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1. Any registration procedure established by a Member State, at national, regional or local level, for units located in its territory, shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter.

2. A Member State that imposes a requirement on online short-term rental platforms to transmit data to competent authorities in accordance with this Regulation shall establish or maintain a registration procedure for units located in areas of its territory where such data transmission requirement applies.

3. Member States shall ensure that:

(a) registration procedures operate on the basis of declarations made by hosts;

(b) registration procedures are provided online, and free of charge, where possible, or at a reasonable and proportionate cost, and allow for the automatic and immediate issue of a registration number, that shall not include personal data, for a specific unit upon the submission by the host of the information referred to in Article 5(1) and, where appropriate, any supporting documentation required pursuant to Article 5(2);

(c) registration procedures are subject to effective appeal mechanisms within the Member State;

(d) a unit is not subject to more than one registration procedure;

(e) technical means are in place to enable a host to update information and documentation;

(f) technical means are in place to assess the validity of registration numbers;

(g) technical means are in place to enable a host to remove a unit from the registry referred to in paragraph 5; and (h) hosts are required, when offering their short-term accommodation rental services via an online short-term rental platform, to declare to the online short-term rental platform whether the unit offered is subject to a registration procedure and, if it is, to provide the registration number.

4. Member States shall ensure that hosts are able to request that the information or documentation provided pursuant to Article 5(1) and (2) be reused for the purposes of subsequent registrations.

5. Member States shall ensure that registration numbers are included in a public and easily accessible registry. The competent authority issuing the registration number shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining the registry, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

6. Member States shall ensure that hosts are able to submit all documents required as part of the registration process in a digital format.