What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5: (b) point 5 is deleteddeleted. / (deleted)

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new), Article 5 – paragraph 3: (4a) in Article 5, paragraph 3 is repalcedreplaced by the following: / 3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided in a clear, comprehensible and prominent manner and in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements set out in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882. Where such information is provided in writing, it shall be legible.

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b, Article 7 – paragraph 2a: 2a. The relevant information form set out in Annex I shall be attached to the contract or made available electronically at the time of its conclu sion.conclusion. The contract shall contain a clear reference to that information form.

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new) -, Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: (6a) in Article 11, the introductory part of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: / 2.‘2. If, before the start of the package, the organiser is constrained to alter significantly any of the main characteristics of the travel services as referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 5(1) or cannot fulfil the special requirements as referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2), or proposes to increase the price of the package by more than 8 % in accordance with Article 10(2), it shall inform immediately the traveller who may within a reasonable period specified by the organiser:organiser:’

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Member States shall ensure that, where an organiser becomes insolvent, travellers are informed without undue delay and through appropriate communication channels at least about the following: / (a) the fact of the organiser’s insolvency ;insolvency; / (b) the name and contact details of the entity providing insolvency protectionprotection; and / (c) their rights in relation to packages that have already started or that can still be performed.

Changed:Article 1 – point 11 a (new), Article 21 – paragraph 1: (11a) in Article 21, the first paragraph is replaced by the following :following: / Member States shall ensure that a trader is liable for any errors due to technical defects in the booking system which are attributable to him and, where the trader has agreed to arrange the booking of a package, for the errors made during the booking process.

Changed:Article 1 – point 12 a (new), Article 23 – paragraph 1: (12a) Article 23(1) is replaced by the following :following: / 1. A declaration by an organiser of a package that he is acting exclusively as a travel service provider, as an intermediary or in any other capacity, or that a package does not constitute a package, shall not absolve that organiser from the obligations imposed on it under this Directive.

Changed:Recital 3: (3) While, overall, Directive (EU) 2015/2302 has worked well, several challenges have emerged since the start of its application on 1 July 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic and related government measures had a significant impact on both the travel industry and travellers and exposed certain weaknesses in prevailing business models and showed that specific provisions of the Directive could be clarified. Moreover, despite the efforts linked to the Directive, to ensure transparency and provide clear information to travellers, a lack ofuniformityof uniformity in communicating information to travellers about their rights has persisted.

Changed:Recital 5: (5) While, overall, the definition of ‘package’ is considered to have been effective, the definition of and the rules on linked travel arrangements have created more complexity and legal uncertainty, and are rarely used in practice.Therefore,practice. Therefore, the definition of a 'package' should be clarified and simplified, and the provisions on linked travel arrangements should be deleted from Directive (EU) 2015/2302. Such clarification and simplification of the definition and concept of‘package’of ‘package’ and the deletion of references to the concept of ‘linked travel arrangement’ should increase legal certainty for all parties, while making the protection of travellers more effective, and ensuring a level playing field for traders. At the same time, the number of information forms to be used by traders when informing travellers on their rights should be reduced. With the deletion of the concept of “linked travel arrangements”, Annex II should subsequently be deleted.

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a, Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d: ‘(d) the arrangements for payment, including via points or other currency reward systemsandsystems and any amount or percentage of the price which is to be paid as a down payment and the timing for payment of the balance, or financial guarantees to be paid or provided by the traveller;’