13.8.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC206/53
AmendmenttotheproposalforaCouncilRegulationonfaresandratesforairservices
(92/C206/06)
COM(92)274final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon19June1992pursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreaty)
COMMISSION TEXT(') AMENDMENTS
AmendmentNo1
Fourthrecital Fourthrecital
WhereasinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2342/90the
Councildecidedtointroduceasystemofdoubledisapproval
forallairfaresby1January1993;WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No2342/90theCouncil
statedthattheintroductionofasystemofdoubledisapproval
ofairfaresremainedanobjectivetobeachievedby1January
1993:
AmendmentNo2
Fifthrecital Fifthrecital
Whereasairfaresnormallyshouldbedeterminedfreelyby
marketforceswherecompetitionexists;Whereasairfaresandratesnormallyshouldbedetermined
freelybymarketforceswherecompetitionexists;
AmendmentNo3
Ninthrecital Ninthrecital
Whereasinsituationswherecompetitionislimiteditis
appropriatetoprovideforatransparentandobjective
procedureaccordingtowhichMemberStatesmayaskthe
Commissiontoexamineanddecideonwhetheraproposed
airfareconformswiththecriterialaiddown;Whereasitisappropriatetoprovideforatransparentund
objectiveprocedureaccordingtowhichtheCommission,on
itsowninitiativeorattherequestofMemberStates,may
examineanddecidewhetheraproposedairfareconforms
withthecriterialaiddown;
AmendmentNo4
Twelfthrecital Twelfthrecital
Whereasinorderforthirdcountryaircarrierstoparticipate
normallyinthemarkettheyshouldbeabletochargethe
normaleconomyfareoritsequivalent;Whereaspossibilitiesforthirdcountryaircarrierstocharge
airfaresonrouteswithintheCommunityshouldbesettledin
anagreementbetweentheCommunityandthethirdcountry
concerned;whereasinorderforthirdcountryaircarriersto
participatenormallyinthemarkettheyshouldbeableto
chargethenormaleconomyfareoritsequivalent;
(')ForfulltextseeCOM(91)275final—*•OJNoC258,
4.10.1991,p.l5 .

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AmendmentNo5
Article2(a)
(a)airfaresmeansthepricestobepaidinEcuforthe
carriageofpassengersandbaggageonairservicesand
theconditionsunderwhichthosepricesapply,including
remunerationandconditionofferedtoagencyandother
auxiliaryservices;Article2(a)
(a)airfaresmeansthepricestobeexpressedin
ECU/applicablelocalcurrenciesforthecarriageof
passengersandbaggageonairservicesandthe
conditionsunderwhichthosepricesapply,including
remunerationandconditionofferedtoagencyand
otherauxiliaryservices;
AmendmentNo6
Article2(b)
(b)ratesmeansthepricestobepaidinecuforthecarriageof
aircargoand/ormailonairservicesandtheconditions
underwhichthosepricesapply,includingremuneration
andconditionsofferedtoagencyandotheraxiliary
services;Article2(b)
(b)ratesmeansthepricestobeexpressedinecu/applicable
localcurrenciesforthecarriageofaircargoonair
servicesandtheconditionsunderwhichthoseprices
apply,includingremunerationandconditionsofferedto
agencyandotherauxiliaryservices;
AmendmentNo7
Article2(d) Article2(d)
(d)seat-onlysalesmeansthesaleofseats,withoutanyother
servicebundledsuchasaccommodation ,directlytothe
publicbytheaircarrieroritsauthorisedagent;(d)seat-onlysalesmeansthesaleofseats,withoutanyother
servicebundledsuchasaccommodation ,directlytothe
publicbytheaircarrieroritsauthorisedagentoratour
operator;
AmendmentNo8
Article2(e) Article2(e)
airservicemeansaflightoraseriesofflightscarrying (e)airservicemeansaflightoraseriesofflightscarrying
passengers,cargoand/ormailforremunerationand/orpassengers,and/orcargoand/ormailforremuneration
hire; and/orhire;
AmendmentNo9
Article2(f)(i) Article2(f)(i)
(i)itisperformedbyaircraftforthetransportofpassengers,
cargoand/ormailforremuneration ,insuchamanner
thatoneachflightseatsareavailableforindividual
purchasebymembersofthepublic(eitherdirectlyfrom
thecarrierorfromitsauthorisedagents);(i)itisperformedbyaircraftforthetransportofpassengers,
cargoand/ormailforremuneration ,insuchamanner
thatoneachflightseatsareavailableforindividual
purchasebymembersofthepublic(eitherdirectlyfrom
thecarrierorfromitsauthorisedagentsorfromatour
operator);

