What does provider of an online marketplace mean?
Provider of an online marketplace is the intermediary-service provider whose online interface lets customers conclude distance contracts with economic operators for covered products.
provider of an online marketplace
A regulatory term referring to a provider of an intermediary service using an online interface which allows customers to conclude distance contracts wi.
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Official definitions by source
ESPR
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a provider of an intermediary service using an online interface which allows customers to conclude distance contracts with economic operators for the sale of products covered by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Reference: Article 2, point 54
Practical application
This term matters when ESPR responsibilities and product-information flows pass through marketplace platforms rather than only through direct sellers.
Minespider commentary
For Minespider, provider of an online marketplace is a platform-actor term for digital product compliance chains.
Common confusions
- Assuming the everyday meaning of provider of an online marketplace is enough without checking the official source definition.
- Using provider of an online marketplace as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
- Confusing provider of an online marketplace with a neighboring legal actor or responsibility term without checking how the source allocates obligations.