COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Implementation Plan Accompanying the document Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83/EU and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC - Hoofdinhoud

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date of receipt: 9 July 2013

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Accompanying the document Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 i and Directive 2011/83 i/EU and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC i

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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Implementation Plan

Accompanying the document

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation

(EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83 i/EU and repealing Council Directive

90/314/EEC

{COM(2013) 512 final i} {SWD(2013) 263 final} {SWD(2013) 264 final}

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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Implementation Plan

Accompanying the document

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation

(EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83 i/EU and repealing Council Directive

90/314/EEC

1. Contact point:

The responsible Commission service is Unit A.3 - Consumer and Marketing Law - in DG Justice. Mailbox: JUST-NOTIFICATIONS-A3@ec.europa.eu

Information on its activities is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/consumer-marketing/index_en.htm

2. Deliverables and implementation challenges

Given the existing transposition of Directive 90/314/EEC i, Member States will be able to build on their current legislation. However, given that the proposed Directive will bring significant changes and will increase the degree of harmonisation, Member States will have to pay particular attention that all required changes are incorporated and that their legislation is compatible with the Directive. The Member States will also have to make sure that they put in place structures that guarantee a proper enforcement of the Directive, as well as the proper operation of the mutual recognition and administrative cooperation mechanism in relation to insolvency protection provided for in Article 16 of the proposal.

3. Support Actions

3.1. Envisaged Commission actions

Building on experience with regard to the transposition of other consumer protection directives, most recently in relation to Directive 2011/83 i/EU on Consumer Rights, the following Commission actions are envisaged.

• The Commission will set up a network to exchange information and discuss problems in

relation to the transposition of the Directive, with regular meetings and the possibility to discuss questions outside meetings. The responsible Commission service is Unit A.3 -

Consumer and Marketing Law - in DG Justice and Mailbox JUST-NOTIFICATIONS- A3@ec.europa.eu .

• In this connection the Commission will, where appropriate, also place relevant information in

a dedicated area of the following website http://ec.europa.eu/justice/consumermarketing/index_en.htm .

• In addition to multilateral meetings within the network, the Commission will, where

appropriate, organise bilateral meetings or exchanges with particular Member States.

• The Commission may contribute to information campaigns by the Member States.

4.1. Required Member State actions

• Informing the Commission about any potential implementation problems as soon as they are

identified in the negotiation and transposition phase

• Consulting the Commission on draft transposition measures • Ensuring that the necessary structures are put in place and sufficient resources are made

available for the enforcement of the Directive and the operation of the mutual recognition and

administrative cooperation mechanism

• Awareness-raising among the target groups, including possibly the preparation of 'explanatory

documents'

5. Implementation plan

Implementation challenge Action Timing

Correct and effective Member States should inform Before adoption and during the transposition the Commission of any potential transposition phase

problem related to the implementation

The Commission will set up a As soon as the proposal is network to exchange adopted and until the information and discuss transposition process has been

problems in relation to the completed. transposition of the Directive, with regular meetings and the possibility to discuss questions outside meetings. Where appropriate, information will be placed on the relevant Commission website.

Where appropriate, bilateral As soon as the proposal is meetings and exchanges with adopted and until the individual Member States. transposition process has been

completed.

Member States should consult During the transposition phase. the Commission on draft transposition measures.

Effective application Member States should ensure During the transposition phase that they put in place the and during the application of structures necessary for the the Directive.

enforcement of the Directive and the operation of the mutual recognition and administrative cooperation mechanism and make sufficient resources available.

Information of travellers and Member States – where During the transposition phase traders appropriate, supported by the in particular in relation to

Commission – should make traders and especially for target-groups aware of the new travellers/consumers around the rules and should possibly time of the entry into force of

prepare explanatory documents. the new rules

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