On 16 June the European Commission adopted a proposal according to which transitional animal health requirements applicable to the movement of pet animals travelling with their owners to Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and the United Kingdom are to be extended until 31 December 2011. The proposal will be discussed by the European Parliament and the […]
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The e-borders programme, which is due to be fully in force by 2014, is aimed at tackling terrorism, crime and illegal immigration and allows passenger details to be checked against watch lists. However, travel operators from the rail, shipping and travel industries told MPs that the Home Office had not consulted them properly and warned
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At the start of the holiday season, the European Commission alerts consumers to the importance of adequate protection from the sun this summer and reminds them to look out for the clearer labelling regime on sunscreen bottles. The new labels – including a new UV-A logo or seal on bottles and a ban on misleading
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The Revolution Will Be Microblogged: Iran’s Election and the Power of TwitterBy Kevin Fayle on June 25, 2009 12:30 PM | No TrackBackshttp://blogs.findlaw.com/technologist/2009/06/the-revolution-will-be-microblogged-irans-election-and-the-power-of-twitter.htmlThe events that have unfolded in Iran following the contestedpresidential election have transfixed the world. Much of theinformation that has come out of (and into) the country has traveledover social media services as
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Upon reference for preliminary ruling instituted by a Hungarian District Court (Budaőrsi Városi Bíróság), ECJ held that the protection which Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts confers on consumers extends to cases in which a consumer who has concluded with a seller or supplier a contract containing an unfair term fails to raise
In an interview with Sandy Dhuyvetter of Travel Talk Radio, Al Anolik, founding member and president emeritus of IFTTA, shared his views on the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act currently pending before the US Congress.The interview can be read at eTurboNews here>>.
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At traditional Krampus events in Austria (Krampus = Santa’s devilish helper, the guy that punishes the bad kids on St. Nicholas day) -mainly in the western provinces – the the young men of the villages walk and dance through streets disguised as Krampus wearing birchs scaring and incidentally whipping visitors.Plaintiff who participated in such event
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The Irish state regulator for tour operators and travel agents has advised the Irish government against extending the statutory compulsory licensing and bonding scheme to internet sellers of travel services.Report available at http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=11263⟨=ENG&loc;=432Reported to IFTTA by Marc Mc Donald
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Commercial Court Barcelona (Juzgado de lo Mercantil 4, Barcelona) filed a reference for preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice on whether the limit of liability referred to in Article 22.2 of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage, signed in Montreal on 28 May 1999, included both non-material damage
Although the U.S. District Court in Illinois did not dismiss the case outright, it granted parts of YTB’s motion to dismiss a class action brought against the multilevel marketing travel company by former referring travel agents, who charged that YTB operated an illegal pyramid system. The court dismissed allegations against YTB subsidiary Rezconnect and its
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