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"Madam President, honourable Members, I believe that first of all we need to emphasise that it is not the Commission’s job to interpret Court of Justice rulings. These rulings referred to questions referred for preliminary rulings by national courts with the aim of ensuring uniform application of Community law.
Under the terms of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on passenger rights in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, Member States are responsible for applying the regulation and are obliged to prosecute airlines that do not comply with the provisions. When processing passenger claims that are sent to them, the competent national authorities, appointed by Member States in accordance with the regulation, must evidently take into account the instructions provided by the Court of Justice. The Commission’s role is that of monitoring the correct implementation of the regulation by the competent authorities, particularly in the light of relevant Court of Justice rulings.
The last meeting between the Commission and the competent national authorities was held at the beginning of December last year, in other words a few weeks before the Court of Justice’s decision. The Commission has planned another meeting for the 14th of this month. During this meeting, the Court of Justice’s recent decision over case C-549/07 will be examined.
National authorities will have an opportunity to comment on the ruling and describe how they assess the behaviour of airlines to passengers in the event of cancellation in the light of this precedent and also the practical consequences of the ruling."@en1
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