EU Law: Are Airline Passengers Consumers?, April 2020
The issue of the protection of airline passengers has been an international priority ever since air travel has become the fastest and safest way to travel long distances. While the Warsaw Convention of October 12, 1929 was the first international treaty meant to unify rules regarding air travel, the protection of passengers and the liability […]
Overview of the New Romanian Airline Code, April 2020
In the context of constant evolution of regulations in the aviation field at European level, Romania enacted Law no. 21/2020 regarding the New Airline Code on March 19, 2020 (“New Airline Code”). The New Airline Code is by far one of the most important national regulatory instruments, being designed as an integrated civil-military air code, […]
Litigation: Ensuring Passenger Rights in Accordance with Regulation (EU) 261/2004, March 2020
In a world where air travel is becoming more frequent and affordable, Regulation (EC) no. 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of deniedboarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) no. […]
ELKB Legislative changes concerning hand-over of national interest infrastructure, October 2018
On September 18, 2018 the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 84 of September 13, 2018 for the amendment of certain enactments in the constructions area (the “GEO”) has been published in the Official Gazette of Romania no. 795. The GEO is aimed at enabling the hand-over and commissioning of the lots, sections, sectors or articles of […]