economic operator

URI

https://iri.suomi.fi/terminology/webuild/concept-94

Terms

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Definition

an agent acting in a commercial or professional capacity for purposes related to its trade, business, craft, or profession

Note

NB: the exact scope of the "economic operator" concept depends on the legal instrument (procurement vs market surveillance vs sector laws).
Natural persons can be economic operators; whether they are treated as “legal entities” depends on whether they have a legally recognised registered business identity in the relevant legal context.
“Economic operator” is a capacity/role.

The same underlying entity may or may not be an economic operator depending on context.

Economic operators frequently correspond to "legal entities" for regulated processes, but the precise coverage depends on the applicable legal instrument.

Change note

alternative definitions: "a natural person, legal person or group of such persons, including temporary associations of undertakings, when acting in a commercial or professional capacity for purposes related to their trade, business, craft or profession" "any natural or legal person or public entity or group of such persons and/or entities, including any temporary association of undertakings, which offers the execution of works and/or a work, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market"

Organization

Finnish Tax Administration

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