[Grammar] no warranty, guarantee, or certification of the object is being provided

[kadioguy]

as is (not comparable)

(idiomatic, of an object) as it is; its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.

I bought the car as is, so the seller was within his legal rights to refuse to repair it when it broke down after two days.

Usage notes
Used for an object offered for sale to indicate that no warranty, guarantee, or certification of the object is being provided, often implying that the object is in less than optimal condition.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/as_is
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Why is “being” used? Why not just “... the object is provided ...”? I mean, why the present continuous passive (rather than just the present passive)?

A possible answer:
The part is talking about “as is”. So “being” is used, because it connects to the “as is” moment, which is being talked about now. It focus on the object in the “as is” state, as if that is happening now.

Does that make sense?

 

[tzfujimino]

It's because of the temporary nature of a warranty or guarantee, I suppose.

 

[tedmc]

You could omit the "being" without changing the meaning of the sentence. "Being" merely emphasizes that the condition is attached with the offer.

 

[Tdol]

I would omit it.

 

[jutfrank]

It's quite normal for the present continuous to be used to talk about situations.

 

[Tdol]

And the language of definitions is not always the same as standard sentences.