Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

chapter vii GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 20 Specific obligations of the retailer where the organiser is established outside the European Economic Area Without prejudice to the second subparagraph of Article 13(1), where the organiser is established outside the European Economic Area, the retailer established in aMember State shall be subject to the obligations laid down for organisers in Chapters IV and V, unless the retailer provides evidence that the organiser complies with those Chapters. Gianluca Rossoni 1 1. The new specific obligation of the retailer where the organiser is established outside the European Economic Area; 2. Practical issues on how to reach the burden of proof in order to protect the retailer. 1. THE NEW SPECIFIC OBLIGATION OF THE RETAILER WHERE THE ORGANISER IS ESTABLISHED OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA This provision seems to institute a new type of liability for tourism businesses when they approach the market from outside the European Union (EU). In fact, 1 Lawyer – www.tourismlaw.it.