Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 23 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Consumer Protection / Rights From the withdrawal date, United Kingdom authorities will not be obliged under EU law to cooperate in the case of cross-border claims. UK laws on cross border cooperation to resolve claims will apply. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PASSENGER RIGHTS Consumer Protection / Rights As of the withdrawal date, EU law giving to certain "qualified entities", designated by EU Member States, legal standing for bringing injunction actions in another Member State no longer applies to the United Kingdom. UK laws apply WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PASSENGER RIGHTS Consumer Protection / Rights Package travel Organisers not established in the EU which sell or offer travel packages to consumers in the EU, or which by any means direct such activities to the EU, also must provide such insolvency protection in each of the Member States they are selling to. UK package travel suppliers must provide insolvency protection if the intent to continue to operate in the EU. Irish package travel organizers will now be covered by UK national law on insolvency protection. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PASSENGER RIGHTS Consumer Protection / Rights As of the withdrawal date, insolvency protection taken out in the United Kingdom no longer serves to comply with the requirements for insolvency protection of package travel organisers in the EU. Irish purchasers of UK established package travel products will not be covered by EU insolvency protection legislation. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PASSENGER RIGHTS Consumer Protection / Rights As of the withdrawal date, EU law on air passenger rights no longer applies to passengers departing from an airport located in the United Kingdom to an airport situated in the territory of a EU 27 Member State, unless the operating air carrier of the flight concerned is a Union carrier.eg Has an operating licence issued by an EU 27 country) To retain their EU rights when traveling from or through the UK after withdrawal an Irish citizen must travel with a community carrier. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PASSENGER RIGHTS Consumer Protection / Rights EU Disability rights will no longer apply to travel to, from or through the UK after the withdrawal date unless travel is provided by a community carrier. To retain their EU disability rights when traveling from or through the UK after withdrawal an Irish citizen must travel with a community carrier. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PASSENGER RIGHTS