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The Commission has already responded within the framework of a written question. The Member States are not bound to transmit information relating to the management of complaints from air passengers or to the penalties imposed on airline operators. However, the Commission does, of course, arrange regular meetings with the national control bodies in order to harmonise the application of the regulation and to strengthen the contacts between these bodies so that they will share data relating to the management of complaints.
The Commission is cooperating closely in this context with the Member States in order to draft a guide on how to interpret the provisions of the regulation. I would point out that we are concerned here with Regulation (EC) No 261/2004. I am going to present a communication to the European Parliament and to the Council in January 2007 on the workings and application of this regulation.
The Commission has published an invitation to tender with a view to choosing an external consultant who will be able to collect the quantitative and qualitative data relating to the application of this regulation.
The Commission would like, in particular, to examine the position regarding denied boarding, cancellations, delays and the application of the regulation in such cases. The results of this study will be incorporated into my communication.
I should like to tell you, Mr Tarabella, that the Commission has recorded more than 5 500 letters linked to air passenger rights. These letters are handled carefully. They enable certain trends to be identified. This entire monitoring exercise will be used in the context of the infringement proceedings that the Commission will bring against Member States that do not fulfil their obligations to citizens and respect the rights of those citizens as air passengers.
Before we can bring those proceedings, however, we must have enough data. During the 18 months of implementing this regulation, the Commission will have collected a critical mass of information and it will be in a position to act when the right moment comes.
I am grateful to you for your question because I, for my part, am really very anxious to ensure that these passenger rights now become a reality within the European area."@en1
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