4 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2011/2272(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that because of the diversity of vulnerable situations hinders a uniform approach and has led the legislation as well as the policies in existence up to the present time to, a single comprehensive legal instrument is very difficult to imagine, and that European legislation must therefore address the problem of vulnerability among consumers as a horizontal task on a case- by-case basis;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights strengthens pre- contractual and contractual information requirements, articulating a stronger right of withdrawal when the provider or seller has failed to fulfil his legal obligation to provide said information, and requiring that it be conveyed in a clear and comprehensible manner; notes that, in spite of this, vulnerable consumers may be incapable of reading or assimilating the information given to them;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in spite of the existence of legislation on the subject, the lack of enforcement of said legislation means that travellers often find themselves in vulnerable situations, especially in case of cancellation or delay of their trip, which is exacerbated when the consumer suffers from a disability; encourages the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure transparency in fares; asks the Commission, in their planned revision of the EU passenger rights legislation, to take into account the situation of vulnerable consumers and to revise the compensation levels, criteria and mechanisms, with the proviso that current levels are not weakened;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17