Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-04-04-Speech-3-242"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Air carrier liability in the event of accidents2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010404.8.3-242"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-04-04-Speech-3-2432
lpv:speaker	lp:Per Stenmarck2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-10-07--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 unknown; Moderata samlingspartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-07--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, allow me first of all to thank the rapporteur for an excellent piece of work. As shadow rapporteur, it is always a pleasure to engage in constructive dialogue with a rapporteur receptive to the proposals and points of view presented. It is naturally important to take account of the interests of air passengers in this issue. I therefore think that the final outcome of the report is entirely positive. A not insignificant proportion of the amendments adopted by the Committee come from the PPE-DE Group, and these have strengthened the position of passengers. We already have a regulation establishing the limits of air carriers’ liability to pay damages in the event of death and bodily injury. That was a very important step in view of the level of damages which was laid down by the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and which was definitely on the low side. The aim of the present proposal is to adapt the EU rules to the new Montreal Convention which will hopefully come into force at the end of 2002. When the revised Regulation comes into force, European air passengers will be given significantly better protection. When they fly with foreign carriers, they may, however, still be confronted by the fact that such carriers have a limited liability to pay damages under the Warsaw Convention because the latter will continue to apply to those countries which have not ratified the Montreal Convention. As a result, we are faced with the difficulty that always arises in connection with international conventions, in that we shall have two overlapping systems for a transitional period. It is therefore of the greatest importance for our Member States to ratify the Montreal Convention as soon as is reasonably possible."@en1

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