New Rules to Protect Passengers
am 29.04.2005 von http://www.recht.us/amlaw
CK - Washington. $emsp; New EU and German rules to protect air passengers enter into force on April 30.2005, Attorney General Britte Zypreis announced today. Minimum insurance coverages have been increased, both for victims of accidents as well as property damage. In addition, additional overflight coverage is provided for parties on the ground.
The new rules implement EU directive 785/2004 and domestic rules to further the objectives of EU directive 889/2002 and Montreal agreement which had entered into force on June 28, 2004. New enforcement rules are to ensure the provision of coverage by carriers. More information is published at the German federal aviation agency, Luftfahrtbundesamt.
The web site of the department of justice notes that this information is copyright 2004 but …
Copyright Amendments
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Attorney General Brigitte Zypries announced today the plans for substantial amendments to the copyright statute. A major set of amendments entered into force on September 1, 2003. Those amendments implemented European Union ru…
Statute of Limitations Changed
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Statutory changes that occurred in 2002 will soon affect the statute of limitations to various claims which used to benefit from rules granting a 30-year period. The Berlin Department of Justice published a general reminder w…
Timeline for Action
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The Berlin Ministry of Justice issued a press release on May 4, 2006 which details the action plan for the implementation of European nondiscrimination provisions. These rules affect many areas of the law and the implementati…
Merger Directive
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Germany intends to enact legislation to comply with the E.U. merger directive 2005/56 which entered into force on December 15, 2005. Transborder mergers between German and other European companies will require a merger certifi…
2004 Accomplishments
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The German statute providing for the European corporation became effective today. A Justice Department press release summarizes the benefits of the so-called Societas Europaea. In another press release, Attorney General Brigit…
Human Trafficking
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Organized crime continues to engage in trafficking in people across borders. In order to stem the tide, new criminal provisions became effective on February 19, 2005. The new rules translate United Nations and European Union g…
» BMJ | Pressemitteilungen
» BMJ | Pressemitteilungen
» BMJ | Pressemitteilungen
» Schutz der Fluggäste bei Überbuchung, Streichung oder großer Verspätung von Flügen
© 2004-2008 JuraBlogs | Impressum
