Summary: Contents & Main Points of this Chapter

• The TCO Regulation distinguishes between contact points and legal representatives.
• Contact points must be set up by each HSP and are responsible for receiving removal orders and processing them promptly.
• If HSPs are not established in the EU, a legal representative must also be appointed. This person is responsible for receiving, complying with and enforcing the TCO Regulation. The legal representative may, but does not have to, act as a contact point simultaneously.
• Every HSP, whether or not it has been exposed to terrorist content, must establish a point of contact and, where necessary, a legal representative as per TCO Regulation.

The TCO Regulation stipulates that all HSPs that are affected by this regulation (i.e. fall within the scope of the regulation by definition; see the section on affected platforms in the introduction) are obliged to appoint a contact point or legal representative.