7. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, under exceptional circumstances which make transmission by digital means and registered mail impossible or exceedingly difficult, documents may be transmitted to the Commission by means of hand delivery. Those documents shall be deemed to have been received on the day of their delivery at the address of the responsible Commission service as published by the Commission on its website. The delivery shall be confirmed in an acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission.
Article 12
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 May 2023.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1)
OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1-66
.
(2) Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits (
OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1
).
(3) Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (
OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73
).
ANNEX I
FORM RELATING TO THE NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3(3) OF REGULATION (EU) 2022/1925 FOR THE PURPOSES OF GATEKEEPER DESIGNATION (“Form GD”)
SECTION 1
Information about the notifying undertaking
1.1.
Provide the following information about the notifying undertaking:
1.1.1.
name of undertaking;
1.1.2.
a description of the corporate structure of the notifying undertaking, including the identity of: (i) the entities that operate each of the core platform services identified under Section 2.1.1 below and (ii) the entities solely or jointly controlling, directly or indirectly, the former entities (1); and
1.1.3.
contact details, including:
1.1.3.1.
name, address, telephone number and email address of, and position held by, the appropriate contact person; the address given must be an address for service to which documents and, in particular, Commission decisions and other procedural documents may be notified, and the contact person given must be deemed to be authorised to accept service;
1.1.3.2.
if one or more authorised external representatives of the undertaking are appointed, the representative or representatives to which documents and, in particular, Commission decisions and other procedural documents may be notified; the name, address, telephone number and email address of, and position held by each representative; and the original written proof that each representative is authorised to act (based on the model Power of Attorney available on the Commission’s website).
1.2.
Indicate whether the notifying undertaking has previously been designated as a gatekeeper under Regulation (EU) 2022/1925. If yes, specify the core platform services concerned by the designation and the number and date of the Commission’s designation decision.
SECTION 2
Information about core platform services
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