Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

24 COLLECTIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT THE NEW PACKAGE TRAVEL DIRECTIVE TRANSPOSITION IN MEMBER STATES Legal Consequences of a Traveller’s Failure to Communicate a Lack ofConformity – an Austrian Dispute on the Implementation of the NPTD Austria, Michael Wukoschitz 657 1. The implementation of the NPTD in Austria; 2. The traveller’s obligation to inform the organiser on any lack of conformity; 3. Recitals of the Directive and explanatory remarks to the Austrian Government bill; 4. Opinions expressed in the legal doctrine; 5. Strict contractual obligation – or “Toothless Tiger” just like before? The transposition of the Package Travel Directive in Belgium – some Belgian peculiarities Belgium, Olivier Dugardyn 663 1. Introduction; 2. Where does the Belgian Law deviate from the PTD? 3. Matters in the PTD left to the discretion of national legislators; 4. About the insolvency protection; 5. About the precontractual and contractual information duty; 6. Conclusion. Most critical aspects of transposition in Belgium Belgium, Ilse Meyers 671 1. Introduction; Part 1. Belgian legislator’s options with respect to the transposition of Directive 2015/2302/EU: A. Scope; B. Right of withdrawal; C. Liability; D. Amendment of other contract terms and conditions; E. Statute of limitations; F. Financial failure insurance for retailers; G. Conclusion;