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COMMISSION TEXT AMENDMENTS
AmendmentNo10
Article2(k)
(k)referencefaremeansthelowestonewayorreturn,asDeleted,
appropriate,fullyflexiblefarechargedbyaCommunity
aircarrierontherouteinquestion;ifmorethanone
suchfareexists,thearithmeticaverageofallsuchfares
shallbetaken,takingintoaccountthenumberofseats
offeredatthefarebyeachCommunityaircarrieronthe
route.
AmendmentNo11
Article3(1)(ca)
(new)
(ca)AnairfaredisapprovedbybothMemberStates
concernedshallbewithdrawnwithimmediateeffect.
AmendmentNo12
Article4a
(new)
1.Airpassengersshallhavetherightstopurchaseair
ticketsanywherewithintheCommunity,whetherornotvia
atravelagent,forflightswithintheCommunity .
2.Airpassengersshallhavetherighttocommence
withoutanyextrachargetheirflightwithaticketpurchased
withintheCommunityatanyairportwithintheCommunity
whichisspecifiedontheticket.
AmendmentNo13
Article6(2)
1.Aeronauticalauthoritiesshallnotrequireaircarriersto
submitairfaresinrespectofscheduledairservicesmorethan
45daysbeforetheycomeintoeffect.Article6(2)
2.Aeronauticalauthoritiesshallnotrequireaircarriersto
submitairfaresinrespectofscheduledairservicesmorethan
10daysbeforetheycomeintoeffect.
AmendmentNo14
Article6(3)
3.Anairfareforascheduledairserviceshallbe
consideredasapprovedunless,within30daysofthedayof
submission,theMemberState(s)concernedhas(have)
notifiedits(their)disapprovaltotheapplicantaircarrierand
toanyotherMemberStateconcerned,statingits(their)
reasonsorunlesstheprocedureinArticle7hasbeenArticle6(3)
3.Anairfareforascheduledairserviceshallbe
consideredasapprovedunless,within10daysofthedayof
submission,ithasbeendisapprovedbybothMemberStates
concerned (forroutesbetweenMemberStates)orthe
MemberStateconcerned(forrouteswithinthatState)stating
their/itsreasons,orunlesstheprocedureinArticle7has

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initiated.AttherequestofeitherMemberState,
consultationsshalltakeplacebetweentheStatesconcerned
withinthe30-dayperiod.beeninitiatied.AttherequestofeitherMemberState,(inthe
caseofroutesbetweenMemberStates),consultations shall
takeplacebetweentheStatesconcernedwithinthe10-day
period.
AmendmentNo15
Article6(3a)
(new)
(3a)Anairfaremaybeavailableforsalefromthedayof
filingandforaslongasitisnotwithdrawninaccordance
withArticle3orArticle7.
AmendmentNo16
Article6(6)
6.AMemberStateshallpermitaCommunityaircarrier
tomatchwithoutdelayanairfareforascheduledairservice
alreadyacceptedorpublishedaccordingtoparagraph(a)
betweenthesamecity-paironadirectorindirectbasis.
MemberStatesmayalsopermitaCommunityaircarrier
operatingadirectscheduledairservicetomatchprices
alreadyacceptedorpublishedforanon-scheduled airservice
operatedonthesamerouteprovidedthatbothproductsare
equivalentintermsofqualityandconditions.Article6(6)
6.AMemberStateshallpermitaCommunityaircarrier
tomatchanairfarealreadyapprovedforascheduledair
servicebetweenthesamecity-paironthebasisthatthis
provisionshallnotapplytoindirectairserviceswhichexceed
thelengthoftheshortestdirectservice,measuredbythe
normalflightrouting,bymorethan40%.MemberStates
mayalsopermitacommunityaircarrieroperatingadirect
scheduledairservicetomatchpricesalreadyacceptedor
publishedforanon-scheduled airserviceoperatedonthe
samerouteprovidedthatbothproductsareequivalentin
termsofqualityandconditions.
AmendmentNo17
Article7(1)
1.AMemberStateconcernedmay,forascheduledair
serviceonaroutewherecompetitionislimited,requestthe
Commissiontoexaminewhetheranairfare,whichisnot
coveredbytheAnnex,complieswithArticle3(1).The
MemberStateshallatthesametimeinformtheother
MemberState(s)concernedandtheaircarrierconcerned.
TheCommissionshallforthwithpublishintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesthattheairfareshave
beensubmittedforexamination .Article7(1)
1.AMemberStateconcernedmay,forascheduledair
serviceonaroutewherecompetitionislimited,requestthe
Commissiontoexaminewhetheranairfare,whichisnot
coveredbytheAnnex,complieswithArticle3.TheMember
StateshallatthesametimeinformtheotherMemberState(s)
concernedandtheaircarrierconcerned .TheCommission
shallforthwithpublishintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesthattheairfareshavebeen
submittedforexamination .
AmendmentNo18
Article9
Aircarriersfromthirdcountrieswithtrafficrightsbetween
communityairportsshallbeabletomatchthenormal
economyairfareoritsclosestequivalent.Article9
Aircarriersfromthirdcountrieswithtrafficrightsbetween
communityairportsshallbeabletomatchthenormal
economyairfareoritsclosestequivalentunlessotherwise
providedforinanagreementbetweentheCommunityanda
thirdcountry.