# Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; coordination between national authorities

European Parliament procedure 2008/0246(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee JURI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 182 committee amendments tabled by 32 Members between 2009-02-19 and 2010-05-11.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and coordination between national authorities. The amendments address accessibility for disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, provision of information in accessible formats, definitions of carriers, passenger services, cruises and other actors, force majeure and extraordinary circumstances, and non-refusal of reservations or tickets.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA | Spain | RE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96922.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |
| Georg JARZEMBOWSKI | Germany | PPE-DE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1.md |
| Michel TEYCHENNÉ | Belgium | PSE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94281.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Corien WORTMANN-KOOL | Netherlands | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28167.md |
| Robert EVANS | United Kingdom | PSE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2099.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Johannes BLOKLAND | Netherlands | IND/DEM | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1969.md |
| Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28393.md |
| Anne E. JENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4440.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.079: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.079+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE420.238: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.238+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE441.013: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-441.013+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0246-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0246-COD.json

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