TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Prispevek obravnava problematiko potrošnikovega odstopa od pogodbe o paketnem potovanju v primeru nastanka neizogibnih in izrednih okoliščin, ki znatno vplivajo na izvedbo turističnega paketa. Prikaže argumente za različne interpretacije instituta iz 12(2) Direktive EU 2015/2302 o paketnih potovanjih. Vprašanje je vezano na postopek predhodnega odločanja po 267. členu PDEU, ki v času pisanja in objave tega prispevka poteka pred Sodiščem Evropske unije. Razprava se nagiba k interpretaciji v korist potrošnika, kar je utemeljeno zlasti s sistemsko razlago predpisa. V nadaljevanju razprave se ta osredotoča na lastnosti neizogibnih in izrednih okoliščin, ki bistveno vplivajo na izvedbo turističnega paketa, in jih poskuša shematizirati. Te se delijo na pravne in dejanske okoliščine na ciljni destinaciji, ki onemogočajo ali bistveno otežujejo potovanje na ciljno destinacijo. V razpravi so te okoliščine predstavljene v luči normativne dejavnosti pravotvornih subjektov, zlasti zakonodajalca, organov izvršilne veje oblasti in strokovnih inštitutov s področja javnega zdravja, še posebej njihovih oddelkov za preučevanje in zamejevanje širjenja nalezljivih bolezni.

The article deals with the legal problem of consumer’s right to termination of package travel deal contract, in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances which significantly affect the performance of the package. It presents the arguments for different interpretations of the institute from Article 12(2) of the EU Package Travel Directive 2015/2302. The question was posed in preliminary ruling procedure under 267. TFEU, which is pending before the CJEU at the time of writing and publication of this paper. The discussion leans towards an interpretation in favour of the consumer, which is justified in particular by a systematic and purposive reading of the Directive. In the following, the discussion focuses on the characteristics of unavoidable and exceptional circumstances that have a significant impact on the implementation of a tourist package and attempts to schematise them. These are divided into legal and factual circumstances, which fully unable or behinder traveling at the destination. The discussion sets out these circumstances in the light of the normative activity of the rule-making bodies, in particular the legislator, the executive authorities and public health institutes.

Consumers termination of the package travel contract due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances in the light of the coronavirus pandemic