For the purpose of this Decision, the definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall also apply:

1. (a)

   ‘European e-Justice actor’ means any representative of a Member State or a European e-Justice partner organisation who has been granted authorisation to modify (parts of) the content of the Portal;

2. (b)

   ‘Interconnected national databases’ means databases containing publicly accessible information, operated by the Member States and other bodies such as professional associations and non-profit organisations, which are interconnected through the Portal in such a way that the information available at national level can be accessed via the Portal;

3. (c)

   ‘Publicly accessible information’ means information which is accessible to the public via the internet;

4. (d)

   ‘Registered user’ means a Portal user who has registered to the Portal via the European Commission Authentication Service (ECAS), such as a ‘European e-Justice actor’.