Activities of Timothy KIRKHOPE related to 2007/0243(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems (A6-0248/2008, Timothy Kirkhope) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems PDF (341 KB) DOC (489 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - point (g a) (new)
Article 2 - point (g a) (new)
(ga) participation in the capital of a system vendor shall mean the combination of the purely economic value of an investment of an airline or rail operator in a system vendor coupled with the value of ownership rights of that airline or rail operator in the system vendor.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (a)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (a)
(a) attach unreasonablediscriminatory conditions to any contract with a participating carrier or require the acceptance of supplementary conditions which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with participation in its CRS;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (b)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (b)
(b) make it a condition of participation in its CRS that a participating carrier may not at the same time be a participant in another system or that a participating carrier may not freely use alternative reservation systems such as its own Internet booking system and call centres.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 - paragraph 1
Article 4 - paragraph 1
1. A system vendor shall not reserve any specific loading and/or processing procedure, any other distribution facility, or any improvementchanges to these, for one or more of its parent carrier(s)participating carriers, including its parent carrier(s). The system vendor shall provide information about any changes to its distribution systems and loading/processing procedures to all participating carriers.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 - paragraph 2
Article 5 - paragraph 2
2. In the case of information provided by a CRS to the consumer, a subscriber shall use a neutral display in accordance with paragraph 1 unless another display is required to meet a preference indicated by the consumer.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The principal display shall permit the ranking of travel options based on transport energy efficiency.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 - paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The system vendor shall introduce a specific symbol in the CRS display which shall be identifiable by the users for the information on the identity of the operating air carrier provided for under Article 11 of Regulation 2111/2005.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 - paragraph 1
Article 6 - paragraph 1
1. A system vendor shall not attach unreasonablediscriminatory conditions to a contract with a subscriber, such as preventing a subscriber from subscribing to or using any other system or systems, requiring the acceptance of supplementary conditions which have no connection with subscription in its CRS, or imposing an obligation to accept an offer of technical equipment or software.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 - point (b a) (new)
Article 7 - point (b a) (new)
(ba) Any agreement between subscriber(s) and system vendor(s) on the MIDT shall be publicly disclosed.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 - paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall monitor the application of the discriminatory or non- equivalent treatment of Community air carriers by system vendors in third countries. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission shall investigate potential cases of discrimination against EU carriers in CRSs of third countries. Where such discrimination is found, before taking a decision, the Commission shall inform the Member States and interested parties and seek their comments, including by holding a meeting of relevant experts from the Member States.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 - paragraph 3
Article 11 - paragraph 3
3. Where special categories of data referred to under Article 8 of Directive 95/46/EC are involved, such data shall only be processed where the data subject has given his explicit consent to the processing of those data on an informed basis.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 - paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 11 - paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Where a system vendor operates databases in different capacities such as a CRS or a host for airlines, technical and organisational measures must be taken to prevent interconnection between the databases, and to ensure that personal data are only accessible for the specific purpose for which they were collected.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The auditor shall be granted access at all times to any programmes, procedures, operations and safeguards used on the computers or computer systems through which the system vendor provides its distribution facilities.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 11 a (new) - paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The Commission shall examine those reports with a view to taking any action necessary in accordance with Article 12.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
Where the Commission, acting on a complaint or on its own initiative, finds that there is an infringement of this Regulation it may by decision require the undertakings or associations of undertakings concerned to bring such infringement to an end. Investigations of possible infringements shall fully take into account the results of a possible examination under Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 - paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall report to the Parliament and to the Council on a biannual basis with a report on the application of Article 8 with regards to equivalent treatment in third countries and shall propose any appropriate measure in order to alleviate discriminatory conditions, including the conclusion or modification of Bilateral Air Transport Agreements between EC and third countries.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - paragraph 1
Annex I - paragraph 1
1. Where farprices are shown in the principal display, and/or where a ranking based on farprices is chosen, farprices shall be inclusive of all applicable and unavoidable taxthe fares and of all applicable taxes, charges, surcharges and fees to be paid to the transport providerair carrier or rail-transport operator, and which are unavoidable and foreseeable at the time when shown on the display.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where travel options serving the same city-pair are offered with connecting flights or the combination of scheduled air and rail service on the CRS, at least the best ranked option by scheduled air and rail service shall be featured on the first screen of the principal display.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex - paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Where air carriers operate under code-share arrangements the information indicating the different individual carrier- designator codes shall be clearly included without duplication and the carrier actually operating the flight shall be designated.