council regul ec octob air carrier liabil event accid council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati framework common transport polici improv level protect passang involv air accid rule liabil event accid govern convent unif rule relat intern carriag air sign warsaw octob convent amend hagu septemb convent guadalajara septemb whichev applic hereinaft refer applic warsaw convent warsaw convent appli worldwid benefit passeng air carrier limit set liabil warsaw convent low todai econom social standard lead lengthi legal action damag imag air transport result member state various increas liabil limit lead term condit carriag intern aviat market addit warsaw convent appli intern transport intern aviat market distinct nation intern transport elimin level natur liabil nation intern transport full review revis warsaw convent long overdu repres long term uniform applic respons intern level issu air carrier liabil event accid effort increas limit liabil impos warsaw convent continu negoti multilater level complianc principl subsidiar action commun level desir order achiev harmon field air carrier liabil serv guidelin improv passeng protect global scale remov monetari limit liabil mean articl warsaw convent legal contractu limit accord present trend intern level order avoid situat victim accid compens commun air carrier respect claim aris death wound bodili injuri passeng articl warsaw convent avail defenc articl warsaw convent limit commun air carrier exoner liabil case contributori neglig passeng concern clarifi oblig regul light articl council regul eec juli licens air carrier regard commun air carrier insur limit laid regul commun air carrier entitl claim parti prompt advanc payment consider assist injur passeng natur person entitl compens meet cost air accid rule natur limit liabil event death wound bodili injuri suffer passeng form part term condit carriag air transport contract carrier passeng order reduc risk distort competit countri carrier adequ inform passeng condit carriag monetari limit express regul review order account econom develop develop intern fora intern civil aviat organ icao present engag review warsaw convent pend outcom review action interim basi commun enhanc protect passeng council review regul review icao adopt regul articl regul lai oblig commun air carrier relat liabil event accid passeng damag sustain event death wound passeng bodili injuri suffer passeng accid caus damag sustain place board aircraft oper embark disembark regul clarifi insur requir commun air carrier addit regul set requir inform provid air carrier establish commun oper commun articl purpos regul air carrier air transport undertak valid oper licenc commun air carrier air carrier valid oper licenc grant member state accord provis regul eec person entitl compens passeng person entitl claim respect passeng accord applic law ecu unit account draw gener budget european commun accord articl treati sdr special draw defin intern monetari fund warsaw convent convent unif rule relat intern carriag air sign warsaw octob warsaw convent amend hagu septemb convent supplementari warsaw convent guadalajara septemb whichev applic passeng contract carriag intern instrument supplement forc concept contain regul defin paragraph equival warsaw convent articl liabil commun air carrier damag sustain event death wound bodili injuri passeng event accid subject financi limit defin law convent contract oblig insur set articl regul eec understood requir commun air carrier insur limit liabil requir paragraph reason level damag sum equival ecu sdr commun air carrier exclud limit liabil prove agent measur avoid damag imposs measur notwithstand provis paragraph commun air carrier prove damag caus contribut neglig injur deceas passeng carrier exoner wholli partli liabil accord applic law articl event death wound bodili injuri suffer passeng event accid regul impli commun air carrier sole parti liabl pai damag restrict right commun air carrier seek contribut indemn parti accord applic law articl commun air carrier delai event fifteen dai ident natur person entitl compens establish make advanc payment requir meet econom basi proport hardship suffer prejudic paragraph advanc payment equival ecu sdr passang event death advanc payment constitut recognit liabil offset subsequ sum paid basi commun air carrier liabil return case prescrib articl circumst subsequ prove person receiv advanc payment caus contribut damag neglig person entitl compens articl provis contain articl includ commun air carrier condit carriag adequ inform provis contain articl request passeng commun air carrier agenc travel agenc check counter point sale ticket document equival summari requir plain intellig languag air carrier establish commun oper commun appli provis refer articl expressli inform passeng thereof time purchas ticket carrier agenc travel agenc check counter locat territori member state air carrier provid passeng form set condit fact liabil limit ticket document equival constitut suffici inform articl year entri forc regul commiss draw report applic regul inter alia take account econom develop develop intern fora report accompani propos revis regul articl regul enter forc year date public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg octob council presid delvaux stehr oj oj oj opinion european parliament septemb oj council common posit februari oj decis european parliament oj oj