Activities of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2013/0246(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (debate)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) related insurance services or services referred to in points (a)-(d)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) irrespective of whether separate contracts are concluded with individual travel service providers, those services aremeet one of the following conditions:
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 3 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – point 3 – point b – point ii
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 5 – point b
Article 3 – point 5 – point b
(b) through the procurement of additional travel services from another trader in a targeted manner through inclusive linked online booking processes at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
(vii) whether access for persons with reduced mobility, children below a certain age or pregnant women is guaranteed throughout the trip or holiday;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If the information on additional charges, fees or other costs referred to in point (c) of Article 4 is not provided in writing prior to the conclusion of the contract, the traveller shall not bear those fees, charges or other costs.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the details of a contact point where the traveller can complain about any lack of conformity which he perceives on the spot, including a telephone number and email address where the traveller can seek information and assistance and complain about any lack of conformity which he perceives on the spot; the telephone number shall place the caller in contact with an operator and not an automatic message and the operator shall be required to respond to calls in less than 180 seconds;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) nature and terms of insurance contract where applicable;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. In good time before the start of the package, the organiser shall provide the traveller with the necessary receipts, vouchers or tickets, including information on the precise times of departure, intermediate stops, transport connections and arrival, as well as all information referred to in paragraph 2 (c).
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that no prices are not subject to revision occurs, unless the contract expressly reserves the possibility of an increase and obliges the organiser to reduce prices to the same extent as a direct consequence of changes:
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Where the changes to the contract referred to in paragraph 2 result in a package of lower quality or cost, the traveller shall be entitled toaccorded an appropriate price reduction or may choose to terminate the contract without any form of penalty.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If the contract is terminated pursuant to point (b) of paragraph 2, the organiser shall refund all payments received from the traveller within fourtthreen days after the contract is terminated. The traveller shall, where appropriate, be entitled to compensation in accordance with Article 12.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the traveller may terminate the contract before the start of the package against payment of an appropriate compensation to the organiser. The contract mayshall specify reasonable standardised termination fees based on the time of the termination and the customary cost savings and income from alternative deployment of the travel services. In the absence ofno case may the standardised termination fees, the amount of the compensation shall correspond toexceed the price of the package minus the expenses saved by the organiser.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the number of persons enrolled for the package is smaller than the minimum number stated in the contract and the organiser notifies the traveller by telephone and in writing of the termination within the period fixed in the contract and not later than 230 days before the start of the package; or
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the organiser is prevented from performing the contract because of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances and notifies the traveller by telephone and in writing of the termination without undue delay before the start of the package.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In cases of termination under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the organiser shall reimburse any undue payment made by the traveller within fourtthreen days from notification.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the organiser is responsible for the performance of the travel services and compliance with quality standards included in the contract, irrespective of whether those services are to be performed by the organiser or by other service providers.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Where a significant proportion of the services cannot be provided as agreed in the contract, the organiser shall make suitable alternative arrangements, at no extra cost to the traveller, for the continuation of the package, with service quality at least equivalent to that specified under the contract, including where the traveller's return to the place of departure is not provided as agreed.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. As long as it is impossible to ensure the traveller's timely return because of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, the organiser shall not bear the cost for the continued stay exceedingof EUR 10025 per night and three nights pertraveller and per night until the traveller's return.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a – point ii
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Insofar as international conventions binding the Union limit the extent of or the conditions under which compensation is to be paid by a provider carrying out a service which is part of a package, the same limitations shall apply to the organiser. Insofar as international conventions not binding the Union limit compensation to be paid by a service provider, Member States may limit compensation to be paid by the organiser accordingly. In other cases, the contract may limit compensation to be paid by the organiser as long as that limitation does not apply to personal injury and damage caused intentionally or with gross negligence and does not amount to less than three times the total price of the package.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) assisting the traveller where all or part of the travel package cannot be effected in making distance communications and alternative travel arrangements.; informing the traveller as soon as possible and in any event no more than one hour after the organiser becomes aware that all or part of the travel package cannot be effected and, if a particular leg of the journey cannot be effected, offering the traveller at no extra cost alternative travel services for the remainder of the travel package; the traveller shall be informed both directly and through the retailer, irrespective of whether this is done in working hours or on working days; the organiser may not cancel a ticket for a leg of the journey without the express knowledge and consent of the traveller;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that, prior to the signature of a contract for assisted travel arrangements, the trader facilitating the provision thereof offers the traveller the option of a travel package incorporating the services required. Informed refusal of the traveller to accept a travel package instead of assisted travel arrangements must be in writing.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Any contractual arrangement or any statement by the traveller which directly or indirectly waives or restricts the rights conferred on travellers pursuant to this Directive or aims to circumvent the application of this Directive shall not be binding on the travellerbe null and void.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
By [53 years after its entry into force], the Commission shall submit a report on the application of this Directive to the European Parliament and the Council. The report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by legislative proposals to adapt this Directive to developments in the field of traveller rights.