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Z A K O NO POTVRIVANJU SVJETSKE POTANSKE KONVENCIJE I ZAVRNOGPROTOKOLA UZ SVJETSKU POTANSKU KONVENCIJU

ENEVA 2008.

lan 1&otvr uu se Svetska potanska konven!ia i 'avrni protokol uz Svetsku potansku konven!iu,

usvoeni na (on"resu Svetsko" potansko" saveza u enevi, 12. av" usta 2##8. "odine, u ori"inalu

na )ran!uskom, en"leskom, panskom i arapskom eziku.

lan 2*ekst Svetske potanske konven!ie i 'avrno" protokola iz lana 1 ovo" zakona u ori"inalu

na en"leskom i u prevodu na !rno"orski ezik "lasi+

Uni!"#al P$#%al C$n!n%i$n

*e undersi"ned, plenipotentiaries o) te "overnments o) te mem%er !ountries

o) te Union, avin" re"ard to arti!le 22.- o) te Constitution o) te Universal

&ostal Union !on!luded at ienna on 1# /ul0 19$4, ave %0 !ommon !onsent and su%e!t to

arti!le 2.4 o) te Constitution dran up in tis Convention te rules appli!a%le trou"out teinternational postal servi!e.

&art 3

ules appli!a%le in !ommon trou"out te international postal servi!e

Sole !apter

General provisions

A"%i&l! 1

5e)initions

1 6or te purposes o) te Universal &ostal Convention, te )olloin" terms sall ave te

meanin"s de)ined %elo+

1.1 par!el+ item !onve0ed under te !onditions o) te Convention and te &ar!el &ost

e"ulations

1.2 !losed mail+ la%elled %a" or set o) %a"s or oter re!epta!les sealed it or itout

lead,!ontainin" postal items

1.- misrouted mails+ re!epta!les re!eived at an o))i!e o) e!an"e oter tan te one

mentioned on te %a": la%el


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1.4 missent items+ items re!eived at an o))i!e o) e!an"e meant )or an

o))i!e o) e!an"e in anoter mem%er !ountr0

1. postal item+ "eneri! term re)errin" to an0tin" dispat!ed %0 te &ost;s servi!es letter

post, par!el post, mone0 orders, et!.:

1.$ transit !ar"es+ remuneration )or servi!es rendered %0 a !arrier in te !ountr0 !rossed

desi"nated operator, oter servi!e or !om%ination o) te to: in respe!t o) te land,

sea and


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universal postal servi!e involvin" te permanent provision o) @ualit0 %asi! postal servi!es at all

points in teir territor0, at a))orda%le pri!es.

2 Eit tis aim in vie, mem%er !ountries sall set )ort, itin te )rameork o) teir

national postal le"islation or %0 oter !ustomar0 means, te s!ope o) te postal servi!es o))ered and

te re@uirement )or @ualit0 and a))orda%le pri!es, takin" into a!!ount %ot te needs o) te

population and teir national !onditions.

- em%er !ountries sall ensure tat te o))ers o) postal servi!es and @ualit0 standards

ill %e a!ieved %0 te operators responsi%le )or providin" te universal postal servi!e.

4 em%er !ountries sall ensure tat te universal postal servi!e is provided on a via%le

%asis, tus "uaranteein" its sustaina%ilit0.

A"%i&l! (6reedom o) transit

1 *e prin!iple o) te )reedom o) transit is set )ort in arti!le 1 o) te Constitution. 3t sall

!arr0 it it te o%li"ation )or ea! mem%er !ountr0 to ensure tat its desi"nated

operators )orard, ala0s %0 te @ui!kest routes and te most se!ure means i! te0 use )or

teir on items, !losed mails and A dB!ouvert letter=post items i! are passed to tem %0

anoter desi"nated operator. *is prin!iple sall also appl0 to missent items or misrouted mails.

2 em%er !ountries i! do not parti!ipate in te e!an"e o) letters

!ontainin" in)e!tious su%stan!es or radioa!tive su%stan!es sall ave te option o) not admittin"

tese items in transit dB!ouvert trou" teir territor0. *e same sall appl0 to

letter=post items oter tan letters, post!ards and literature )or te %lind. 3t sall

also appl0 to printed papers, periodi!als, ma"azines, small pa!kets and %a"s te !ontent o)

i! does not satis)0 te le"al re@uirements "overnin" te !onditions o) teir pu%li!ation or

!ir!ulation in te !ountr0 !rossed.

- 6reedom o) transit )or postal par!els to %e )orarded %0 land and sea

routes sall %e limited to te territor0 o) te !ountries takin" part in tis servi!e.

4 6reedom o) transit )or air par!els sall %e "uaranteed trou"out te

territor0 o) te Union. Foever, mem%er !ountries i! do not operate te postal par!els servi!e

sall not %e re@uired to )orard air par!els %0 sur)a!e.

3) a mem%er !ountr0 )ails to o%serve te provisions re"ardin" )reedom o) transit, oter

mem%er !ountries ma0 dis!ontinue teir postal servi!e it tat mem%er !ountr0.

A"%i&l! )nersip o) postal items. Eitdraal )rom te post. >lteration or !orre!tion o)

address. edire!tion. eturn to sender o) undelivera%le items

1 > postal item sall remain te propert0 o) te sender until it is delivered to te ri"t)ul

oner, e!ept en te item as %een seized in pursuan!e o) te le"islation o)

te !ountr0 o) ori"in or destination and, in !ase o) appli!ation o) arti!le 1.2.1.1 or 1.-, in

a!!ordan!e it te le"islation o) te !ountr0 o) transit.

2 *e sender o) a postal item ma0 ave it itdran )rom te post or

ave its address altered or !orre!ted. *e !ar"es and oter !onditions are laid don in te

e"ulations.


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- em%er !ountries sall ensure tat desi"nated operators redire!t postal items, i) an

addressee as !an"ed is address, and )or te return to sender o) undelivera%le items to te

sender. *e !ar"es and oter !onditions are laid don in te e"ulations.

A"%i&l! *Car"es

1 *e !ar"es )or te various international postal and spe!ial servi!es sall %e set %0 te

mem%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators, dependin" on national le"islation, in

a!!ordan!e it te prin!iples set out in te Convention and its e"ulations. *e0 sall in prin!iple

%e related to te !osts o) providin" tese servi!es.

2 *e mem%er !ountr0 o) ori"in or its desi"nated operator, dependin" on national

le"islation, sall )i te posta"e !ar"es )or te !onve0an!e o) letter= and par!el=

post items. *e posta"e !ar"es sall !over deliver0 o) te items to te pla!e o) address provided

tat tis deliver0 servi!e is operated in te !ountr0 o) destination )or te items in @uestion.

- *e !ar"es !olle!ted, in!ludin" tose laid don )or "uideline purposes in te >!ts, sall

%e at least e@ual to tose !olle!ted on internal servi!e items presentin" te same !ara!teristi!s

!ate"or0, @uantit0, andlin" time, et!.:.

4 em%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators, dependin" on national

le"islation, sall %e autorized to e!eed an0 "uideline !ar"es appearin" in te >!ts.

>%ove te minimum level o) !ar"es laid don in -, mem%er !ountries or

teir desi"nated operators ma0 allo redu!ed !ar"es %ased on teir national le"islation

)or letter=post items and par!els posted in te territor0 o) te mem%er !ountr0. *e0 ma0, )or

instan!e, "ive pre)erential rates to maor users o) te &ost.

$ No postal !ar"e o) an0 kind ma0 %e !olle!ted )rom !ustomers oter tan tose provided

)or in te >!ts.

7 H!ept ere oterise provided in te >!ts, ea! desi"nated operator sall

retain te !ar"es i! it as !olle!ted.

A"%i&l! +Hemption )rom postal !ar"es

1 &rin!iple

1.1 Cases o) eemption )rom postal !ar"es, as meanin" eemption )rom postal prepa0ment,

sall %e epressl0 laid don %0 te Convention. Noneteless, te e"ulations ma0

provide )or %ot eemption )rom postal prepa0ment and eemption )rom pa0ment o)

transit !ar"es, terminal dues and inard rates )or letter=post items and postal par!els relatin" to

te postal servi!e sent %0 mem%er !ountries, desi"nated operators and estri!ted

Unions. 6urtermore, letter=post items and postal par!els sent %0 te U&U 3nternational

Dureau to estri!ted Unions, mem%er !ountries and desi"nated operators sall %e

!onsidered to %e items relatin" to te postal servi!e and sall %e eempted )rom

all postal !ar"es. Foever, te mem%er !ountr0 o) ori"in or its desi"nated operator sall

ave te option o) !olle!tin" air sur!ar"es on te latter items.

2 &risoners o) ar and !ivilian internees

2.1 ?etter=post items, postal par!els and postal )inan!ial servi!es items addressed to or sent

%0 prisoners o) ar, eiter dire!t or trou" te o))i!es mentioned in te e"ulations o) te

Convention and o) te &ostal &a0ment Servi!es >"reement, sall %e eempt )rom all postal


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4 Hm%lems o) state, o))i!ial !ontrol marks and lo"os o) inter"overnmental

or"anizations )eaturin" on posta"e stamps sall %e prote!ted itin te meanin" o) te &aris

Convention )or te &rote!tion o) 3ndustrial &ropert0.

*e su%e!ts and desi"ns o) posta"e stamps sall+

.1 %e in keepin" it te spirit o) te &ream%le to te U&U Constitution and it de!isions

taken %0 te Union;s %odies

.2 %e !losel0 linked to te !ultural identit0 o) te mem%er !ountr0 or territor0, or !ontri%ute

to te dissemination o) !ulture or to maintainin" pea!e

.- ave, en !ommemoratin" leadin" )i"ures or events not native to te mem%er !ountr0

or territor0, a !lose %earin" on te !ountr0 or territor0 in @uestion

.4 %e devoid o) politi!al !ara!ter or o) an0 topi! o) an o))ensive nature in

respe!t o) a person or a !ountr0

. %e o) "reat si"ni)i!an!e to te mem%er !ountr0 or territor0.

$ &ostal prepa0ment impressions, )rankin" ma!ine impressions and impressions made %0 a

printin" press or anoter printin" or stampin" pro!ess in a!!ordan!e it te U&U >!ts ma0 %e

used onl0 it te autorization o) te mem%er !ountr0 or territor0.

A"%i&l! ,&ostal se!urit0

em%er !ountries and teir desi"nated operators sall adopt and implement a proa!tive se!urit0

strate"0 at all levels o) postal operations to maintain and enan!e te !on)iden!e o) te "eneral

pu%li! in te postal servi!es, in te interests o) all o))i!ials involved. *is strate"0 sall in!lude te

e!an"e o) in)ormation on maintainin" te sa)e and se!ure transport and transit o) mails %eteen

mem%er !ountries and teir desi"nated operators.

A"%i&l! 10Sustaina%le development

em%er !ountries and


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2.1 em%er !ountries sall undertake to adopt te ne!essar0 measures to

prevent, prose!ute and punis an0 violations !on!ernin" te means o) postal prepa0ment set out in

tis Convention, su! as+

2.1.1 posta"e stamps, in !ir!ulation or itdran )rom !ir!ulation

2.1.2 prepa0ment impressions

2.1.- impressions o) )rankin" ma!ines or printin" presses

2.1.4 international repl0 !oupons.

