{"id":2538,"date":"2024-08-02T13:22:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stenger.legal\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2024-08-02T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:22:30","slug":"the-new-draft-on-the-interpretative-guidelines-on-regulation-ec-no-261-2004-and-regulation-ec-no-2027-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stenger.legal\/en\/the-new-draft-on-the-interpretative-guidelines-on-regulation-ec-no-261-2004-and-regulation-ec-no-2027-97\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Draft on the Interpretative Guidelines on Regulation (EC) No 261\/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 2027\/97"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-k0maauhv-722d794a503aa9e6eb7a4cdae65264d0 alternate_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2538'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e\">\n.flex_column.av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-bottom av-animated-generic fade-in av-zero-column-padding '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-8cf54157fdaed6af9f110ba0b2977a4c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Aviation Law<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kwc3w1d3-c4bdfc0c1d16aeaf73c0c20014c1c0db\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kwc3w1d3-c4bdfc0c1d16aeaf73c0c20014c1c0db{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kwc3w1d3-c4bdfc0c1d16aeaf73c0c20014c1c0db .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kwc3w1d3-c4bdfc0c1d16aeaf73c0c20014c1c0db .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kwc3w1d3-c4bdfc0c1d16aeaf73c0c20014c1c0db av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The new Draft on the Interpretative Guidelines on Regulation (EC) No 261\/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 2027\/97<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dhmgdj-9-27e0ec82a738421997b1632cd35b3567\">\n.flex_column.av-dhmgdj-9-27e0ec82a738421997b1632cd35b3567{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-dhmgdj-9-27e0ec82a738421997b1632cd35b3567 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-c66f6f-a2fdf59e8bd97eb8c5f963f91b9389a2\">\n.flex_column.av-c66f6f-a2fdf59e8bd97eb8c5f963f91b9389a2{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-c66f6f-a2fdf59e8bd97eb8c5f963f91b9389a2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-12-8cb5ce5680c3860ef7e0a7101a1a5450'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>August 2nd, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-akjvjb-8-de6a06891bb77fc1b9f222c6970e2137\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-akjvjb-8-de6a06891bb77fc1b9f222c6970e2137 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-8-de6a06891bb77fc1b9f222c6970e2137'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On 22 July 2024, the European Commission released a draft of new interpretative guidelines for Regulation (EC) No 261\/2004, which covers passenger compensation and assistance for denied boarding, cancellations, and long delays, as well as Regulation (EC) No 2027\/97 on air carrier liability in accidents. These guidelines aim to clarify and improve the application of the regulations, ensuring consistent implementation by airlines, national authorities and courts. The last update was in 2016, with special guidelines during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. The new draft reflects recent ECJ rulings and interpretations.<\/p>\n<p>The updated guidelines still need their approval by the EC Commission, to be expected by the end of October 2024 but this can be regarded as a mere formality.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some aspect in the draft we would like to highlight:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-7-fc701bd38ce8f7cece95b0d562520b44'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>1. Scope of Reg. 261<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many flights had to be canceled or could only be operated with delays. As passengers in this constellation could in principle be entitled to compensation under Regulation (EC) No. 261\/2004, the question arises as to whether the airlines could claim exemption from liability under Art. 5 Para. 3 of Regulation (EC) No. 261\/2004 in the event of an error in the security software. Even if, at first glance, there is a lot to be said for this, as the software error could not be controlled by the airline and also had an external impact on operations. However, it is to be feared that claim management companies will attempt a similar argument as in the ATC slot cases, in which they claim that also functional IT is part of the airlines&#8217; sphere as normal exercise of activity. When defending these cases, it will therefore be necessary to explain the specific cause and exact impact on operations and the flight disruption. In addition, there is also the issue of reasonable measures with regard to rebooking efforts, as not all airlines are likely to have been equally affected by the disruption.