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Infoühiskonna teenuse seadus (Information Society Services Act), Platform-to-Business Regulation Supervision and Fines

Infoühiskonna teenuse seadus §§ 12(2) and 15-2, RT I 2004, 29, 191

In force since .

A transparency and process rule binding private bodies.

Obligation class
Governance, Disclosure

As of .

What it requires

  • If you provide an online intermediation service to business users, meet the requirements of Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, the internal complaint-handling system and the mediation provisions, which Section 15-2 of the Infoühiskonna teenuse seadus backs with a fine.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureNo

Penalty structure

Section 15-2(2) sets the maximum fine for a legal person at EUR 400,000; Section 15-2(1) sets it at 300 fine units for a natural person.

Rule
Fixed only
As of
Currency
EUR
Fixed cap
400,000

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet), which Section 12(2) charges with state supervision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 and which Section 16(2) makes the out-of-court body for the misdemeanors in Section 15-2.

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Section 12(2) makes the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet, TTJA) the supervisor of compliance with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services. Section 15-2(1) punishes a failure to meet the requirements in Articles 11 and 12 of that Regulation with a fine of up to 300 fine units.

Section 15-2(2) sets the fine for a legal person that commits the same act at up to EUR 400,000. Under Section 16(2), the Authority is the out-of-court body for the misdemeanors (väärteod) in Section 15-2. The provisions were added by an act adopted on and published as RT I, 22.06.2021, 13, and took effect on .

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