(d) be reworded so that “the main characteristics of the travel services are: (...) d) the arrangements for payment, including any amount or percentage of the price which is to be paid as a down payment and the timing for payment of the balance, in accordance with Article 5a, or financial guarantees to be paid or provided by the traveller”. The Proposal refers to the new Article 5a, according to which the organiser could not demand a down payment of more than twenty - five per cent of the total remuneration, nor the balance before twenty - eight days before the beginning of the trip. It could demand a higher sum for advance payments to suppliers or higher costs incurred. Furthermore, according to Article 5(1)(g) of Directive 2015 / 2302 / EU, the tourist must be informed of the power to terminate the relationship before the beginning of the travel, except for the payment of the costs of termination or those required by the organiser pursuant to Article 12(1)20. The Commission has suggested including the further hypothesis of termination due to the occurrence of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances for which no reimbursement of any costs incurred by the undertaking21. Pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2015 / 2302 / EU, pre - contractual information must be mentioned in the text of the agreement, and Article 7(2), supplements the provision. In particular, for Article 7(2)(b)(i), the organiser must make the tourist aware that he alone is responsible for the exact performance of the services selected and, for Article 7(2)(b)(ii), the organiser must provide assistance if the traveller is in difficulty. The Proposal suggests extending the subject matter of Article 7(2)(b)(i) and (ii)22; the organiser should inform that he is not only liable for the successful completion of the travel, but also for the failure to return any refunds due as a result of the termination of the relationship or the modification of the contract and for the failure to assist the consumer 20 According to Article 12(1) of Directive 2015 / 2302 / EU, “where the traveller terminates the package travel contract under this paragraph, the traveller may be required to pay an appropriate and justifiable termination fee to the organiser. The package travel contract may specify reasonable standardised termination fees based on the time of the termination of the contract before the start of the package and the expected cost savings and income from alternative deployment of the travel services”. 21 According to Article 5(1)(g) of the Proposal, “information that the traveller may terminate the contract at any time before the start of the package in return for payment of an appropriate and justifiable termination fee, or, where applicable, the standardised termination fees requested by the organiser, in accordance with Article 12(1), and that the traveller may terminate the package travel contract without paying any termination fee due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances as specified under Article 12(2)”. 22 Pursuant to Art. 7(2)(b)(i) and (ii): “(i) the organiser is responsible for the proper performance of all travel services included in the contract in accordance with Article 13, for any refunds due to the termination of or changes to a contract, and for providing assistance if the traveller is in difficulty in accordance with Article 16; (ii) where applicable, (...) the traveller may also contact the organiser via the retailer”. 9 A PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF TOURISTS
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