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Events leading to rights under Reg. 261<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The guidelines specify the conditions under which passengers are entitled to compensation and further rights in case of denied boarding or flight cancellations and delays. In this regard the guidelines give a detailed account of the ECJ decisions. Especially with regards to compensation claims, the guidelines provide for a separate section for extraordinary circumstances with all types of categories the ECJ had had to decide. Unfortunately, the section on reasonable measures remains rather vague. This is of course no surprise as the ECJ is very much focused on a case-by-case approach and therefore it is mostly the national court that has to decide on the reasonable measures. However, it is more the claim management companies when claiming for compensation that try to generalise the wording of single ECJ-decisions for a wider range of case, especially when it comes to issues such as re-routing of passengers or organising spare capacity aircrafts etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Passenger rights in case massive travel disruption<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this section the guidelines addresses situation of so called large scale travel disruptions by mentioning examples such as the volcano eruption in Iceland in 2010 and the COVID-19 pandemic. For these situations the Commission clearly addresses the difficulties for airlines to re-route passengers within a short period of time. It even acknowledges that the earliest opportunity for re-routing might be rather uncertain and that it could be preferrable for the passenger to receive a reimbursement of the ticket or to receive a re-routing offer for a later date. However, this view clearly indicates, that airlines will have to stay in contact with the passenger and assess the individual preferences. This is obviously an approach that counteract any automatization in the booking system and will still give airlines a hard time to stay in line with Reg. 261.<\/p>\n<p>One short note regarding compensation claims: the guidelines are a copy of the COVID-19 guidelines from 2020. Although the new guidelines do not specifically refer to the COVID-19 pandemic but shall apply also for other events of massive travel disruption, the chance was lost, to address certain situations in more detail, that were not foreseeable at the time when the guidelines 2020 were published at the beginning of the pandemic. For example, what should approach should be taken in case of mass disruptions caused by huge adverse weather conditions affecting a whole area for several days? This does cause massive travel disruptions but very often it is unclear what measures to re-route passengers after the disruption are regarded to be sufficient and to what extent the consideration of different options has to be proven by the carrier. At least the last sentence in this section indicates that there might be other specific crisis situations that might fall under Art. 5 subs. 3 Reg. 261.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Enforcement and Compliance National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The guidelines emphasize the role of National Enforcement Bodies (NEB) in ensuring compliance with the regulations. NEBs are responsible for monitoring airlines&#8217; adherence to the regulations and handling passenger complaints. Further the guidelines facilitate dispute resolution and encourage the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism: Member States are urged to establish ADR entities to handle disputes between passengers and airlines efficiently and cost-effectively. This use of out of court settlements options is also promoted to reduce the burden on judicial systems and provide quicker resolutions for passengers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interpretative guidelines aim at clarifications on the application of Reg. 261. By defining key terms, give a detailed account on compensation claims and rights of care, outlining air carrier liabilities, and emphasizing enforcement and compliance mechanisms, the Commission wants to ensure consistent and effective implementation across member states. These measures are regarded crucial for safeguarding passenger rights, promoting fair practices in the aviation industry, and fostering trust between passengers and airlines. However, from former experience in court, judges \u2013 at least in Germany \u2013 are rather reluctant to apply the guidelines as they do not regard them as binding. We often hear in court that the judiciary shall be independent from any influence from executory bodies and therefore only ECJ decisions are regarded as binding and are the only guideline to follow. For that reason there were many judges that did not really applied the COVID-19 guidelines in Reg. 261 but rather worked out their own legal approaches. To ensure a consistent interpretation of the rules set out in Reg. 261, the legislator will have to review the current rules and follow up on the revision process that was taken up in November 2023. Therefore, if the EC decision makers are serious about the above mentioned aims, the guidelines will not really help but rather a revision of Reg. 261. And as it was often mentioned: the interests of all stakeholders must be taken into consideration in order to come to a fair and for all sides acceptable solution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-78sj7b-5981ae9f9ed2ce3ea05800ac98725130\">\n.flex_column.av-78sj7b-5981ae9f9ed2ce3ea05800ac98725130{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-78sj7b-5981ae9f9ed2ce3ea05800ac98725130 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9ta813-a13773d2aa4a207de6e8e138ad612cd0\">\n.flex_column.av-9ta813-a13773d2aa4a207de6e8e138ad612cd0{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-9ta813-a13773d2aa4a207de6e8e138ad612cd0 