2.2 3n tis Convention, violations !on!ernin" means o) postal prepa0ment re)er to an0 o) te

a!ts outlined %elo !ommitted it te intention o) o%tainin" ille"itimate "ain )or onesel) or )or a

tird part0. *e )olloin" a!ts sall %e punised+

2.2.1 an0 a!t o) )alsi)0in", imitatin" or !ounter)eitin" an0 means o) postal prepa0ment, or

an0 ille"al or unla)ul a!t linked to te unautorized manu)a!turin" o) su! items

2.2.2 an0 a!t o) usin", !ir!ulatin", marketin", distri%utin", disseminatin",

transportin", ei%itin", soin", or pu%li!izin" an0 means o) postal prepa0ment i!

as %een )alsi)ied, imitated or !ounter)eited

2.2.- an0 a!t o) usin" or !ir!ulatin", )or postal purposes, an0 means o) postal

prepa0ment i! as alread0 %een used

2.2.4 an0 attempt to !ommit an0 o) tese violations.

- e!ipro!it0

-.1 >s re"ards san!tions, no distin!tion sall %e made %eteen te a!ts

outlined in 2, irrespe!tive o) eter national or )orei"n means o) postal prepa0ment are involved

tis provision sall not %e su%e!t to an0 le"al or !onventional !ondition o) re!ipro!it0.

&art 33

ules appli!a%le to letter post and postal par!els

Capter 1

&rovision o) servi!es

A"%i&l! 12Dasi! servi!es

1 em%er !ountries sall ensure tat teir desi"nated operators a!!ept, andle, !onve0 and

deliver letter=post items.

2 ?etter=post items are+2.1 priorit0 items and non=priorit0 items, up to 2 kilo"rammes

2.2 letters, post!ards, printed papers and small pa!kets, up to 2 kilo"rammes

2.- mail )or te %lind, up to 7 kilo"rammes

2.4 spe!ial %a"s !ontainin" nespapers, periodi!als, %ooks and similar printed do!umenta=tion

)or te same addressee at te same address !alled I %a"sI, up to -# kilo"rammes.

- ?etter=post items sall %e !lassi)ied on te %asis eiter o) te speed o) treatment o) te

items or o) te !ontents o) te items in a!!ordan!e it te ?etter &ost e"ulations.

4 Fi"er ei"t limits tan tose indi!ated in para"rap 2 appl0 optionall0

)or !ertain letter=post item !ate"ories under te !onditions spe!i)ied in te ?etter &ost e"ulations.


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Su%e!t to para"rap 8, mem%er !ountries sall also ensure tat teir desi"nated

operators a!!ept, andle, !onve0 and deliver postal par!els up to 2# kilo"rammes, eiter

as laid don in te Convention, or, in te !ase o) outard par!els and a)ter %ilateral a"reement, %0

an0 oter means i! is more advanta"eous to teir !ustomers.

$ Eei"t limits i"er tan 2# kilo"rammes appl0 optionall0 )or !ertain

par!el=post !ate"ories under te !onditions spe!i)ied in te &ar!el &ost e"ulations.

7 >n0 mem%er !ountr0 ose desi"nated operator does not undertake te !onve0an!e

o) par!els ma0 arran"e )or te provisions o) te Convention to %e implemented %0

transport !ompanies. 3t ma0, at te same time, limit tis servi!e to par!els

ori"inatin" in or addressed to pla!es served %0 tese !ompanies.

8 Notitstandin" para"rap , mem%er !ountries i!, prior to 1 /anuar0 2##1 ere not

parties to te &ostal &ar!els >"reement sall not %e o%li"ed to provide te postal par!els servi!e.

A"%i&l! 1'Supplementar0 servi!es

1 em%er !ountries sall ensure te provision o) te )olloin" mandator0

supplementar0 servi!es+

1.1 re"istration servi!e )or out%ound priorit0 and airmail letter=post items

1.2 re"istration servi!e )or out%ound non=priorit0 and sur)a!e letter=post

items to destinations )or i! tere is no priorit0 or airmail servi!e

1.- re"istration servi!e )or all in%ound letter=post items.

2 *e provision o) a re"istration servi!e )or out%ound non=priorit0 and sur)a!e letter=post

items to destinations )or i! tere is a priorit0 or airmail servi!e sall %e optional.

- em%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators ma0 provide te )olloin"

optional supplementar0 servi!es in relations %eteen tose desi"nated operators i!

a"reed to provide te servi!e+

-.1 insuran!e )or letter=post items and par!els

-.2 re!orded deliver0 )or letter=post items

-.- !as=on=deliver0 servi!e )or letter=post items and par!els

-.4 epress deliver0 servi!e )or letter=post items and par!els

-. deliver0 to te addressee in person o) re"istered, re!orded deliver0 or insured letter=post

items

-.$ )ree o) !ar"es and )ees servi!e )or letter=post items and par!els

-.7 )ra"ile and !um%ersome par!els servi!es

-.8 !onsi"nment servi!e )or !olle!tive items )rom one !onsi"nor sent a%road.

4 *e )olloin" tree supplementar0 servi!es ave %ot mandator0 and optional parts+4.1 international %usiness repl0 servi!e 3DS:, i! is %asi!all0 optional. >ll

mem%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators sall, oever, %e o%li"ed to operate te 3DS

IreturnI servi!e

4.2 international repl0 !oupons, i! sall %e e!an"ea%le in an0 mem%er !ountr0. *e

sale o) international repl0 !oupons is, oever, optional

4.- advi!e o) deliver0 )or re"istered and re!orded deliver0 letter=post items,

par!els and insured items. >ll mem%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators sall admit in!omin"

advi!es o) deliver0. *e provision o) an outard advi!e o) deliver0 servi!e is, oever, optional.

*e des!ription o) tese servi!es and teir !ar"es are set out in te e"ulations.


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$ Eere te servi!e )eatures %elo are su%e!t to spe!ial !ar"es in te domesti! servi!e,

desi"nated operators sall %e autorized to !olle!t te same !ar"es )or international items, under

te !onditions des!ri%ed in te e"ulations+

$.1 deliver0 )or small pa!kets ei"in" over ## "rammes

$.2 letter=post items posted a)ter te latest time o) postin"

$.- items posted outside normal !ounter openin" ours

$.4 !olle!tion at sender;s address

$. itdraal o) a letter=post item outside normal !ounter openin" ours

$.$ poste restante

$.7 stora"e )or letter=post items ei"in" over ## "rammes, and )or par!els

$.8 deliver0 o) par!els, in response to te advi!e o) arrival

$.9 !over a"ainst risks o) )or!e maeure.

A"%i&l! 1(Hle!troni! mail, HS, inte"rated lo"isti!s and ne servi!es

1 em%er !ountries or desi"nated operators ma0 a"ree it ea! oter to parti!ipate in

te )olloin" servi!es, i! are des!ri%ed in te e"ulations+

1.1 ele!troni! mail, i! is a postal servi!e involvin" te ele!troni! transmission

o) messa"es desi"nated operators ma0 enan!e ele!troni! mail %0 o))erin" re"istered

ele!troni! mail, i! supplements ele!troni! mail %0 providin" proo) o) sendin", proo) o) deliver0 and

a se!ure !ommuni!ation !annel %eteen autenti!ated users

1.2 HS, i! is a postal epress servi!e )or do!uments and mer!andise, and sall

enever possi%le %e te @ui!kest postal servi!e %0 p0si!al means. *is servi!e ma0

%e provided on te %asis o) te HS Standard ultilateral >"reement or %0 %ilateral a"reement

1.- inte"rated lo"isti!s, i! is a servi!e tat responds )ull0 to !ustomers;

lo"isti!al re@uirements and in!ludes te pases %e)ore and a)ter te p0si!al

transmission o) "oods and do!uments

1.4 te ele!troni! postal !erti)i!ation mark, i! provides evidentiar0 proo) o) an ele!troni!

event, in a "iven )orm, at a "iven time, and involvin" one or more parties.

2 em%er !ountries or desi"nated operators ma0 %0 mutual !onsent !reate a ne servi!e

not epressl0 provided )or in te >!ts o) te Union. Car"es )or a ne servi!e sall %e laid

don %0 ea! desi"nated operator !on!erned, avin" re"ard to te epenses o) operatin"

te servi!e.

A"%i&l! 1)3tems not admitted. &roi%itions

1 General

1.1 3tems not )ul)illin" te !onditions laid don in te Convention and te e"ulations sall

not %e admitted. 3tems sent in )urteran!e o) a )raudulent a!t or it te intention o) avoidin" )ull

pa0ment o) te appropriate !ar"es sall not %e admitted.

1.2 H!eptions to te proi%itions !ontained in tis arti!le are set out in te e"ulations.

1.- >ll mem%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators sall ave te option o) etendin"

te proi%itions !ontained in tis arti!le, i! ma0 %e applied immediatel0 upon teir

in!lusion in te relevant !ompendium.

2 &roi%itions in all !ate"ories o) items


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2.1 *e insertion o) te arti!les re)erred to %elo sall %e proi%ited in all !ate"ories o)

items+

2.1.1 nar!oti!s and ps0!otropi! su%stan!es, as de)ined %0 te 3nternational Nar!oti!s Control

Doard, or oter illi!it dru"s i! are proi%ited in te !ountr0 o) destination

2.1.2 o%s!iene or immoral arti!les

2.1.- !ounter)eit and pirated arti!les

2.1.4 oter arti!les te importation or !ir!ulation o) i! is proi%ited in te

!ountr0 o) destination

2.1. arti!les i!, %0 teir nature or teir pa!kin", ma0 epose o))i!ials or te "eneral pu%li!

to dan"er, or soil or dama"e oter items, postal e@uipment or tird=part0 propert0

2.1.$ do!uments avin" te !ara!ter o) !urrent and personal !orresponden!e

e!an"ed %eteen persons oter tan te sender and te addressee or persons livin" it tem

- Hplosive, )lamma%le or radioa!tive materials and dan"erous "oods

-.1 *e insertion o) eplosive, )lamma%le or oter dan"erous "oods as ell as

radioa!tive materials sall %e proi%ited in all !ate"ories o) items.

-.2 *e insertion o) repli!a and inert eplosive devi!es and militar0 ordnan!e, in!ludin" inert

"renades, inert sells and te like, sall %e proi%ited in all !ate"ories o) items.

-.- H!eptionall0, te )olloin" dan"erous "oods sall %e admitted+

-.-.1 te radioa!tive materials sent in letter=post items and postal par!els

mentioned in arti!le 1$.1

-.-.2 te in)e!tious su%stan!es sent in letter=post items and postal par!els

mentioned in arti!le 1$.2.

4 ?ive animals

4.1 ?ive animals sall %e proi%ited in all !ate"ories o) items.

4.2 H!eptionall0, te )olloin" sall %e admitted in letter=post items oter tan

insured items+

4.2.1 %ees, lee!es and silk=orms4.2.2 parasites and destro0ers o) noious inse!ts intended )or te !ontrol o) tose inse!ts and

e!an"ed %eteen o))i!iall0 re!o"nized institutions

4.2.- )lies o) te )amil0 5rosopilidae )or %iomedi!al resear! e!an"ed %eteen

o))i!iall0 re!o"nized institutions.

