What changed between the adopted text of 21 Jan 2026 and the adopted text of 7 Jul 2026

Removed:4. Where a complaint relates to alleged infringements by airport managing body, the complaint shall be handled by the national enforcement body or any other body designated under paragraph 2 of the Member State on whose territory the incident occurred.

Removed:5. National Enforcement bodies or any other body designated under paragraph 2 of this Article shall be able to deal with individual passenger complaints and be granted, at least, with the minimum investigative and enforcement powers defined in article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council1b.

Removed:6. Decisions of national enforcement bodies or of any other body designated under paragraph 2 shall be binding on both parties and enforceable, without prejudice to the right of parties to access the judicial system.

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Removed:1a Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Directive on consumer ADR) (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 63, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2013/11/oj).

Removed:1b Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2394/oj).’; [Am. 180]

Removed:(18c) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16-ab

Removed:1. Where different bodies are designated by a Member State under Articles 16 and 16b of this Regulation by, those bodies shall ensure the exchange of relevant information between them, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in order to help the national enforcement body to carry out its tasks of supervision and enforcement, and so that the complaint-handling body designated under Article 16b can collect the information necessary to examine individual complaints.

Removed:2. National enforcement bodies of different Member States shall exchange information on their work and decision-making principles and practices for the purpose of cross-border coordination. The Commission shall support them in that task.’; [Am. 181]

Removed:(18d) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16-ac Inspections of national enforcement bodies

Removed:1. The Commission may conduct inspections of national enforcement bodies in order to monitor the application by Member States of the Regulation and to make recommendations to improve its enforcement.

Removed:2. The Commission shall in good time before an inspection inform the Member State concerned thereof.

Removed:3. Each Commission inspection report shall be communicated to the national enforcement authority of the Member State concerned, which shall, in its reply, set out the measures taken to remedy the non-compliances identified and address the recommendations.

Removed:4. The report, together with the reply of the national enforcement body, shall subsequently be communicated to the national enforcement bodies of the other Member States, where appropriate.’; [Am. 182]

Removed:(18e) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16-ad Penalties

Removed:1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and measures and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.

Removed:2. In the framework of cooperation referred to in Article 16c the national enforcement body which is competent for the purposes of Article 16 b (4) or (5) shall, at the request of the national enforcement body handling the complaint, investigate the infringement of this Regulation identified by that body and, if necessary, impose penalties.’; [Am. 183]

Removed:(18f) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16-ae Cooperation between Member States and the Commission

Removed:1. The Member States shall regularly send relevant information concerning the application of this Regulation to the Commission, which will make this information available in electronic form to other Member States.

Removed:2. At the request of the Commission, the national enforcement bodies shall investigate specific suspected practices of non-compliance with the obligations laid down in this Regulation by one or several air carriers, airport managing bodies and report its findings to the Commission within four months of the request.

Removed:3. The Commission shall support dialogue and promote cooperation between Member States concerning national interpretation and application of this Regulation through the Committee referred to in Article 16a of [Enforcement Regulation].

Removed:4. At the request of a Member State, a national enforcement body, or on its own initiative, the Commission shall examine cases where differences in the application and enforcement of any of the provisions of this Regulation arise.

Removed:5. The Commission may, where appropriate, adopt guidelines with a view to promote common application of this Regulation.’; [Am. 184]

Removed:(19) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16a Out-of-court resolution of disputes

Removed:Member States shall ensure that air passengers can submit individual disputes following complaints or requests under this Regulation to a body or bodies responsible for the out‑of‑courtout-of-court resolution of disputes. Member States shall inform the Commission of the body or bodies responsible for the handling of disputes under this Article. Member States may decide to apply this Article to disputes betweenThe participation of air carriers orand intermediaries, on the one hand, and consumers only, on the other handunder the scope of this Regulation in alternative dispute resolution procedures shall be mandatory and their decisions binding, without prejudice to the right of parties to access the judicial system.’; [Am. 185]

Removed:(19a) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16aa Compliance documents

Removed:1. Union air carriers shall prepare and submit to the national enforcement body of the Member State that issued their operating licence pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 and to the Commission by [1 January xxxx] a document that demonstrates in reasonable detail that their operating procedures are sufficient to ensure that they consistently comply with all relevant Articles of this Regulation.

Removed:2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts, laying down the minimum contents of such compliance documents. The minimum contents shall at least contain contingency plans for major disruptions, identify those responsible for providing assistance and other rights, the practical arrangements and procedures by which complaints are handled and assistance and compensation are provided, and procedures and templates for communication with passengers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 16c(2).

Removed:3. Any other carrier providing services from a Union airport shall submit a compliance document to the national enforcement body s of all Member States in which they operate and to the Commission.

Removed:4. Air Carriers shall review their compliance documents and submit updated versions to the relevant national enforcement body or bodies and to the Commission every three years starting on [1 January xxxx].

Removed:5. The national enforcement body shall take account of the compliance documents submitted by air carriers, checking, where possible, the validity of compliance documents against complaints information.’; [Am. 186]

Removed:(19b) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16ab Exercise of delegation

Removed:1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

Removed:2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6c and Article 7 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from ... [the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Removed:3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 6c and Article 7 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

Removed:4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

Removed:5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Removed:6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 6c and Article 7 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’; [Am. 187]

Removed:(19c) the following article is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 16ac Committee procedure

Removed:1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Passenger Rights Committee, composed of two representatives of each Member State and of which at least one will represent a national enforcement body. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Removed:2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.’; [Am. 188]

Removed:(20) Article 17 is replaced by the following:

Removed:‘Article 17 Review and report

Removed:1. By … [5 years from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the list of extraordinary circumstances set out in the Annex, in the light of the events affecting the timely and effective operation of flights having occurred during the two years preceding each report.

Removed:The report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by a legislative proposal. [Am. 189]

Removed:2. By … [5 years from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation, enforcement, and the results of this Regulation. The Commission shall include in that report information on the enhanced protection of air passengers on flights to and from third countries operated by third country air carriers.

Removed:That report shall also include a review of the amounts set out in Article 7(1) and the percentages set out in Article 10(2), taking into consideration inter alia the evolution of air fares, the inflation rate and statistics on denied boarding, cancellations, delays and missed connecting flights imputable to air carriers, as well as statistics on downgrading, during the five preceding years. [Am. 190]

Removed:In the report to be submitted by … [5 years from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] pursuant to the first subparagraph, the Commission shall also assess:

Removed:(a) the necessity and the feasibility of revising the scope of this Regulation with a view to further enhancing the protection of passengers and the level playing field between Union and third country air carriers, as well as connectivity aspects. In particular, the Commission shall assess the risks of conflict of jurisdictions and difficulties related to enforcement and shall recommend ways to mitigate those risks and address those difficulties; [Am. 191]

Removed:(b) the necessity of adjusting the thresholds set out in Article 7(2) on the basis of statistics regarding the evolution of delays and cancellations during the five years preceding the Commission assessment and every year from … [2 years from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation]; [Am. 192]

Removed:(c) the feasibility of further automation of requests for or payments of compensation for delays.

Removed:The report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by legislative proposals.’;