3 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2013/0246(COD)
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Visible indicator Any travel package's contract or precontractual information shall contain in a clear and prominent manner and in a very visible position a visual green indicator, standardised at European level, that identifies the contract as a package. Member States shall ensure that the trader facilitating the procurement of linked travel arrangements shows in a clear and prominent manner and in a very visible position, before the traveller is bound by any contract or any corresponding offer for assisted travel arrangement and while giving the information referred to in Article 17, a visual yellow indicator, standardised at European level, that identifies the contract as part of a linked travel arrangement. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt technical standards in accordance with Article 18(b) to define these visual indicators, after having conducted due consumer testing in order to select the most appropriate measures for consumers.
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 b (new)
Article 18 b (new)
Article 18b Technical standards 1. The power to adopt technical standards is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt technical standards referred to in Article 18(a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of [1 year] from the entry into force of this Regulation. 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article18(a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any technical standards already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts technical standards, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A technical standard adopted pursuant to Article 18(a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by [2 months] at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19
Article 19
Member States shall ensure that a retailer who has agreed to arrange the booking of a package or assisted travel arrangements or who facilitates the booking of such services shall be liable for any errors occurring in the booking process, unless such errors are attributable to the traveller or to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances. In this case the burden of proof shall rest on the retailer, who shall demonstrate the traveller's error.