P2B Regulation· Article 2
Text
Article 2 P2B Regulation as printed in the Council text of 22 October 2026
Definitions
Source Council, 22 October 2026. Article 2: ST 14756/26, page 168 · pp. 168–169 · exact text page
Article 2(1) Back to law in force
This Council draft drops the change the Commission proposed. It deletes nothing from the law in force.
Article 2(2) Back to law in force
Article 2(5) Back to law in force
Article 2(11)
The Council draft deletes this provision and supplies no replacement wording. Open the official source to read the instruction in context.
The amending passage as printed
Articles 2(11), 2(12), 6, 8 to 10, 12 to 14, 16, 17, and 18 paragraphs (2) to (4), are deleted as of [date of entry into force].
Article 2(12)
The amending passage as printed
Articles 2(11), 2(12), 6, 8 to 10, 12 to 14, 16, 17, and 18 paragraphs (2) to (4), are deleted as of [date of entry into force].
How each point has changed
| What each text would do to the law in force | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point | Commission19 Nov 2025 | Council21 May 2026 | Council10 Jun 2026 | Council18 Jun 2026 | Council3 Sep 2026 | Council2 Oct 2026 | Council22 Oct 2026 | Parliamentamendments |
| Compared with | law in force | the proposal | 21 May text | 10 Jun text | 18 Jun text | 3 Sep text | 2 Oct text | |
| (1)‘business user’ | Amends Changed | No change , back to the law in force since the proposal Back to law in force | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | 2 |
| (2)‘online intermediation services’ | Amends Changed | No change , back to the law in force since the proposal Back to law in force | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | 2 |
| (5)‘online search engine’ | Amends Changed | No change , back to the law in force since the proposal Back to law in force | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | 2 |
| (11)‘ancillary goods and services’ | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | Deletes , deleted since 3 Sep Deleted | Deletes Unchanged | 0 |
| (12)‘mediation’ | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | No change Unchanged | Deletes , deleted since 3 Sep Deleted | Deletes Unchanged | 0 |
Each text against the law in force: ~Amends amends the law in force−Deletes deletes a provision of the law in force=No change leaves the law in force as it is changed from the text before
Each text against the text before it: ~Changed wording changed−Deleted deletes a provision of the law in force↩Back to law in force drops the text before’s change to the law in force=Unchanged same as the text before
What each text does
- 19 Nov 2025 Commission proposalCOM(2025) 837 Amends Amends points (1), (2) and (5). Article 2 in this text
- 21 May 2026 Council textST 9547/26 Back to law in force Takes points (1), (2) and (5) back to the law in force.ST 9547/26 reproduces only some of the proposal’s changes, so this comparison applies only those it shows or visibly drops. It says nothing about the others. Article 2 in this text
- 8 Jun 2026 IMCO draft opinion · Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)IMCO-PA-789877 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
- 10 Jun 2026 Council textST 10426/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 2 in this text
- 18 Jun 2026 Council textST 10677/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 2 in this text
- 16 Jul 2026 IMCO amendments 329–532 to the draft opinionIMCO-AM-791061 1 amendment to this article. Amendments in this document
- 3 Sep 2026 Council textST 12535/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 2 in this text
- 2 Oct 2026 Council textST 13886/26 Changed Deletes points (11) and (12). Article 2 in this text
- 22 Oct 2026 Council textST 14756/26 Unchanged Same as the text before. Article 2 in this text
Point (1): ‘Business user’
Changed by the Commission · back to the law in force on 21 May
Parliament amendments 2
2 would delete the definition. Deletion amendments come from PfE, and from the IMCO rapporteur’s draft opinion.
124 −Deletion Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO Deletes the definition
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following provisions shall continue to apply until 31 December 2032: (a) Article 2, point (1); (b) Article 2, point (2); (c) Article 2, point (5); (d) Article 4; (e) Article 11; (f) Article 15.- Rapporteur
- Alex Agius Saliba
- Group
- Rapporteur
- Targets
- P2B Regulation Article 11, Article 15, Article 2(1), Article 2(2), Article 2(5), Article 4
- Document
- IMCO draft opinion
- Printed header
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 / Regulation 2019/1150/EU / Article 10 – paragraph 2
531 −Deletion Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO Deletes the definition
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following provisions shall continue to apply until 31 December 2032: (a) Article 2, point (1); (b) Article 2, point (2); (c) Article 2, point (5); (d) Article 4; (e) Article 11; (f) Article 15.- Tabled by
- Virginie Joron
- Group
- PfE
- Targets
- P2B Regulation Article 11, Article 15, Article 2(1), Article 2(2), Article 2(5), Article 4
- Document
- IMCO amendments 329–532 to the draft opinion
- Source
- Official text, page 123
- Printed header
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 / Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 / Full version
Point (2): ‘Online intermediation services’
Changed by the Commission · back to the law in force on 21 May
Parliament amendments 2
2 would delete the definition. Deletion amendments come from PfE, and from the IMCO rapporteur’s draft opinion.
124 −Deletion Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO Deletes the definition
Text and details of Amendment 124 under point (1), ‘business user’
531 −Deletion Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO Deletes the definition
Text and details of Amendment 531 under point (1), ‘business user’
Point (5): ‘Online search engine’
Changed by the Commission · back to the law in force on 21 May
Parliament amendments 2
2 would delete the definition. Deletion amendments come from PfE, and from the IMCO rapporteur’s draft opinion.
124 −Deletion Alex Agius Saliba (rapporteur)Rapporteur · IMCO Deletes the definition
Text and details of Amendment 124 under point (1), ‘business user’
531 −Deletion Virginie JoronPfE · IMCO Deletes the definition
Text and details of Amendment 531 under point (1), ‘business user’
Point (11): ‘Ancillary goods and services’
Deleted by the Council on 2 October
Point (12): ‘Mediation’
Deleted by the Council on 2 October