COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(93) 405 final 
Brussels» 29 September 1993 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Régulât ion 
(EEC) No 2299/89 on a code of conduct 
for computerized reservation systems 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) 
of the EEC-Treaty) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
On 23 September 1992 the Commission presented its proposal for a 
Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) N' 2299/89 on a code 
of conduct for computer reservation systems.(1) 
2. At its Plenary Session of 27 May 1993, the European Parliament 
approved the Commission's proposal subject to certain amendments. 
3. After careful examination the Commission has decided to agree to 
all of the amendments subject to minor modifications in amendments 
n* 6 and 7 which are listed hereunder. 
The Parliament requests an earlier review date of the whole 
Regulation (amendment n" 6), but it might be possible that only 
parts of the Regulation, in particular dehosting, should be given 
an accelerated review. 
With respect to amendment n* 7 on the date of entering into force a 
more general wording has been used to meet the same concern. 
(1) C0M(92) 404 final of 23.09.1992 
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Amended proposaI for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation 
(EEC) No 2299/89 on a code of conduct 
for computerized reservation systems 
Commission text Amendments 
(Amendment No. 1) 
Article 1(2) 
Article 3a(1)(a) (Regulation (EEC) No. 2299/89) 
A parent carrier may not discriminate 
against a competing CRS by refusing 
to provide to a competing CRS with 
equal timeliness the same information 
on schedules, fares and availability 
relating to its own air services as 
it provides to its CRS or to 
distribute its air transport products 
through another CRS to the same 
extent. at the same level. as 
promptly or on comparable terms as 
through its own CRS, or by refusing 
to accept a reservation made through 
a competing CRS for any of its air 
transport products which are 
distributed through its own CRS. A parent carrier may not discriminate 
against a competing CRS by refusing^ 
when so requested. to provide to a 
competing CRS with equal timeliness 
the same information on schedules, 
fares and availability relating to 
its own air services as it provides 
to its CRS or to distribute its air 
transport products through another 
CRS as through its own CRS, or by 
refusing to accept a reservation made 
through a competing CRS for any of 
its air transport products which are 
distributed through its own CRS. 
(Amendment No. 2) 
Article 1(3) 
Article 5(2)(b) (Regulation (EEC) No. 2299/89) 
The consumer shall be afforded the 
possibility of having, on request, 
the principal display limited to 
scheduled air services. The consumer shall be afforded the 
possibility of having, on request, 
the principal display limited to 
scheduled or non-scheduled air 
services. 
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(Amendment No. 3) 
Article 1(3) 
Article 6(4) (new) (Regulation (EEC) No, 2299/89) 
In cases where the internal 
reservation system of one or more 
parent carriers is not separated 
from the CRS and is used for the 
activities of the parent 
carrier(s). the system vendor 
shall make available to the 
participating carriers on their 
request three months after this 
new code of conduct enters into 
force information on the 
technical and administrative 
precautions taken bv the system 
vendor to ensure compliance with 
the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 
1± 
(Amendment No. 4) 
Article 1(4) 
Article 7(1) (Regulation (EEC) No. 2299/89) 
The obligations of a system vendor 
under Articles 3 to 6 shall not apply 
in respect of a parent carrier of a 
third country to the extent that its 
CRS outside the territory of the 
Community does not offer Community 
air carriers equivalent treatment to 
that provided under this Regulation 
and under Commission Regulation (EEC) 
No ... The obligations of a system vendor 
under Articles 3 and 4 to 6 shall not 
apply in respect of a parent carrier 
of a third country to the extent that 
its CRS outside the territory of the 
Community does not offer Community 
air carriers equivalent treatment to 
that provided under this Regulation 
and under Commission Regulation (EEC) 
No .. . 
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(Amendment No. 5) 
Article 1(7) 
Article 10(1) second subparagraph (Regulation (EEC) No. 2299/89) 
The billing for the services of a CRS 
shall be sufficiently detailed to 
allow the participating carriers and 
subscribers to see exactly which 
services have been used and the fees 
therefore. The billing for the services of a CRS 
shall be sufficiently detailed to 
allow the participating carriers and 
subscribers to see exactly which 
services have been used and the fees 
therefor. Statements forwarded to 
participating carriers shall contain 
at least the following information on 
each service rendered: 
- type of CRS booking. 
- passenger name, 
- country. 
- IATA/ARC identification code. 
- citv code. 
- citv-pair or segment. 
- booking date. 
- flight date. 
z. flight number. 
- status code (booking status). 
- service class. 
- PNR identification number. 
- booking/cancellation indicator, 
and shall be made available on 
electronic media at the request of 
the participating carrier. 
(Amendment No. 6) 
Article 1(9) 
Article 23 (Regulation (EEC) No. 2299/89) 
The Council shall decide on the 
revision of this Regulation by 
31 December 1997. on the basis 
of a Commission proposal to be 
submitted by 31 March 1997 
accompanied by a report on the 
application of this Regulation. The Council shall decide on 
the revision of this 
Regulation by 31 December 
1997, on the basis of a 
Commission proposal to be 
submitted by 31 March 1997 
accompanied by a report on the 
aplication of this Regulation. 
The Council shall review the 
application of Article 4(4) 
and 6(3), based on a report to 
be submitted, at the latest by 
the end of 1994, by the 
Commission. 
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(Amendment No. 7) 
Article 2 first subparagraph 
This Regulation shall enter 
into force on 1 Apr iI 1993. This Regulation shall enter into 
force on the thirthieth day 
following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
(Amendment No. 8) 
Annex, paragraph 8, second and third sentences 
For direct services, no flight shall 
be shown more than once in a 
principal display. 
For multi-sector services involving a 
change of aircraft, no combination of 
flights shall be shown more than once 
in a principal display. For direct services, no flight shall 
be shown more than once in a 
principal display, or twice in the 
case of code-sharing and/or joint 
venture flights in the sense of 
blocked-space arrangements. 
For multi-sector services involving a 
change of aircraft, no combination of 
flights shall be shown more than once 
in a principal display, or tWJÇS,iff 
the case of code-sharing and/or joint 
venture flights in the sense of 
blocked-space arrangements. 
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