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-78sj7b-5-e079e67bc3807836721a37f5064c329e\">\n.flex_column.av-78sj7b-5-e079e67bc3807836721a37f5064c329e{\nborder-width:1px;\nborder-color:#999999;\nborder-style:solid;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-78sj7b-5-e079e67bc3807836721a37f5064c329e av_one_half  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-akjvjb-6-751cb8fe0139631922c102da6f56f046\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-akjvjb-6-751cb8fe0139631922c102da6f56f046 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\ncolor:#999999;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-6-751cb8fe0139631922c102da6f56f046'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"http:\/\/3. Passenger rights in case massive travel disruption In this section the guidelines addresses situation of so called large scale travel disruptions by mentioning examples such as the volcano eruption in Iceland in 2010 and the COVID-19 pandemic. For these situations the Commission clearly addresses the difficulties for airlines to re-route passengers within a short period of time. It even acknowledges that the earliest opportunity for re-routing might be rather uncertain and that it could be preferrable for the passenger to receive a reimbursement of the ticket or to receive a re-routing offer for a later date. However, this view clearly indicates, that airlines will have to stay in contact with the passenger and assess the individual preferences. This is obviously an approach that counteract any automatization in the booking system and will still give airlines a hard time to stay in line with Reg. 261. One short note regarding compensation claims: the guidelines are a copy of the COVID-19 guidelines from 2020. Although the new guidelines do not specifically refer to the COVID-19 pandemic but shall apply also for other events of massive travel disruption, the chance was lost, to address certain situations in more detail, that were not foreseeable at the time when the guidelines 2020 were published at the beginning of the pandemic. For example, what should approach should be taken in case of mass disruptions caused by huge adverse weather conditions affecting a whole area for several days? This does cause massive travel disruptions but very often it is unclear what measures to re-route passengers after the disruption are regarded to be sufficient and to what extent the consideration of different options has to be proven by the carrier. At least the last sentence in this section indicates that there might be other specific crisis situations that might fall under Art. 5 subs. 3 Reg. 261. 4. Enforcement and Compliance National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs) The guidelines emphasize the role of National Enforcement Bodies (NEB) in ensuring compliance with the regulations. NEBs are responsible for monitoring airlines' adherence to the regulations and handling passenger complaints. Further the guidelines facilitate dispute resolution and encourage the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism: Member States are urged to establish ADR entities to handle disputes between passengers and airlines efficiently and cost-effectively. This use of out of court settlements options is also promoted to reduce the burden on judicial systems and provide quicker resolutions for passengers. Conclusion The interpretative guidelines aim at clarifications on the application of Reg. 261. By defining key terms, give a detailed account on compensation claims and rights of care, outlining air carrier liabilities, and emphasizing enforcement and compliance mechanisms, the Commission wants to ensure consistent and effective implementation across member states. These measures are regarded crucial for safeguarding passenger rights, promoting fair practices in the aviation industry, and fostering trust between passengers and airlines. However, from former experience in court, judges \u2013 at least in Germany \u2013 are rather reluctant to apply the guidelines as they do not regard them as binding. We often hear in court that the judiciary shall be independent from any influence from executory bodies and therefore only ECJ decisions are regarded as binding and are the only guideline to follow. For that reason there were many judges that did not really applied the COVID-19 guidelines in Reg. 261 but rather worked out their own legal approaches. To ensure a consistent interpretation of the rules set out in Reg. 261, the legislator will have to review the current rules and follow up on the revision process that was taken up in November 2023. Therefore, if the EC decision makers are serious about the above mentioned aims, the guidelines will not really help but rather a revision of Reg. 261. And as it was often mentioned: the interests of all stakeholders must be taken into consideration in order to come to a fair and for all sides acceptable solution.\">The new draft can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-78sj7b-4-953629a82b7a9372aba025eb3d030a79\">\n.flex_column.av-78sj7b-4-953629a82b7a9372aba025eb3d030a79{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-78sj7b-4-953629a82b7a9372aba025eb3d030a79 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-k0maauhv-13-9487a2d4cd68638d6ae48b95e09dc666 alternate_color avia-section-large 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