Air carrier liability in case of air accidents
1995/0359(SYN)
The Commission's modified proposal takes into account to a large extent the European Parliament's
amendments, in particular those seeking to:
- express the need to review the Warsaw Convention at multilateral level, while recognizing the role
which Community action could play in the framework of such negotiation in the search for a general
solution;
- raise the level of liability to ECU 120 000 instead of ECU 100 000;
- confirm the need to review the systems for liability for luggage and cargo;
- clarify the need for advance payments;
- clarify the nature of the action to be taken in the courts by defining the domicile at the time of the
accident;
- call on the Commission to ensure the application of the regulation in negotiations with third
countries;
- delete the lump sum by giving a new definition of persons entitled to compensation;
- introduce greater flexibility with regard to advance payments;
- strengthen air transport users' right to information;
- introduce a right of appeal for carriers;
- provide for the presentation of an evaluation report in 1999.
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