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14 Amendments of Bogusław LIBERADZKI related to 2013/0072(COD)

Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) To assist National Enforcement Bodies in fulfilling their role regarding the enforcement of this Regulation, air carriers should provide them with relevant compliance documentation that demonstrates their consistent compliance with all relevant Articles of the Regulation.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
(21 b) As commercial aviation is an integrated EU market, measures to guarantee enforcement of the Regulation will be more effective at Union level with increased involvement of the European Commission. Specifically, the European Commission should increase awareness of air carriers' compliance with passenger rights requirements among the flying public by publishing a list of carriers that systematically fail to comply with the Regulation.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point m
"extraordinary circumstances" means circumstances which, by are beyond the air nature or origin, are not inherent in the normal exercise of the activity of carrier's actual control and beyond any obligation related to compliance withe air carrier concernedpplicable safety rules and are beyond its actual controlgulations. For the purposes of this Regulation, extraordinary circumstances shall include but not be limited to the circumstances set out in the Annex;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Without prejudice to Article 8(6), this RegulationArticle 6a shall only apply to passengers transported by motorised fixed wing aircraft. 'However, where a part of the journey is carried out, in accordance with a single contract of carriage and on the basis of a single reservation, by another mode of transport or by helicopter, this Regulation shall apply for the whole journey and the part of the journey carried out by another mode of transport shall be considered as a connecting flight for the purposes of this Regulation.if it was so indicated in the contract of carriage'
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to return ticketsWithout prejudice to any clear and explicit contractual terms to the contrary, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply for reservations including an outward and a return flight and where the passenger is denied boarding at the return journeyflight on the grounds that she/she did not take the outward journey or did not pay an additionalflight. These contractual conditions must be explicit at any stage of the booking. This Provision shall not apply where the ticket includes more than two flights (outbound and return) and passengers are denied boarding on the grounds that charge for this purposeriage is not used on all individual flights or not used in the agreed sequence as shown in the ticket.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 a (new)
13 a. The following Article is inserted: "Article 14a Compliance documents 1. Community air carriers shall prepare and submit to the National Enforcement Body of the Member State that issued their operating licence pursuant to Regulation 1008/2008 and to the European Commission by 1 January 2016 a document that demonstrates in reasonable detail that their operating procedures are sufficient to ensure that they consistently comply with all relevant Articles of the Regulation. 2. Any other carrier providing services from a Union airport shall submit a compliance document to the NEBs of all Member States in which they operate and to the European Commission. 3. Air Carriers will review their compliance documents and submit updated versions to the relevant NEB(s) and to the European Commission every three years henceforth."
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The National Enforcement Body shall closely monitor compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and take the measures necessary to ensure that the rights of passengers are respected. For this purpose, air carriers and airport managing bodies shall provide the relevant documents to the National Enforcement Body at its request. In order to carry out its functions, the National Enforcement Body shall also take accou within one month of the information submitted to it by the body designated under Artits request, without prejudicle 16a. It may also decide on enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by the body designatedto the obligations of air carriers under Article 164a.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In Article 16, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 2a. In order to carry out its functions, the National Enforcement Body shall take account of the information submitted to it by the body designated under Article 16a and of the compliance documents submitted by air carriers, where possible corroborating the validity of Compliance Documents against complaints information. The National Enforcement Body shall also take enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by the body designated under Article 16a.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 5 b (new)
In Article 16a, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 5b. In cases where the final reply of the designated body confirms that an infringement of the Regulation has been committed, the designated body shall also send the reply, and the complaint file, to the European Commission. It will also on an annual basis send to the European Commission, and publish on its website, the number of complaints that it has received by type of alleged infringement as well as by air carrier, and the outcomes of the process (e.g. compensation paid or not paid, recovery or non-recovery of expenses for accommodation).
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16b – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 16b, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1a. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt provisions on the minimum contents of the compliance documents of Article 15. The minimum contents will however at least contain contingency plans for major disruptions, would identify those responsible for providing assistance and other rights, the modalities and procedures through which complaints are handled and assistance and compensation are provided, and procedures and templates for communication with passengers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16c.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16b – paragraph 5 a (new)
In Article 16b, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 5a. The Commission shall publish on its website and regularly update, starting no later than 1 May 2015, a list of all air carriers operating in the Union that systematically fail to comply with the provisions of this Regulation. Irrespective of size or nationality, any carrier for whom the Commission has received evidence of infringements according to Article 16a Paragraph 5b that occurred to passengers on more than 10 different flights in one calendar year, and that relate to more than one Article of the Regulation, shall be considered to systematically fail to comply with the Regulation.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6d – paragraph 2
WThere extraordinary circumstances, such as safety reasons or a change of the aircraft type since the booking was made, preclude the carriage in the cabin of items included in the carry-on baggage allowance, the air air carrier may have the above items carried in the hold of the aircraft in case exceptional conditions related to safety reasons and the specific charrier may carry them in the hold of the aircraft, but at no extra cost to the passengeracteristics of the aircraft preclude transportation in cabin. No additional charges will apply in these cases.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point ii
technical problems which are not inherent in the normal operation of the aircraft, such as the identification of a defect during the flight operation concernedsuch as the identification of a defect after the aircraft has been released to service and which prevents the normalsafe continuation of the operation; or a hidden manufacturing defect revealed by the manufacturer or a competent authority and which impinges on flight safety;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point i
technical problems inherent in the normal operation of the aircraft, such as a problem identified during the routine maintenance or during the pre-flight check of the aircraft or which arises due to failure to correctly carry out such maintenance or pre-flight check; andeleted
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN