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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 31 July 2015 - onwards

Regulation 9 Obligations on ADR entities

(1) An ADR entity shall:

(a) maintain an up-to-date website which provides the parties with easy access to information concerning the ADR procedure, and which enables consumers to submit a complaint and the requisite supporting documents online;

(b) provide the parties, at their request, with the information referred to in subparagraph (a) on a durable medium;

(c) where applicable, enable the consumer to submit a complaint offline;

(d) enable the exchange of information between the parties via electronic means or, if applicable, by post;

(e) accept both domestic and cross-border disputes, including disputes covered by 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 [O.J.No. L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 1.]; and

(f) when dealing with disputes to which these Regulations apply, take the necessary measures to ensure that the processing of personal data complies with the rules on the protection of personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.

(2) An ADR entity shall -