4.- H!eptionall0, te )olloin" sall %e admitted in par!els+

4.-.1 live animals ose !onve0an!e %0 post is autorized %0 te postal

re"ulations o) te !ountries !on!erned.

3nsertion o) !orresponden!e in par!els

.1 *e insertion o) te arti!les mentioned %elo sall %e proi%ited in postal par!els+

.1.1 !orresponden!e, it te e!eption o) ar!ived materials, e!an"ed %eteen personsoter tan te sender and te addressee or persons livin" it tem.

$ Coins, %ank notes and oter valua%le arti!les

$.1 3t sall %e proi%ited to insert !oins, %ank notes, !urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind

pa0a%le to %earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or silver, eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious

stones, eels or oter valua%le arti!les+

$.1.1 in uninsured letter=post items

$.1.1.1 oever, i) te national le"islation o) te !ountries o) ori"in and

destination permits tis, su! arti!les ma0 %e sent in a !losed envelope as

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$.1.2 in uninsured par!els e!ept ere permitted %0 te national le"islation o) te !ountries o)

ori"in and destination

$.1.- in uninsured par!els e!an"ed %eteen to !ountries i! admit insured par!els

$.1.-.1 in addition, an0 mem%er !ountr0 or desi"nated operator ma0 proi%it te en!losure o)

"old %ullion in insured or uninsured par!els ori"inatin" )rom or addressed to its territor0 or sent in

transit dB!ouvert a!ross its territor0 it ma0 limit te a!tual value o) tese items.

7 &rinted papers and literature )or te %lind

7.1 &rinted papers and literature )or te %lind+

7.1.1 sall nor %ear an0 ins!ription or !ontain an0 item o) !orresponden!e

7.1.2 sall not !ontain an0 posta"e stamp or )orm o) prepa0ment, eter !an!elled or not, or

an0 paper representin" a monetar0 value, e!ept in !ases ere te item !ontains as an en!losure

a !ard, envelope or rapper %earin" te printed address o) te sender o) te item or is a"ent in

te !ountr0 o) postin" or destination o) te ori"inal item, i! is prepaid )or return.

8 *reatment o) items ron"l0 admitted

8.1 *e treatment o) items ron"l0 admitted is set out in te e"ulations. Foever, items

!ontainin" arti!les mentioned in 2.1.1, 2.1.2, -.1 and -.2 sall in no !ir!umstan!es %e

)orarded to teir destination, delivered to te addressees or returned to ori"in. 3n te !ase o)

arti!les mentioned in 2.1.1, -.1 and -.2 dis!overed ile in transit, su! items sall %e andled in

a!!ordan!e it te national le"islation o) te !ountr0 o) transit.

A"%i&l! 1*>dmissi%le radioa!tive materials and in)e!tious su%stan!es

1 adioa!tive materials sall %e admitted in letter=post items and par!els in

relations %eteen mem%er !ountries i! ave de!lared teir illin"ness to admit tem eiter

re!ipro!all0 or in one dire!tion onl0 under te )olloin" !onditions+

1.1 radioa!tive materials sall %e made up and pa!ked in a!!ordan!e it te

respe!tive provisions o) te e"ulations

1.2 en te0 are sent in letter=post items, te0 sall %e su%e!t to te

tari)) )or priorit0 items or te tari)) )or letters and re"istration

1.- radioa!tive materials !ontained in letter=post items or postal par!els sall %e )orarded %0

te @ui!kest route, normall0 %0 air, su%e!t to pa0ment o) te !orrespondin"

sur!ar"es

1.4 radioa!tive materials ma0 %e posted onl0 %0 dul0 autorized senders.

2 3n)e!tious su%stan!es, it te e!eption o) !ate"or0 > in)e!tious su%stan!es

a))e!tin" umans UN 2814: and a))e!tin" animals UN 29##: sall %e admitted in

letter=post items and postal par!els, under te )olloin" !onditions+2.1 Cate"or0 D in)e!tious su%stan!es UN --7-: ma0 %e e!an"ed %0 mail onl0

%eteen o))i!iall0 re!o"nized senders, as determined %0 teir !ompetent autorit0. *ese

dan"erous "oods ma0 %e a!!epta%le in mail, su%e!t to te national and international le"islation

in )or!e and te !urrent edition o) te United Nations e!ommendations on te *ransport

o) 5an"erous Goods, as promul"ated %0 te 3nternational Civil >viation r"anization 3C>:.

2.2 Cate"or0 D in)e!tious su%stan!es UN --7-: must %e andled, pa!ked

and la%elled in a!!ordan!e it te provisions listed in te ?etter &ost e"ulations

and &ar!el &ost e"ulations. *ese items sall %e su%e!t to te tari)) )or priorit0 items or te

tari)) )or re"istered letters. >n additional !ar"e )or te andlin" o) tese items sall %e alloed.


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2.- Hempt patient spe!imens uman or animal: ma0 %e e!an"ed %0 mail onl0 %eteen

o))i!iall0 re!o"nized senders determined %0 teir !ompetent autorit0. *ese materials ma0

%e a!!epta%le in mail, su%e!t to te national and international le"islation in )or!e and te !urrent

edition o) te United Nations e!ommendations on te *ransport o) 5an"erous Goods, as

promul"ated %0 te 3C>.

2.4 Hempt patient spe!imens uman or animal: must %e andled, pa!ked and la%elled in

a!!ordan!e it te provisions listed in te ?etter &ost e"ulations. *ese items sall %e su%e!t to

te tari)) )or priorit0 items or to te tari)) )or re"istered letters. >n additional !ar"e )or te andlin"

o) tese items is alloed.

2. >dmission o) in)e!tious su%stan!es and eempt patient spe!imens uman or animal:

sall %e restri!ted to mem%er !ountries tat ave de!lared teir illin"ness to admit su! items,

eter re!ipro!all0 or in one dire!tion onl0.

2.$ &ermissi%le in)e!tious su%stan!es and eempt patient spe!imens uman or animal: sall

%e )orarded %0 te @ui!kest route, normall0 %0 air, su%e!t to te pa0ment o) te !orrespondin" air

sur!ar"es, and sall %e "iven priorit0 in deliver0.

A"%i&l! 1+3n@uiries

1 Ha! desi"nated operator sall %e %ound to a!!ept in@uiries relatin" to par!els

or re"istered, insured or re!orded deliver0 items posted in its on servi!e or tat o) an0

oter desi"nated operator, provided tat te in@uiries are presented itin a period o) si monts

)rom te da0 a)ter tat on i! te item as posted. *e transmission o) in@uiries sall %e made

%0 priorit0 mail, %0 HS or %0 ele!troni! means. *e period o) si monts sall !on!ern

relations %eteen !laimants and desi"nated operators and sall not in!lude te

transmission o) in@uiries %eteen desi"nated operators.

2 3n@uiries sall %e entertained under te !onditions laid don in te e"ulations.

- 3n@uiries sall %e )ree o) !ar"e. Foever, additional !osts !aused %0 a

re@uest )or transmission %0 HS sall, in prin!iple, %e %orne %0 te person makin" te re@uest.

A"%i&l! 18Customs !ontrol. Customs dut0 and oter )ees

1 *e desi"nated operators o) te !ountries o) ori"in and destination

sall %e autorized to su%mit items to !ustoms !ontrol, a!!ordin" to te le"islation o) tose

!ountries.

2 3tems su%mitted to !ustoms !ontrol ma0 %e su%e!ted to a presentation=to=

Customs !ar"e, te "uideline amount o) i! is set in te e"ulations. *is !ar"e sall onl0 %e

!olle!ted )or te su%mission to Customs and !ustoms !learan!e o) items i! ave attra!ted

!ustoms !ar"es or an0 oter similar !ar"e.

- 5esi"nated operators i! are autorized to !lear items trou" te Customs on %eal)

o) !ustomers ma0 !ar"e !ustomers a !ustoms !learan!e )ee %ased on te a!tual !osts. *is )ee

ma0 %e !ar"ed )or all items de!lared at Customs a!!ordin" to te national le"islation, in!ludin"

tose eempt )rom !ustoms dut0. Customers sell %e !lear0 in)ormed in advan!e a%out te re@uired

)ee.

4 5esi"nated operators sall %e autorized to !olle!t )rom te senders or

addressees o) items, as te !ase ma0 %e, te !ustoms dut0 and all oter )ees i! ma0 %e due.


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A"%i&l! 1,H!an"e o) !losed mails it militar0 units

1 Closed letter=post mails ma0 %e e!an"ed trou" te intermediar0 o) te land, sea or

air servi!es o) oter !ountries+

1.1 %eteen te post o))i!es o) an0 mem%er !ountr0 and te !ommandin" o))i!ers o) militar0

units pla!ed at te disposal o) te United Nations

1.2 %eteen te !ommandin" o))i!ers o) su! militar0 units

1.- %eteen te post o))i!es o) an0 mem%er !ountr0 and te !ommandin" o))i!ers o) naval,

air or arm0 units, arsips or militar0 air!ra)t o) te same !ountr0 stationed a%road

1.4 %eteen te !ommandin" o))i!ers o) naval, air or arm0 units, arsips or militar0 air!ra)t

o) te same !ountr0.

2 ?etter=post items en!losed in te mails re)erred to under 1 sall %e

!on)ined to items addressed to or sent %0 mem%ers o) militar0 units or te o))i!ers and !res o)

te sips or air!ra)t to or )rom i! te mails are )orarded. *e rates and !onditions o) dispat!

appli!a%le to tem sall %e )ied, a!!ordin" to its re"ulations, %0 te desi"nated operator o) te

mem%er !ountr0 i! as made te militar0 unit availa%le or to i! te sips

or air!ra)t %elon".

- 3n te a%sen!e o) spe!ial a"reement, te desi"nated operator o) te mem%er !ountr0

i! as made te militar0 unit availa%le or to i! te arsips or militar0 air!ra)t %elon"

sall %e lia%le to te desi"nated operators !on!erned )or te transit !ar"es )or te

mails, te terminal dues and te air !onve0an!e dues.

A"%i&l! 20Jualit0 o) servi!e standards and tar"ets

1 em%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators sall esta%lis and pu%lis

deliver0 standards and tar"ets )or teir inard letter=post items and par!els.

2 *ese standards and tar"ets, in!reased %0 te time normall0 re@uired )or

!ustoms !learan!e, sall %e no less )avoura%le tan tose applied to !ompara%le items in teir

domesti! servi!e.

- em%er !ountries or teir desi"nated operators o) ori"in sall also esta%lis

and pu%lis end=to=end standards )or priorit0 and airmail letter=post items as ell as )or par!els

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1.1.2 te loss o) re!orded deliver0 items

1.1.- te return o) re"istered items, insured items and ordinar0 par!els on i! te reason

)or non=deliver0 is not "iven.

1.2 5esi"nated operators sall not %e lia%le )or items oter tan tose mentioned in 1.1.1

and 1.1.2.

1.- 3n an0 oter !ase not provided )or in tis Convention, desi"nated operators sall not %e

lia%le.

