I.-The traveller is entitled to an appropriate price reduction for any period of non-conformity of the services provided under a contract, unless the organiser or retailer proves that the non-conformity is attributable to the traveller.
II.-The traveller is entitled to compensation from the organiser or retailer for any loss suffered as a result of the non-conformity of the services provided. Compensation will be paid as soon as possible.
III -The traveller is not entitled to any compensation if the organiser or retailer proves that the non-conformity is attributable either to the traveller or to a third party outside the provision of the travel services included in the contract and is of an unforeseeable or unavoidable nature, or to exceptional and unavoidable circumstances.
IV -Insofar as international conventions circumscribe the conditions under which compensation is due by a service provider supplying a travel service which forms part of a journey or holiday or limit the extent of such compensation, the same limits apply to the organiser or retailer. In other cases, the contract may limit the damages to be paid by the organiser or retailer, provided that this limitation does not apply to personal injury or to damage caused intentionally or by negligence and does not represent less than three times the total price of the journey or stay.
V.-The rights to compensation or price reduction provided for in this Code are without prejudice to passengers’ rights under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, Regulation (EC) No 392/2009, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010, Regulation (EU) No 181/2011, Regulation (EU) No 2021/782 and international conventions. Passengers have the right to lodge complaints under this Code and the said regulations and international conventions. Compensation or price reduction granted under this Code and compensation or price reduction granted under the said regulations and international conventions shall be deducted from each other to avoid double compensation.
VI – The limitation period for bringing claims under this article is set at two years, subject to the period provided for inArticle 2226 of the Civil Code.