)\nFor the same purpose and in order to ensure the consistent application of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013, it is necessary to clarify at which point ADR entities should provide information to the ODR platform concerning the handling of a dispute.\n(5)\nIt is necessary to establish the date of conclusion of certain disputes where a complaint cannot be processed further, in order to ensure that personal data related to those disputes can be deleted at the latest six months after that date of conclusion. This includes disputes where the parties cannot agree on an ADR entity due to the lack of response from the respondent party or when an ADR entity refuses to deal with a dispute.\n(6)\nNational competent authorities should notify to the Commission and update the list of national ADR entities in a uniform way to streamline the registration of these entities with the ODR platform under Regulation (EU) No 524/2013.\n(7)\nIt is appropriate to determine when the parties to a dispute handled through the ODR platform should be able to provide their feedback on the functioning of the ODR platform and on the ADR entity which has handled their dispute.\n(8)\nRegulation (EU) No 524/2013 provides for the designation of one ODR contact point in each Member State to provide support to the parties involved in a dispute and to the ADR entities handling a dispute through the ODR platform. In order to facilitate the cooperation between the ODR contact points it is appropriate to define a common set of principles to underpin that cooperation.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Online Dispute Resolution, set up under Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 1."
    }
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