1.4 Een te loss o) or total dama"e to re"istered items, ordinar0 par!els and insured items

is due to a !ase o) )or!e maeure )or i! indemnit0 is not pa0a%le, te sender sall %e entitled

to repa0ment o) te !ar"es paid )or postin" te item, it te e!eption o) te insuran!e !ar"e.

1. *e amounts o) indemnit0 to %e paid sall not e!eed te amounts

mentioned in te ?etter &ost e"ulations and te &ar!el &ost e"ulations.

1.$ 3n !ases o) lia%ilit0, !onse@uential losses or loss o) pro)its sall not %e taken into

a!!ount in te indemnit0 to %e paid.

1.7 >ll provisions re"ardin" lia%ilit0 o) desi"nated operators sall %e stri!t, %indin" and

!omplete. 5esi"nated operators sall in no !ase, even in !ase o) severe )ault, %e lia%le

a%ove te limits provided )or in te Convention and te e"ulations.

2 e"istered items

2.1 3) a re"istered item is lost, totall0 ri)led or totall0 dama"ed, te sender sall %e entitled

to an indemnit0 set in te ?etter &ost e"ulations. 3) te sender as !laimed an amount less tan

te amount set in te ?etter &ost e"ulations, desi"nated operators ma0 pa0 tat loer amount

and sall re!eive reim%ursement on tis %asis )rom an0 oter desi"nated operators

involved.

2.2 3) a re"istered item is partiall0 ri)led or partiall0 dama"ed, te sender is entitled to an

indemnit0 !orrespondin", in prin!iple, to te a!tual value o) te te)t or dama"e.

- e!orded deliver0 items

-.1 3) a re!orded deliver0 item is lost, totall0 ri)led or totall0 dama"ed, te sender sall %eentitled to re)und o) te !ar"es paid )or postin" te item onl0.

4 rdinar0 par!els

4.1 3) a par!el is lost, totall0 ri)led or totall0 dama"ed, te sender sall %e

entitled to an indemnit0 o) an amount set in te &ar!el &ost e"ulations. 3) te sender as

!laimed an amount less tan te amount set in te &ar!el &ost e"ulations, desi"nated operators

ma0 pa0 tat loer amount and sall re!eive reim%ursement on tis %asis )rom an0

oter desi"nated operators involved.

4.2 3) a par!el is partiall0 ri)led or partiall0 dama"ed, te sender sall %e

entitled to an indemnit0 !orrespondin", in prin!iple, to te a!tual value o) te te)t or dama"e.

4.- 5esi"nated operators ma0 a"ree to appl0, in teir re!ipro!al relations, teamount per par!el set in te &ar!el &ost e"ulations, re"ardless o) te ei"t.

3nsured items

.1 3) an insured item is lost, totall0 ri)led or totall0 dama"ed, te sender sall %e entitled to

an indemnit0 !orrespondin", in prin!iple, to te insured value in S5s.

.2 3) an insured item is partiall0 ri)led or partiall0 dama"ed, te sender sall %e entitled to

an indemnit0 !orrespondin", in prin!iple, to te a!tual value o) te te)t or dama"e. 3t ma0,

oever, in no !ase e!eed te amount o) te insured value in S5s.

$ 3) a re"istered or insured letter=post item is returned and te reason )or non=deliver0 is

not "iven, te sender sall %e entitled to a re)und o) te !ar"es paid onl0.


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7 3) a par!el is returned and te reason )or non=deliver0 is not "iven, te sender sall %e

entitled to a re)und o) te !ar"es paid %0 te sender )or postin" te par!el in

te !ountr0 o) ori"in and te epenses o!!asioned %0 te return o) te par!el )rom te !ountr0 o)

destination.

8 3n te !ases mentioned in 2, 4 and , te indemnit0 sall %e !al!ulated a!!ordin" to

te !urrent pri!e, !onverted into S5s, o) arti!les or "oods o) te same kind at te pla!e and

time at i! te item as a!!epted )or !onve0an!e. 6ailin" a !urrent pri!e, te

indemnit0 sall %e !al!ulated a!!ordin" to te ordinar0 value o) arti!les or "oods

ose value is assessed on te same %asis.

9 Een an indemnit0 is due )or te loss o), total te)t )rom or total dama"e to a

re"istered item, ordinar0 par!el or insured item, te sender, or te addressee, as te !ase ma0 %e,

sall also %e entitled to repa0ment o) te !ar"es and )ees paid )or postin" te item it te

e!eption o) te re"istration or insuran!e !ar"e. *e same sall appl0 to re"istered items, ordinar0

par!els or insured items re)used %0 te addressee %e!ause o) teir %ad !ondition i) tat is

attri%uta%le to te postal servi!e and involves its lia%ilit0.

1# Notitstandin" te provisions set out under 2, 4 and , te addressee sall %e entitled

to te indemnit0 a)ter deliver0 o) a ri)led or dama"ed re"istered item, ordinar0 par!el or insured

item.

11 *e desi"nated operator o) ori"in sall ave te option o) pa0in" senders in its !ountr0

te indemnities pres!ri%ed %0 its national le"islation )or re"istered items and uninsured par!els,

provided tat te0 are not loer tan tose laid don in 2.1 and 4.1. *e same sall appl0 to

te desi"nated operator o) destination en te indemnit0 is paid to te addressee. Foever,

te amounts laid don in 2.1 and 4.1 sall remain appli!a%le.

11.1 in te event o) re!ourse a"ainst te desi"nated operator lia%le or

11.2 i) te sender aives is ri"ts in )avour o) te addressee or vi!e versa.

12 eservations !on!ernin" te e!eedin" o) deadlines )or in@uiries and pa0ment o) indemnit0

to desi"nated operators, in!ludin" te periods and !onditions )ied in te e"ulations, sall not %emade, e!ept in te event o) %ilateral a"reement.

A"%i&l! 22Non=lia%ilit0 o) mem%er !ountries and desi"nated operators

1 5esi"nated operators sall !ease to %e lia%le )or re"istered items, re!orded deliver0

items, par!els and insured items i! te0 ave delivered a!!ordin" to te !onditions

laid don in teir re"ulations )or items o) te same kind. ?ia%ilit0 sall, oever, %e maintained+

1.1 en te)t or dama"e is dis!overed eiter prior to or at te time o) deliver0 o) te

item 1.2 en, internal re"ulations permittin", te addressee, or te sender i) it is

returned to ori"in, makes reservations on takin" deliver0 o) a ri)led or dama"ed item

1.- en, internal re"ulations permittin", te re"istered item as delivered to a private

mail%o and te addressee de!lares tat e did not re!eive te item

1.4 en te addressee or, in te !ase o) return to ori"in, te sender o) a par!el or o) an

insured item, altou" avin" "iven a proper dis!ar"e, noti)ies te desi"nated operator tat delivered

te item itout diela0 tat e as )ound te)t or dama"e. Fe sall )urnis proo) tat su! te)t or

dama"e did not o!!ur a)ter deliver0. *e term Iitout diela0I sall %e interpreted a!!ordin" to

national la.

2 em%er !ountries and desi"nated operators sall not %e lia%le+


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2.1 in !ases o) )or!e maeure, su%e!t to arti!le 1-.$.9

2.2 en te0 !annot a!!ount )or items oin" to te destru!tion o) o))i!ial re!ords %0 )or!e

maeure, provided tat proo) o) teir lia%ilit0 as not %een oterise produ!ed

2.- en su! loss, te)t or dama"e as %een !aused %0 te )ault or ne"li"en!e o) te

sender or arises )rom te nature o) te !ontents

2.4 in te !ase o) items tat )all itin te proi%itions spe!i)ied in arti!le 1

2. en te items ave %een seized under te le"islation o) te !ountr0 o) destination, as

noti)ied %0 te mem%er !ountr0 or desi"nated operator o) tat !ountr0

2.$ in te !ase o) insured items i! ave %een )raudulentl0 insured )or a sum "reater

tan te a!tual value o) te !ontents

2.7 en te sender as made no in@uir0 itin si monts )rom te da0 a)ter tat on

i! te item as posted

2.8 in te !ase o) prisoner=o)=ar or !ivilian internee par!els

2.9 en te sender;s a!tions ma0 %e suspe!ted o) )raudulent intent, aimed at

re!eivin" !ompensation.

- em%er !ountries and desi"nated operators sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 )or !ustoms

de!larations in atever )orm tese are made or )or de!isions taken %0 te Customs on eamination

o) items su%mitted to !ustoms !ontrol.

A"%i&l! 2'Sender;s lia%ilit0

1 *e sender o) an item sall %e lia%le )or inuries !aused to postal o))i!ials and )or an0

dama"e !aused to oter postal items and postal e@uipment, as a result o) te dispat! o) arti!les

not a!!epta%le )or !onve0an!e or te non=o%servan!e o) te !onditions o) a!!eptan!e.

2 3n te !ase o) dama"e to oter postal items, te sender sall %e lia%le

)or ea! item dama"ed itin te same limits as desi"nated operators.

- *e sender sall remain lia%le even i) te o))i!e o) postin" a!!epts su! an item.

4 Foever, ere te !onditions o) a!!eptan!e ave %een o%served %0 te

sender, te sender sall not %e lia%le, in so )ar as tere as %een )ault or ne"li"en!e in andlin"

te item on te part o) desi"nated operators or !arriers, a)ter a!!eptan!e.

A"%i&l! 2(&a0ment o) indemnit0

1 Su%e!t to te ri"t o) re!ourse a"ainst te desi"nated operator i! is lia%le, te

o%li"ation to pa0 te indemnit0 and to re)und te !ar"es and )ees sall rest eiter it te

desi"nated operator o) ori"in or it te desi"nated operator o) destination.

2 *e sender ma0 aive is ri"ts to te indemnit0 in )avour o) te addressee.

Conversel0, te addressee ma0 aive is ri"ts in )avour o) te sender. *e sender

or te addressee ma0 autorize a tird part0 to re!eive te indemnit0 i) internal le"islation allos

tis.


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A"%i&l! 2)&ossi%le re!over0 o) te indemnit0 )rom te sender or te addressee

1 3), a)ter pa0ment o) te indemnit0, a re"istered item, a par!el or an insured item or part

o) te !ontents previousl0 !onsidered as lost is )ound, te sender or te addressee, as te !ase

ma0 %e, sall %e advised tat te item is %ein" eld at is disposal )or a period o) tree monts

on repa0ment o) te amount o) te indemnit0 paid. >t te same time e sall %e asked to om

te item is to %e delivered. 3n te event o) re)usal or )ailure to repl0 itin te pres!ri%ed period,

te same approa! sall %e made to te addressee or te sender as te !ase ma0 %e, "rantin"

tat person te same period to repl0.

2 3) te sender and te addressee re)use to take deliver0 o) te item or do not repl0

itin te period provided )or in para"rap 1, it sall %e!ome te propert0 o) te

desi"nated operator or, ere appropriate, desi"nated operators i! %ore te loss.

- 3n te !ase o) su%se@uent dis!over0 o) an insured item te !ontents o) i! are )ound

to %e o) less value tan te amount o) te indemnit0 paid, te sender or te addressee, as te

!ase ma0 %e, sall repa0 te amount o) tis indemnit0 a"ainst return o) te item, itout preudi!e

to te !onse@uen!es o) )raudulent insuran!e.

