13 Amendments of Robert EVANS related to 2007/0243(COD)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) EC competition rules shall otherwise act as a safeguard against any abuse of a dominant position;
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - point (c)
Article 2 - point (c)
(c) 'fares' means the prices to betotal cost paid by passengers to air carriers, rail-transport operators, and their agents or other ticket sellers for the carriage of those passengers on transport services and any conditions under which those prices apply, including remuneration and conditions offered to agency and other auxiliary services;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - point (g)
Article 2 - point (g)
(g) 'parent carrier' means any air carrier or rail-transport operator which directly or indirectly, alone or jointly with others, including through membership of an airline alliance, owns or effectively controls a system vendor, as well as any air carrier or rail- transport operator which it owns or effectively controls;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - point (l a) (new)
Article 2 - point (l a) (new)
(la) 'airline alliance' means any group of airlines officially cooperating together through code-sharing agreements and other communal arrangements;
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 - paragraph 1
Article 5 - paragraph 1
1. A system vendor shall provide a principal display or displays for each individual transaction through its CRS and shall include therein the data provided by participating carriers in a neutral and comprehensive manner and without discrimination or bias. Criteria to be used for ranking shall not be based on any factor directly or indirectly relating to carrier identity and shall be applied on a non- discriminatory basis to all participating carriers. The principal display(s) shall not deliberately mislead the consumer, should be easily accessible and respect the rules set out in Annex 1.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 - paragraph 2
Article 5 - paragraph 2
2. In the case of information provided by a CRSto a consumer, whether originating from a CRS or any other source of travel information, a subscriber shall use a neutral display in accordance with paragraph 1 unless another display is required to meet a preference indicated by a consumer. Commercial arrangements between subscribers and participating carriers shall respect the subscriber's obligation to provide a neutral display to the consumer.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 - point (b)
Article 7 - point (b)
(b) when such data result from the use of the distribution facilities of a CRS by a subscriber established in the territory of the European Union, it shall includeand where that subscriber is an autonomous enterprise whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 5 million, such data shall not identification either directly nor indirectly of that subscribery directly or indirectly the subscriber unless both the subscriber and the system vendor agree the conditions for the appropriate use of those data. If the subscriber so agrees to be identified, the subscriber will also be able to specify to which participating carriers it is willing for these data to be made available.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 - point (b a) (new)
Article 7 - point (b a) (new)
(ba) Participating carriers shall not use such data in order to unduly influence the choice of the subscriber.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new)
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new)
1. Any system vendor in which an air carrier or a rail-transport operator participates in its capital shall, upon request from the Commission, submit an independently audited report detailing its ownership structure and governance model. Costs related to the audited report shall be borne by the system vendor. The Commission shall examine this report with a view to taking any action necessary in accordance with Article 12;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The system vendor shall, on request, provide to the Commission an independently audited report regarding the compliance of its CRS with any or all of Articles 4,7,10 and 11. Costs related to the audited report shall be borne by the system vendor. The Commission shall examine those reports with a view to taking any action necessary in accordance with Article 12.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Any air carrier or rail-transport operator with a direct ownership stake in a system vendor shall upon request from the Commission submit an independently audited report detailing its involvement with the system vendor and its governance model. Costs related to the audited report shall be borne by the air carrier or rail- transport operator. The Commission shall examine those reports with a view to taking any action necessary in accordance with Article 12.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex I - paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Where travel options are ranked in accordance with paragraph 1 (i) and (ii), for all flights of elapsed journey time of up to ninety minutes, all viable alternative train services, including connecting services, must be featured on the principal display
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - paragraph 6 b (new)
Annex I - paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. No flight may be featured more than once in any principal display and code- share flights must be clearly defined as such.