Activites

• 1999/02/13 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 1999/323
  • OJ L 040 13.02.1999, p. 0001
• #2160
• 1999/02/08 Council Meeting
• 1999/02/08 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1999/02/08 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1998/12/03 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0703/1998 summary

    Parliament adopted without debate the recommendation for second reading by Mr Rijk VAN DAM (I-EDN, NL) on a code of conduct for computerised reservation systems (CRSs). �

• 1998/11/24 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0433/1998
• 1998/10/22 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2117
• 1998/09/24 Council Meeting
  • 10029/2/1998 summary

    The common position adopted by the Council corresponds largely to the amended proposal submitted by the Commission and takes on board most of the amendments (11 in total) adopted by the European Parliament. Some adjustments were introduced by the Council with a view to clarifying the application of the code in particular as regards the basis on which CRSs charge for the services they provide, the definition of financial arrangement and the provision of information concerning individual bookings in accordance with Community data protection legislation. The amendments included in the common position basically seek to: - enable an integration of rail services and specify the provisions on their integration; - strengthen the protection of personal data, while at the same time enabling subscribers or small and medium-sized airlines to purchase information which was not previously available to them; - ensure that billing information on magnetic data is not treated differently from other billing supports; - strengthen the principle that if the consumer contacts the air carrier directly either at its offices or through Internet he should not be misled and the identity of the carrier(s) in question should be clearly identified at all time; - clarify the context when a rail operator can be considered as a participating carrier; - avoid unnecessary passive bookings; - maintain the current display ranking. �

• #2108
• 1998/06/17 Council Meeting
• 1998/06/15 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0381 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal accepted Parliament's amendments seeking to: - provide clarification on the inclusion of rail products in the principal display; - give a wider definition of the rail operator; - extend data protection to rail services included in the principal display; - reinforce the protection of personal data and allowing subscribers or small and medium sized airlines to purchase information which they were not previously able to afford; - clarify the context in which a rail operator can be considered as a participating carrier; - avoid unnecessary passive bookings; - allow separate coupons for all sectors; - require CRS to designate the carriers on a non-discriminatory basis; - set out clearly the limits the booking fee should not exceed. �

• 1998/05/15 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0299/1998 summary

    In adopting the report by Mr Rijk van DAM (I-EDN, NL) Parliament approved the Commission proposal amending the code of conduct for computerised reservation systems (CRSs) with regard to the obligation of subscribers, the inclusion of rail services within the scope of this code and the tariff policy. Parliament stressed that the consumer should not be misled and called for steps to be taken to ensure that there was no discrimination between air and rail transport products. �

• 1998/05/14 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    Commissioner Marín said that the amendments proposed by the rapporteur could be accepted, except for the second part of Amendment No 8 for reasons of consistency and Amendment No 11 which, on the classification of flights, did not take account of a new classification proposed by the Commission as a result of recent advances in the aviation sector.

• 1998/03/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0089/1998
• 1997/09/15 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1997/07/09 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0246 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to update the rules on computerized reservation systems (CRSs). SUBSTANCE: the European Commission proposes to update and widen the scope of the existing Code of Conduct which ensures transparency and non-discriminatory application of computerized reservation systems for air carriers and the CRS industry. The main amendment proposed concerns the inclusion of rail services to be supplied by CRSs to travellers and travel agencies, particularly as regards timetables and the possibilities of train connections from airports throughout the Union. The Commission also proposes that travel agencies should come within the scope of the Code of Conduct, in the same way as the air carriers and those who run the various existing CRSs in Europe, in order to ensure that the rule of neutrality and the rule of objectivity in granting information on available flights are respected in the direct relations between travel agencies and their customers. Finally, the Commission proposes to make binding a series of recommendations, laid down in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Code of Ethics, aimed at reducing the cost of running CRSs. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0246
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0089/1998
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0299/1998
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0381
• Council position published: 10029/2/1998
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0433/1998
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0703/1998
• : Regulation 1999/323
• : OJ L 040 13.02.1999, p. 0001

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)