Capter -

&rovisions spe!i)i! to letter post

A"%i&l! 2*&ostin" a%road o) letter=post items

1 > desi"nated operator sall not %e %ound to )orard or deliver to te addressee letter=

post items i! senders residin" in te territor0 o) its mem%er !ountr0 post or !ause to %e posted

in a )orei"n !ountr0 it te o%e!t o) pro)itin" %0 te more )avoura%le rate !onditions tere.

2 *e provisions set out under 1 sall %e applied itout distin!tion %ot to

letter=post items made up in te sender;s !ountr0 o) residen!e and ten !arried a!ross te )rontier

and to letter=post items made up in a )orei"n !ountr0.

- *e desi"nated operator o) destination ma0 !laim )rom te sender and, )ailin" tis,

)rom te desi"nated operator o) postin", pa0ment o) te internal rates. 3) neiter te sender nor te

desi"nated operator o) postin" a"rees to pa0 tese rates itin a time limit set %0 te desi"nated

operator o) destination, te latter ma0 eiter return te items to te desi"nated operator

o) postin" and sall %e entitled to !laim reim%ursement o) te redire!tion !osts, or andle tem

in a!!ordan!e it its national le"islation.

4 > desi"nated operator sall not %e %ound to )orard or deliver to te addressees

letter=post items i! senders post or !ause to %e posted in lar"e @uantities in

a !ountr0 oter tan te !ountr0 ere te0 reside i) te amount o) terminal dues to %e re!eived is

loer tan te sum tat ould ave %een re!eived i) te mail ad %een posted in te !ountr0

ere te senders reside. *e desi"nated operator o) destination ma0 !laim )rom te desi"nated

operator o) postin" pa0ment !ommensurate it te !osts in!urred and i! ma0 not e!eed te

i"er o) te )olloin" to amounts+ eiter 8#K o) te domesti! tari)) )or e@uivalent items, or

te rates appli!a%le pursuant to arti!les 28.- to 28.7 or 29.7, as appropriate. 3) te

desi"nated operator o) postin" does not a"ree to pa0 te amount !laimed itin a time limit set %0

te desi"nated operator o) destination, te desi"nated operator o) destination ma0 eiter return te


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items to te desi"nated operator o) postin" and sall %e entitled to !laim reim%ursement o) te

redire!tion !osts, or andle tem in a!!ordan!e it its national le"islation.

&art 333

emuneration

Capter 1

&rovisions spe!i)i! to letter post

A"%i&l! 2+*erminal dues. General provisions

1 Su%e!t to eemptions provided in te e"ulations, ea! desi"nated operator

i! re!eives letter=post items )rom anoter desi"nated operator sall ave te ri"t to !olle!t )rom

te dispat!in" desi"nated operator a pa0ment )or te !osts in!urred )or te international mail

re!eived.

2 6or te appli!ation o) te provisions !on!ernin" te pa0ment o) terminal dues %0 teir

desi"nated operators, !ountries and territories sall %e !lassi)ied in a!!ordan!e it te lists

dran up )or tis purpose %0 Con"ress in its resolution C 18!!ess to domesti! servi!es. 5ire!t a!!ess

4.1 3n prin!iple, ea! desi"nated operator sall make availa%le to te oter desi"nated

operators all te rates, terms and !onditions o))ered in its domesti! servi!e on !onditions

identi!al to tose proposed to its national !ustomers. 3t sall %e up to te desi"nated operator o)

destination to de!ide eter te terms and !onditions o) dire!t a!!ess ave %een met %0 te

desi"nated operator o) ori"in.

4.2 5esi"nated operators o) !ountries in te tar"et s0stem sall make availa%le

to oter desi"nated operators te rates, terms and !onditions o))ered in teir domesti!

servi!e, on !onditions identi!al to tose proposed to teir national !ustomers.

4.- 5esi"nated operators o) ne tar"et s0stem !ountries ma0 opt not to make availa%le tooter desi"nated operators te rates, terms and !onditions o))ered in teir domesti! servi!e on

!onditions identi!al to tose proposed to teir national !ustomers. *ose desi"nated operators ma0,

oever, opt to make avail=a%le to a limited num%er o) desi"nated operators te appli!ation o)

domesti! !onditions, on a re!ipro!al %asis, )or a trial period o) to 0ears. >)ter tat period, te0

must !oose eiter to !ease makin" availa%le te appli!ation o) domesti! !onditions or to !ontinue to

make teir on domesti! !onditions availa%le to all desi"nated operators. Foever, i) desi"nated

operators o) ne tar"et s0stem !ountries ask desi"nated operators o) tar"et s0stem !ountries )or te

appli!ation o) domesti! !onditions, te0 must make availa%le to all desi"nated operators te rates,

terms and !onditions o))ered in teir domesti! servi!e on !onditions identi!al to tose proposed to

teir national !ustomers.


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4.4 5esi"nated operators o) !ountries in te transitional s0stem ma0 opt not to make

availa%le to oter desi"nated operators te appli!ation o) domesti! !onditions. *e0 ma0, oever,

opt to make availa%le to a limited num%er o) desi"nated operators te appli!ation o) domesti!

!onditions, on a re!ipro!al %asis, )or a trial period o) to 0ears. >)ter tat period, te0 must !oose

eiter to !ease makin" availa%le te appli!ation o) domesti! !onditions or to !ontinue to make teir

on domesti! !onditions availa%le to all desi"nated operators.

*erminal dues remuneration sall %e %ased on @ualit0 o) servi!e per)orman!e

in te !ountr0 o) destination. *e &ostal perations Coun!il sall tere)ore %e autorized to

supplement te remuneration in arti!les 28 and 29 to en!oura"e parti!ipation in monitorin"

s0stems and to reard desi"nated operators )or rea!in" teir @ualit0 tar"ets. *e &ostal

perations Coun!il ma0 also )i penalties in !ase o) insu))i!ient @ualit0, %ut te

remuneration sall not %e less tan te minimum remuneration a!!ordin" to arti!les 28 and 29.

$ >n0 desi"nated operator ma0 aive oll0 or in part te pa0ment provided

)or under 1.

7 6or %a"s, te terminal dues rate to %e applied sall %e #.79- S5 per

kilo"ramme. %a"s ei"in" less tan kilo"rammes sall %e !onsidered as ei"in"

kilo"rammes )or terminal dues pa0ment purposes.

8 6or re"istered items tere sall %e an additional pa0ment o) #. S5 per item )or

2#1# and 2#11 and #.$ S5 )or 2#12 and 2#1-. 6or insured items, tere sall %e an

additional pa0ment o) 1.1 S5 per item )or 2#1# and 2#11 and 1.2 S5 )or

2#12 and 2#1-. *e &ostal perations Coun!il sall %e autorized to supplement

remuneration )or tese and oter supplementar0 servi!es ere te servi!es provided !ontain

additional )eatures to %e spe!i)ied in te ?etter &ost e"ulations.

9 >n0 desi"nated operator ma0, %0 %ilateral or multilateral a"reement, appl0 oter pa0ment

s0stems )or te settlement o) terminal dues a!!ounts.

1# 5esi"nated operators ma0 e!an"e non=priorit0 mail on an optional %asis %0 appl0in" a

1#K dis!ount to te priorit0 terminal dues rate.11 5esi"nated operators ma0 e!an"e )ormat=separated mail on an optional

%asis at a dis!ounted terminal dues rate.

12 *e provisions appli!a%le %eteen desi"nated operators o) !ountries in te tar"et s0stem

sall appl0 to an0 desi"nated operator o) a !ountr0 in te transitional s0stem i! de!lares tat it

ises to oin te tar"et s0stem. *e &ostal perations Coun!il ma0 set transitional measures in

te ?etter &ost e"ulations. *e )ull provisions o) te tar"et s0stem ma0 appl0 to

an0 ne tar"et desi"nated operator tat de!lares tat it ises to appl0 su! )ull

provisions itout transitional measures.

A"%i&l! 28*erminal dues. &rovisions appli!a%le to mail )los %eteen desi"natedoperators o) !ountries in te tar"et s0stem

1 &a0ment )or letter=post items, in!ludin" %ulk mail %ut e!ludin" %a"s and 3DS items,

sall %e esta%lised on te %asis o) te appli!ation o) te rates per item and

per kilo"ramme re)le!tin" te andlin" !osts in te !ountr0 o) destination tese !osts must %e

related to te domesti! tari))s. *e rates sall %e !al!ulated in a!!ordan!e it te

!onditions spe!i)ied in te ?etter &ost e"ulations.

2 &a0ment )or 3DS items sall %e as des!ri%ed in te ?etter &ost e"ulations.


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- *e rates per item and per kilo"ramme sall %e !al!ulated on te %asis o) a per!enta"e

o) te !ar"e )or a 2#="ramme priorit0 letter in te domesti! servi!e, i! sall

%e 7#K )or !ountries in te tar"et s0stem prior to 2#1# and 1##K )or !ountries enterin" te

tar"et s0stem )rom 2#1# or 2#12 ne tar"et s0stem !ountries:.

4 *e &ostal perations Coun!il ill !ondu!t a stud0 o) te !ost o) andlin" in%ound mail

durin" 2##9 and 2#1#. 3) tis stud0 reveals a per!enta"e di))erent )rom te 7#K set out under

para"rap 2, te &C sall !onsider eter to !an"e te per!enta"e o) te !ar"e )or a 2#

"ramme priorit0 letter )or te 0ears 2#12 and 2#1-.

6rom te !ar"e used )or te !al!ulation in para"rap 2 a%ove, #K o) te >* or

oter taes sall %e e!luded )or te 0ears 2#1# and 2#11, and 1##K )or te 0ears 2#12 and

2#1-.

$ *e rates applied )or )los %eteen !ountries in te tar"et s0stem prior to 2#1# ma0 not

%e i"er tan+

$.1 )or te 0ear 2#1#, #.2- S5 per item and 1.98# S5 per kilo"ramme

$.2 )or te 0ear 2#11, #.2$- S5 per item and 2.#9 S5 per kilo"ramme

$.- )or te 0ear 2#12, #.274 S5 per item and 2.141 S5 per kilo"ramme

$.4 )or te 0ear 2#1-, #.28 S5 per item and 2.227 S5 per kilo"ramme.

7 *e rates applied )or )los %eteen !ountries in te tar"et s0stem prior to 2#1#

ma0 not %e loer tan te rates in 2##9, prior to appli!ation o) te @ualit0 o) servi!e

link. *e rates ma0 also not %e loer tan+

7.1 )or te 0ear 2#1#, #.1$ S5 per item and 1.$$9 S5 per kilo"ramme

7.2 )or te 0ear 2#11, #.1$9 S5 per item and 1.7#9 S5 per kilo"ramme

7.- )or te 0ear 2#12, #.17- S5 per item and 1.7# S5 per kilo"ramme

7.4 )or te 0ear 2#1-, #.177 S5 per item and 1.792 S5 per kilo"ramme.

