Abstract
This article analyses the European Commission’s Statement entitled Interpretative Guidelines on Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations. The Statement discusses issues concerning all areas covered by Regulation 1371/2007 i.e. technical issues (such as the scope of the application of the provisions of the Regulation or the possibility for Member States to get a temporary exemption from its applicability), protection of the interests of passengers (such as the contract of carriage, the right to information, the right to compensation), including also the needs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, and finally the guidelines for the competent authorities for the enforcement of the Regulation. The article is meant to assess the importance of the Statement to the provisions of Regulation 1371/2007 in practice – for railway companies and national authorities. It also assesses the impact of that document on the unification process of the interpretation of Regulation 1371/2007 in the entire European Union.
Recommended Citation
Kłosowski, K. (2016). Interpretative Guidelines on Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations – clarification or increasing doubts?. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 5(2), 115-126. https://doi.org/10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.2.5.10
First Page
115
Last Page
126
Page Count
11
DOI
10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.2.5.10
Publisher
University of Warsaw
