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On 10 June 2016, the Commission published its Interpretative Guidelines (Guidelines) on Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 with respect to compensation and assistance for denied boarding, cancellations and long delays for flights (Regulation 261) and on Regulations (EC) No 2027/97 and (EC) No 889/2002 on air carrier liability in the event of accidents. The Guidelines do not contain any new information as to the practical application of the Regulations, but bring together key EU case law that has shaped passenger rights since 2005. They will act as a stop-gap until they are superseded by the promised revision to Regulation 261. It is also important to note that the Guidelines are not a substitute for, and will not prejudice, the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) own interpretation of the law.