8 *e rates applied )or )los to, )rom or %eteen ne tar"et s0stem !ountries, oter tan

)or %ulk mail, sall %e+

8.1 )or te 0ear 2#1#+ #.1 S5 per item and 1.$2 S5 per kilo"ramme8.2 )or te 0ear 2#11+ #.19 S5 per item and 1.$1# S5 per kilo"ramme

8.- )or te 0ear 2#12+ #.1$4 S5 per item and 1.$48 S5 per kilo"ramme

8.4 )or te 0ear 2#1-+ #.1$8 S5 per item and 1.7#2 S5 per kilo"ramme.

9 *e pa0ment )or %ulk mail sall %e esta%lised %0 appl0in" te rates per item and per

kilo"ramme provided )or in arti!le 28, para"raps - to 74.

1# 6or re"istered or insured items not !arr0in" a %ar!oded identi)ier or

!arr0in" a %ar!oded identi)ier tat is not !ompliant it U&U *e!ni!al Standard S1#,

tere sall %e a )urter additional pa0ment o) #. S5 per item unless oterise %ilaterall0

a"reed.

11 No reservations ma0 %e made to tis arti!le, e!ept itin te )rameork o) a %ilaterala"reement.

A"%i&l! 2,*erminal dues. &rovisions appli!a%le to mail )los to, )rom and %eteen desi"nated operators

o) !ountries in te transitional s0stem

1 3n preparation )or te entr0 into te tar"et s0stem o) te desi"nated

operators o) !ountries in te terminal dues transitional s0stem, pa0ment )or letter=post items,

in!ludin" %ulk mail %ut e!ludin" %a"s, sall %e esta%lised on te %asis o) 0earl0 in!reases o)

2.8K on te adusted 2##9 rates, usin" te orldide avera"e o) 14.$4 items per kilo"ramme.


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2 &a0ment )or 3DS items sall %e as des!ri%ed in te ?etter &ost e"ulations.

- *e rates applied )or )los to, )rom and %eteen !ountries in te

transitional s0stem

sall %e+

-.1 )or te 0ear 2#1#+ #.1 S5 per item and 1.$2 S5 per kilo"ramme

-.2 )or te 0ear 2#11+ #.19 S5 per item and 1.$1# S5 per kilo"ramme

-.- )or te 0ear 2#12+ #.1$4 S5 per item and 1.$48 S5 per kilo"ramme

-.4 )or te 0ear 2#1-+ #.1$8 S5 per item and 1.7#2 S5 per kilo"ramme.

4 6or )los %elo 1## tonnes a 0ear, te per kilo"ramme and per item !omponents sall

%e !onverted into a total rate per kilo"ramme on te %asis o) a orldide avera"e o) 14.$4 items

per kilo"ramme. *e )olloin" rates sall appl0+

4.1 )or te 0ear 2#1#+ -.8-1 S5 per kilo"ramme

4.2 )or te 0ear 2#11+ -.9-8 S5 per kilo"ramme

4.- )or te 0ear 2#12+ 4.#49 S5 per kilo"ramme

4.4 )or te 0ear 2#1-+ 4.1$2 S5 per kilo"ramme.

6or mail )los over 1## tonnes per 0ear, te )lat rate per kilo"ramme listed a%ove sall

%e applied i) neiter te ori"in desi"nated operator nor te destination desi"nated operator re@uests

te revision me!anism to revise te rate on te %asis o) te a!tual num%er o)

items per kilo"ramme, rater tan te orldide avera"e. *e samplin" )or te revision me!anism

sall %e applied in a!!ordan!e it te !onditions spe!i)ied in te ?etter &ost e"ulations.

$ *e donard revision o) te total rate in para"rap 4 ma0 not %e invoked %0 a

!ountr0 in te tar"et s0stem a"ainst a !ountr0 in te transitional s0stem unless te

latter asks )or a revision in te opposite dire!tion.

7 *e pa0ment )or %ulk mail to desi"nated operators o) !ountries in te tar"et s0stem sall

%e esta%lised %0 appl0in" te rates per item and per kilo"ramme provided )or in arti!le 28. 6or

%ulk mail re!eived, desi"nated operators in te transitional s0stem ma0 re@uest

pa0ment a!!ordin" to para"rap -.8 No reservations ma0 %e made to tis arti!le, e!ept itin te )rameork o) a %ilateral

a"reement.

A"%i&l! '0Jualit0 o) Servi!e 6und

1 *erminal dues pa0a%le %0 all !ountries and territories to te !ountries !lassi)ied %0

Con"ress as "roup !ountries )or terminal dues and te Jualit0 o) Servi!e 6und JS6:,

e!ept )or %a"s and %ulk mail items, sall %e in!reased %0 2#K o) te rates "iven

in arti!le 29 )or pa0ment into te Jualit0 o) Servi!e 6und JS6: )or improvin" te @ualit0 o)servi!e in "roup !ountries. *ere sall %e no su! pa0ment )rom one "roup !ountr0 to anoter

"roup !ountr0.

2 *erminal dues, e!ept )or %a"s and %ulk mail items, pa0a%le %0

!ountries and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 1 !ountries to te !ountries !lassi)ied %0

Con"ress as "roup 4 !ountries sall %e in!reased %0 1#K o) te rates "iven in arti!le 29, )or

pa0ment into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup 4 !ountries.

- >s o) 1 /anuar0 2#12, terminal dues, e!ept in respe!t o) %a"s and %ulk mail

items, pa0a%le %0 !ountries and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 2 !ountries to te

!ountries !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 4 !ountries sall %e in!reased %0 1#K o) te rates "iven

in arti!le 29, )or pa0ment into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup 4 !ountries.


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4 *erminal dues, e!ept in respe!t o) %a"s and %ulk mail items, pa0a%le %0 !ountries

and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 1 !ountries i! ere in te tar"et s0stem prior to

2#1# to te !ountries !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup - !ountries sall %e in!reased %0 8K o) te

rates "iven in arti!le 29, )or pa0ment into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup -

!ountries.

*erminal dues, e!ept in respe!t o) %a"s and %ulk mail items, pa0a%le %0 !ountries

and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 1 !ountries i! ill oin te tar"et s0stem in

2#1# to te !ountries !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup - !ountries sall %e in!reased %0 4K o) te

rates "iven in arti!le 29, )or pa0ment into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup -

!ountries.

$ >s o) 1 /anuar0 2#12, terminal dues, e!ept in respe!t o) %a"s and %ulk mail

items, pa0a%le %0 !ountries and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 2 !ountries to te

!ountries !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup - !ountries sall %e in!reased %0 4K o) te rates "iven

in arti!le 29, )or pa0ment into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup - !ountries.


and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 1 !ountries to te !ountries !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as

"roup 2 !ountries i! %ene)ited )rom a 8K in!rease prior to 2#1#, sall %e in!reased in 2#1#

and 2#11 %0 4K o) te rates "iven in arti!le 29, and in 2#12 and 2#1- %0 2K o) te rates "iven

in arti!le 29., )or pa0ment into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup 2 !ountries.


and territories !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as "roup 1 !ountries to te !ountries !lassi)ied %0 Con"ress as

"roup 2 !ountries i! %ene)ited )rom a 1K in!rease prior to 2#1# sall %e in!reased in 2#1# and

2#11 %0 1K o) te rates "iven in arti!le 29, )or pa0ment into te JS6 )or

improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e in "roup 2 !ountries.

9 *e !om%ined terminal dues pa0a%le into te JS6 )or improvin" te @ualit0 o) servi!e o)

!ountries in "roups 2, -, 4 and sall %e su%e!t to a minimum o) 12,$ S5 per

annum )or ea! %ene)i!iar0 !ountr0. *e additional )unds needed )or rea!in" tis minimum amountsall %e invoi!ed, in proportion to te volumes e!an"ed, to te !ountries in te tar"et s0stem

prior to 2#1#.

1# e"ional proe!ts sould in parti!ular promote te implementation o) U&U

@ualit0 o) servi!e improvement pro"rammes and te introdu!tion o) !ost a!!ountin" s0stems in

developin" !ountries. *e &ostal perations Coun!il sall adopt, in 2#1# at te latest, pro!edures

)or )inan!in" tese proe!ts.

A"%i&l! '1*ransit !ar"es

1 Closed mails and dB!ouvert transit items e!an"ed %eteen to

desi"nated operators or %eteen to o))i!es o) te same mem%er !ountr0 %0 means o) te servi!es

o) one or more oter desi"nated operators tird part0 servi!es: sall %e su%e!t to te

pa0ment o) transit !ar"es. *e latter sall !onstitute remuneration )or te servi!es

rendered in respe!t o) land transit, sea transit and air transit. *is prin!iple sall also appl0 to

missent items or misrouted mails.


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Capter 2

ter provisions

A"%i&l! '2Dasi! rates and provisions !on!ernin" air !onve0an!e dues

1 *e %asi! rate appli!a%le to te settlement o) a!!ounts %eteen desi"nated

operators in respe!t o) air !onve0an!e sall %e approved %0 te &ostal perations

Coun!il. 3t sall %e !al!ulated %0 te 3nternational Dureau a!!ordin" to te )ormula spe!i)ied in te

?etter &ost e"ulations.

2 *e !al!ulation o) air !onve0an!e dues on !losed dispat!es, priorit0 items, airmail items

and air par!els sent in transit A dB!ouvert, missent items and misrouted mails, as ell as te

relevant metods o) a!!ountin", are des!ri%ed in te ?etter &ost and &ar!el &ost e"ulations.

- *e air !onve0an!e dues )or te ole distan!e )lon sall %e %orne+

-.1 in te !ase o) !losed mails, %0 te desi"nated operator o) te !ountr0 o) ori"in o) te

mails, in!ludin" en tese mails transit via one or more intermediate desi"nated

operators

-.2 in te !ase o) priorit0 items and airmail items in transit A dB!ouvert, in!ludin" missent

items, %0 te desi"nated operator i! )orards te items to anoter desi"nated

operator.

4 *ese same re"ulations sall %e appli!a%le to items eempted )rom land and sea transit

!ar"es i) te0 are !onve0ed %0 air.

Ha! desi"nated operator o) destination i! provides air !onve0an!e o) international

mail itin its !ountr0 sall %e entitled to reim%ursement o) te additional !osts in!urred )or

su! !onve0an!e provided tat te ei"ted avera"e distan!e o) te se!tors )lon

e!eeds -## kilometres. *e &ostal perations Coun!il ma0 repla!e te ei"ted avera"e distan!e

%0 oter relevant !riteria. Unless a"reement as %een rea!ed tat no !ar"e sould %e made, te

dues sall %e uni)orm )or all priorit0 mails and airmails ori"inatin" a%road eter or not tis mail is

re)orarded %0 air.

$ Foever, ere te terminal dues levied %0 te desi"nated operator o)

destination are %ased spe!i)i!all0 on !osts or on domesti! rates, no additional reim%ursement )or

internal air !onve0an!e sall %e made.

7 *e desi"nated operator o) destination sall e!lude, )or te purpose o) !al!ulatin" te

ei"ted avera"e distan!e, te ei"t o) all mails )or i! te terminal dues

!al!ulation as %een %ased spe!i)i!all0 on !osts or on te domesti! rates o) te desi"nated operator

o) destination.

A"%i&l! ''&ar!el post land and sea rates

1 &ar!els e!an"ed %eteen to desi"nated operators sall %e su%e!t to inard

land rates !al!ulated %0 !om%inin" te %ase rate per par!el and %ase rate per kilo"ramme laid don

in te e"ulations.

