S.L. 409.19 Art. 22Imperative nature of these regulations.

(1) A declaration by an organiser of a package or a trader facilitating a linked travel arrangement that he is acting exclusively as a travel service provider, as an intermediary or in any other capacity, or that a package or a linked travel arrangement does not constitute a package or a linked travel arrangement, shall not absolve that organiser or trader from the obligations imposed on them under these regulations.

(2) Travellers may not waive the rights conferred on them by these regulations.

(3) Any contractual arrangement or any statement by the traveller which directly or indirectly waives or restricts the rights conferred on travellers pursuant to these regulations or aims to circumvent the application of these regulations shall not be binding on the traveller.