1.1 Dearin" in mind te a%ove %ase rates, desi"nated operators ma0, in addition, %e

autorized to !laim supplementar0 rates per par!el and per kilo"ramme in a!!ordan!e it provisions

laid don in te e"ulations.


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1.2 *e rates mentioned in 1 and 1.1 sall %e pa0a%le %0 te desi"nated

operator o) te !ountr0 o) ori"in, unless te &ar!el &ost e"ulations provide )or

e!eptions to tis prin!iple.

1.- *e inard land rates sall %e uni)orm )or te ole o) te territor0 o) ea! !ountr0.

2 &ar!els e!an"ed %eteen to desi"nated operators or %eteen to o))i!es o)

te same !ountr0 %0 means o) te land servi!es o) one or more oter desi"nated operators sall

%e su%e!t to te transit land rates, pa0a%le to te desi"nated operators i! take part

in te routein" on land, laid don in te e"ulations, a!!ordin" to te distan!e step

appli!a%le.

2.1 6or par!els in transit A dB!ouvert, intermediate desi"nated operators sall %e

autorized to !laim te sin"le rate per item laid don in te e"ulations.

2.2 *ransit land rates sall %e pa0a%le %0 te desi"nated operator o) te

!ountr0 o) ori"in unless te &ar!el &ost e"ulations provide )or e!eptions to tis

prin!iple.

- >n0 desi"nated operator i! parti!ipates in te sea !onve0an!e o) par!els sall %e

autorized to !laim sea rates. *ese rates sall %e pa0a%le %0 te desi"nated operator o) te

!ountr0 o) ori"in, unless te &ar!el &ost e"ulations provide )or e!eptions to tis prin!iple.

-.1 6or ea! sea !onve0an!e used, te sea rate sall %e laid don in te

&ar!el &ost e"ulations a!!ordin" to te distan!e step appli!a%le.

-.2 5esi"nated operators ma0 in!rease %0 #K at most te sea rate !al!ulated in

a!!ordan!e it -.1. n te oter and, te0 ma0 redu!e it as te0 is.

A"%i&l! '(>utorit0 o) te &C to )i !ar"es and rates

1 *e &ostal perations Coun!il sall ave te autorit0 to )i te )olloin"

rates and !ar"es, i! are pa0a%le %0 desi"nated operators in a!!ordan!e it te !onditions

son in te e"ulations+

1.1 transit !ar"es )or te andlin" and !onve0an!e o) letter mails trou" one

or more intermediar0 !ountries

1.2 %asi! rates and air !onve0an!e dues )or te !arria"e o) mail %0 air

1.- inard land rates )or te andlin" o) inard par!els

1.4 transit land rates )or te andlin" and !onve0an!e o) par!els trou" an intermediar0

!ountr0

1. sea rates )or !onve0an!e o) par!els %0 sea.

2 >n0 revision made, in a!!ordan!e it a metodolo"0 tat ensures e@uita%le remuneration

)or desi"nated operators per)ormin" te servi!es, must %e %ased on relia%le and representativee!onomi! and )inan!ial data. >n0 !an"e de!ided upon sall enter into )or!e at a date set %0 te

&ostal perations Coun!il.


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&art 3

6inal provisions

A"%i&l! ')Conditions )or approval o) proposals !on!ernin" te Convention and te e"ulations

1 *o %e!ome e))e!tive, proposals su%mitted to Con"ress relatin" to tis Convention must %e

approved %0 a maorit0 o) te mem%er !ountries present and votin" i! ave te ri"t to vote. >t

least al) o) te mem%er !ountries represented at Con"ress and avin" te ri"t to vote sall %e

present at te time o) votin".

2 *o %e!ome e))e!tive, proposals relatin" to te ?etter &ost e"ulations and te &ar!el

&ost e"ulations must %e approved %0 a maorit0 o) te mem%ers o) te &ostal

perations Coun!il avin" te ri"t to vote.

- *o %e!ome e))e!tive, proposals introdu!ed %eteen Con"resses relatin"

to tis Convention and to its 6inal &roto!ol must o%tain+

-.1 to tirds o) te votes, at least one al) o) te mem%er !ountries o) te Union i!

ave te ri"t to vote avin" taken part in te vote, i) te0 involve amendments

-.2 a maorit0 o) te votes i) te0 involve interpretation o) te provisions.

4 Notitstandin" te provisions under -.1, an0 mem%er !ountr0 ose national le"islation

is as 0et in!ompati%le it te proposed amendment ma0, itin ninet0 da0s )rom te date o)

noti)i!ation o) te latter, make a ritten de!laration to te 5ire!tor General o) te 3nternational

Dureau statin" tat it is una%le to a!!ept te amendment.

A"%i&l! '*eservations at Con"ress

1 >n0 reservation i! is in!ompati%le it te o%e!t and purpose o) te Union sall not

%e permitted.

2 >s a "eneral rule, an0 mem%er !ountr0 ose vies are not sared %0

oter mem%er !ountries sall endeavour, as )ar as possi%le, to !on)orm to te

opinion o) te maorit0. eservations sould %e made onl0 in !ases o) a%solute ne!essit0, and

proper reasons "iven.

- eservations to an0 arti!le o) te present Convention sall %e su%mitted to Con"ress as

a Con"ress proposal ritten in one o) te orkin" lan"ua"es o) te 3nternational

Dureau and in a!!ordan!e it te relevant provisions o) te ules o) &ro!edure o) Con"resses.

4 *o %e!ome e))e!tive, proposals !on!ernin" reservations must %e approved %0

atever maorit0 is re@uired )or amendment o) te arti!le to i! te reservation relates.

3n prin!iple, reservations sall %e applied on a re!ipro!al %asis %eteen

te reservin" mem%er !ountr0 and te oter mem%er !ountries.

$ eservations to te present Convention sall %e inserted in te 6inal

&roto!ol to te present Convention, on te %asis o) proposals approved %0 Con"ress.

A"%i&l! '+Hntr0 into )or!e and duration o) te Convention

1 *is Convention sall !ome into )or!e on 1 /anuar0 2#1# and sall remain in operation

until te entr0 into )or!e o) te >!ts o) te net Con"ress.


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3n itness ereo) te plenipotentiaries o) te Governments o) te mem%er !ountries ave

si"ned tis Convention in a sin"le ori"inal i! sall %e deposited it te 5ire!tor

General o) te 3nternational Dureau. > !op0 tereo) sall %e delivered to ea! part0 %0 te

3nternational Dureau o) te Universal &ostal Union.

5one at Geneva, 12 >u"ust 2##8


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-inal P"$%$&$l %$ %! Uni!"#al P$#%al C$n!n%i$n

>t te moment o) pro!eedin" to si"nature o) te Universal &ostal Convention !on!luded tis

da0, te undersi"ned plenipotentiaries ave a"reed te )olloin"+

A"%i&l! Inersip o) postal items. Eitdraal )rom te post. >lteration or !orre!tion o) address

1 *e provisions in arti!le .1 and 2 sall not appl0 to >nti"ua and

Dar%uda, Darain, Dar%ados, Delize, Dotsana, Drunei 5arussalam, Canada, Fon" (on", Cina,

5omini!a, H"0pt, 6ii, Gam%ia, United (in"dom o) Great Dritain and Nortern 3reland,

verseas 5ependent *erritories o) te United (in"dom, Grenada, Gu0ana, 3reland, /amai!a, (en0a,

(iri%ati, (uait, ?esoto, alai, ala0sia, auritius, Nauru, Ne 'ealand, Ni"eria,

&apua Ne Guinea, Saint Cristoper and Nevis, Saint ?u!ia, Saint in!ent and te Grenadines,

Samoa, Se0!elles, Sierra ?eone, Sin"apore, Solomon 3slands, Saziland, *anzania United

ep.:, *rinidad and *o%a"o, *uvalu, U"anda, anuatu and 'am%ia.

2 Nor sall arti!le .1 and 2 appl0 to >ustria, 5enmark and 3ran 3slami!

ep.:, ose internal le"islation does not allo itdraal )rom te &ost or alteration

o) te address o) !orresponden!e, at te re@uest o) te sender, )rom te time

en te addressee as %een in)ormed o) te arrival o) an item addressed to im.

- >rti!le .1 sall not appl0 to >ustralia, Gana and 'im%a%e.

4 >rti!le .2 sall not appl0 to Daamas, Del"ium, te 5em. &eople;s ep. o) (orea,

3ra@ and 0anmar, ose le"islation does not permit itdraal )rom te post or alteration o)

address o) letter=post items at te sender;s re@uest.

>rti!le .2 sall not appl0 to te United States o) >meri!a.

$ >rti!le .2 sall appl0 to >ustralia onl0 in so )ar as tat arti!le is

!onsistent it its domesti! le"islation.

7 Notitstandin" arti!le .2, 5em. ep. o) te Con"o, Hl Salvador, &anama

ep.:, &ilippines and enezuela sall %e autorized not to return postal par!els a)ter te

addressee as re@uested teir !learan!e %0 Customs, sin!e tis is in!ompati%le it tose !ountries;

!ustoms le"islation.

A"%i&l! IICar"es

1 Notitstandin" arti!le $ >ustralia, Canada and Ne 'ealand sall %e

autorized to !olle!t postal !ar"es oter tan tose provided )or in te e"ulations,

en su! !ar"es are !onsistent it te le"islation o) teir !ountries.

A"%i&l! IIIH!eption to te eemption o) literature )or te %lind )rom postal !ar"es

1 Notitstandin" arti!le 7, 3ndonesia, Saint in!ent and te Grenadines and *urke0, i!

do not !on!ede eemption )rom postal !ar"es to literature )or te %lind in teir internal servi!e,

ma0 !olle!t te posta"e and !ar"es )or spe!ial servi!es i! ma0 not, oever, e!eed tose in

teir internal servi!e.


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2 Notitstandin" arti!le 7, >ustralia, >ustria, Canada, German0, United (in"dom o)

Great Dritain and Nortern 3reland, /apan, Sitzerland and United States o) >meri!a ma0 !olle!t te

!ar"es )or spe!ial servi!es i! are applied to literature )or te %lind in teir internal servi!e.

A"%i&l! IVDasi! servi!es

1 Notitstandin" te provisions o) arti!le 12, >ustralia does not a"ree to te etension o)

%asi! servi!es to in!lude postal par!els.

2 *e provisions o) arti!le 12.2.4 sall not appl0 to Great Dritain, ose

national le"islation re@uires a loer ei"t limit. Fealt and sa)et0 le"islation in Great Dritain limits

te ei"t o) mail %a"s to 2# kilo"rammes.

- Notitstandin" arti!le 12.2.4, (azakstan and Uz%ekistan sall %e autorized to limit to

2# kilo"rammes te maimum ei"t o) inard and outard %a"s.

A"%i&l! V>dvi!e o) deliver0

1 Canada sall %e autorized not to appl0 arti!le 1-.4.-, as re"ards par!els, "iven tat it

does not o))er te advi!e o) deliver0 servi!e )or par!els in its internal servi!e.

A"%i&l! VI3nternational %usiness repl0 servi!e 3DS:

1 Notitstandin" arti!le 1-.4.1, Dul"aria ep.: sall provide te international %usiness

repl0 servi!e a)ter ne"otiations it te mem%er !ountr0 !on!erned.

A"%i&l! VII&roi%itions letter post:

1 H!eptionall0, 5em. &eople;s ep. o) (orea and ?e%anon sall not a!!ept re"istered

items !ontainin" !oins, %ank notes, se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer, travellers; !e@ues,

platinum, "old or silver eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones, eels or oter valua%le

arti!les. *e0 sall not %e stri!tl0 %ound %0 te provisions o) te ?etter &ost e"ulations it

re"ard to teir lia%ilit0 in !ases o) te)t or dama"e, or ere items !ontainin"

arti!les made o) "lass or )ra"ile arti!les are !on!erned.

2 H!eptionall0, Dolivia, Cina &eople;s ep.:, e!ludin" Fon" (on" Spe!ial

>dministrative e"ion, 3ra@, Nepal, &akistan, Saudi >ra%ia, Sudan and iet Nam sall not a!!eptre"istered items !ontainin" !oins, %ank notes, !urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to

%earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or silver eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones,

eels or oter valua%le arti!les.

- 0anmar reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept insured items !ontainin" te valua%le

arti!les listed in arti!le 1., as tis is !ontrar0 to its internal re"ulations.

4 Nepal does not a!!ept re"istered items or insured items !ontainin" !urren!0

notes or !oins, e!ept %0 spe!ial a"reement to tat e))e!t.

Uz%ekistan does not a!!ept re"istered or insured items !ontainin" !oins, %ank

notes, !e@ues, posta"e stamps or )orei"n !urren!0 and sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o)

or dama"e to su! items.


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$ 3ran 3slami! ep.: does not a!!ept items !ontainin" arti!les !ontrar0 to te prin!iples o)

te 3slami! reli"ion.

7 *e &ilippines reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept an0 kind o) letter post ordinar0,

re"istered or insured: !ontainin" !oins, !urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer,

travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or silver, eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones or oter

valua%le arti!les.

8 >ustralia does not a!!ept postal items o) an0 kind !ontainin" %ullion or %ank

notes. 3n addition, it does not a!!ept re"istered items )or deliver0 in >ustralia, or items in transit

dB!ouvert, !ontainin" valua%les su! as eeller0, pre!ious metals, pre!ious or semi=pre!ious stones,

se!urities, !oins or an0 )orm o) ne"otia%le )inan!ial instrument. 3t de!lines all lia%ilit0 )or items posted

i! are not in !omplian!e it tis reservation.

9 Cina &eople;s ep.:, e!ludin" Fon" (on" Spe!ial >dministrative e"ion,

sall not a!!ept insured items !ontainin" !oins, %ank notes, !urren!0 notes or se!urities

o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer and travellers; !e@ues in a!!ordan!e it its internal re"ulations.

1# ?atvia and on"olia reserve te ri"t not to a!!ept, in a!!ordan!e it teir

national le"islation, ordinar0, re"istered or insured mail !ontainin" !oins, %ank notes, se!urities

pa0a%le to %earer and travellers; !e@ues.

11 Drazil reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept ordinar0, re"istered or insured mail !ontainin"

!oins, %ank notes in !ir!ulation or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer.

12 iet Nam reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept letters !ontainin" arti!les or "oods.

1- 3ndonesia does not a!!ept re"istered or insured items !ontainin" !oins, %ank

notes, !e@ues, posta"e stamps, )orei"n !urren!0, or an0 kind o) se!urities pa0a%le to %earer )or

deliver0 in 3ndonesia, and sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o) or dama"e

to su! items.

14 (0r"0zstan reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept letter=post items ordinar0,

re"istered, insured, small pa!kets: !ontainin" !oins, !urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0

kind pa0a%le to %earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or silver, etermanu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones, eels or oter valua%le arti!les, and sall a!!ept no

lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o) or dama"e to su! items.

1 (azakstan sall not a!!ept re"istered or insured items !ontainin"

!oins, %anknotes, !redit notes or an0 se!urities pa0a%le to %earer, !e@ues, pre!ious

metals eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones, eels and oter valua%le arti!les or )orei"n

!urren!0, and sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o) or dama"e to su! items.

1$ oldova and te ussian 6ederation do not a!!ept re"istered or insured

items !ontainin" %ank notes in !ir!ulation, se!urities !e@ues: o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer or

)orei"n !urren!0, and sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o) or dama"e to su! items.

A"%i&l! VIII&roi%itions postal par!els:

1 0anmar and 'am%ia sall %e autorized not to a!!ept insured par!els

!ontainin" te valua%le arti!les !overed in arti!le 1.$.1.-.1, sin!e tis is !ontrar0 to teir internal

re"ulations.

2 H!eptionall0, ?e%anon and Sudan sall not a!!ept par!els !ontainin" !oins, !urren!0

notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or silver

eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones or oter valua%le arti!les, or !ontainin" li@uids or


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easil0 li@ue)ia%le elements or arti!les made o) "lass or similar or )ra"ile arti!les. *e0 sall not %e

%ound %0 te relevant provisions o) te &ar!el &ost e"ulations.

- Drazil sall %e autorized not to a!!ept insured par!els !ontainin" !oins and

!urren!0 notes in !ir!ulation, as ell as an0 se!urities pa0a%le to %earer, sin!e tis is !ontrar0 to

its internal re"ulations.

4 Gana sall %e autorized not to a!!ept insured par!els !ontainin" !oins

and !urren!0 notes in !ir!ulation, sin!e tis is !ontrar0 to its internal re"ulations.

3n addition to te arti!les listed in arti!le 1, Saudi >ra%ia sall %e autorized not

to a!!ept par!els !ontainin" !oins, !urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to

%earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or silver, eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones or

oter valua%le arti!les. Nor does it a!!ept par!els !ontainin" medi!ines o) an0 kind unless te0

are a!!ompanied %0 a medi!al pres!ription issued %0 a !ompetent o))i!ial autorit0,

produ!ts desi"ned )or etin"uisin" )ires, !emi!al li@uids or arti!les !ontrar0 to te prin!iples o) te

3slami! reli"ion.

$ 3n addition to te arti!les re)erred to in arti!le 1, man does not a!!ept

items !ontainin"+

$.1 medi!ines o) an0 sort unless te0 are a!!ompanied %0 a medi!al pres!ription issued %0

a !ompetent o))i!ial autorit0

$.2 )ire=etin"uisin" produ!ts or !emi!al li@uids

$.- arti!les !ontrar0 to te prin!iples o) te 3slami! reli"ion.

7 3n addition to te arti!les listed in arti!le 1, 3ran 3slami! ep.: sall %e autorized

not to a!!ept par!els !ontainin" arti!les !ontrar0 to te prin!iples o) te 3slami! reli"ion.

8 *e &ilippines sall %e autorized not to a!!ept an0 kind o) par!el !ontainin" !oins,

!urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum,

"old or silver eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones or oter valua%le arti!les, or !ontainin"

li@uids or easil0 li@ue)ia%le elements or arti!les made o) "lass or similar or )ra"ile arti!les.

9 >ustralia does not a!!ept postal items o) an0 kind !ontainin" %ullion or %anknotes.

1# Cina &eople;s ep.: sall not a!!ept ordinar0 par!els !ontainin" !oins,

!urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer, travellers; !e@ues, platinum, "old or

silver, eter manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones or oter valua%le arti!les. 6urtermore, it te

e!eption o) te Fon" (on" Spe!ial >dministrative e"ion, insured par!els !ontainin" !oins,

!urren!0 notes or se!urities o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer and travellers; !e@ues

sall not %e a!!epted.

11 on"olia reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept, in a!!ordan!e it its national

le"islation, par!els !ontainin" !oins, %ank notes, se!urities pa0a%le to %earer and travellers; !e@ues.

12 ?atvia does not a!!ept ordinar0 and insured par!els !ontainin" !oins, %anknotes, se!urities !e@ues: o) an0 kind pa0a%le to %earer or )orei"n !urren!0, and sall

a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o) or dama"e to su! items.

1- oldova, te ussian 6ederation, Ukraine and Uz%ekistan do not a!!ept

ordinar0 or insured par!els !ontainin" %ank notes in !ir!ulation, se!urities !e@ues: o) an0 kind

pa0a%le to %earer or )orei"n !urren!0, and sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss

o) or dama"e to su! items.

14 (azakstan does not a!!ept ordinar0 or insured par!els !ontainin" !oins, %ank

notes, !redit notes or an0 se!urities pa0a%le to %earer, !e@ues, pre!ious metals, eter

manu)a!tured or not, pre!ious stones, eels and oter valua%le arti!les or )orei"n !urren!0, and

sall a!!ept no lia%ilit0 in !ases o) loss o) or dama"e to su! items.


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A"%i&l! I/>dmissi%le radioa!tive materials and %iolo"i!al materials

1 Notitstandin" te provisions o) arti!le 1$, on"olia reserves te ri"t not to a!!ept, in

a!!ordan!e it its national le"islation, postal items !ontainin" an0 radioa!tive materials

or %iolo"i!al su%stan!es.

A"%i&l! />rti!les su%e!t to !ustoms dut0

1 Eit re)eren!e to arti!le 1, Dan"lades and Hl Salvador do not a!!ept insured items

!ontainin" arti!les su%e!t to !ustoms dut0.

2 Eit re)eren!e to arti!le 1, >)"anistan, >l%ania, >zer%aian, Delarus, Cam%odia,

Cile, Colom%ia, Cu%a, 5em. &eople;s ep. o) (orea, Hl Salvador, Hstonia, 3tal0, (azakstan,

?atvia, oldova, Nepal, &eru, ussian 6ederation, San arino, *urkmenistan, Ukraine,

Uz%ekistan and enezuela do not a!!ept ordinar0 and re"istered letters !ontainin" arti!les su%e!t to

!ustoms dut0.

- Eit re)eren!e to arti!le 1, Denin, Durkina 6aso, CLte d;3voire ep.:,

5i%outi, ali and auritania do not a!!ept ordinar0 letters !ontainin" arti!les su%e!t to

!ustoms dut0.

4 Notitstandin" te provisions set out under 1 to -, te sendin" o) serums, va!!ines

and ur"entl0 re@uired medi!aments i! are di))i!ult to pro!ure sall %e permitted in all !ases.

A"%i&l! /I3n@uiries

1 Notitstandin" arti!le 17.-, Dul"aria ep.:, Cape erde, Cad, 5em. &eople;s ep.o) (orea, H"0pt, Ga%on, verseas 5ependent *erritories o) te United (in"dom, Gree!e, 3ran

3slami! ep.:, (0r"0zstan, on"olia, 0anmar, &ilippines, Saudi >ra%ia, Sudan, S0rian >ra%

ep., *urkmenistan, Ukraine, Uz%ekistan and 'am%ia reserve te ri"t to !olle!t )rom

!ustomers !ar"es on in@uiries lod"ed in respe!t o) letter=post items.

2 Notitstandin" arti!le 17.-, >r"entina, >ustria, >zer%aian, ?ituania, oldova and

Slovakia reserve te ri"t to !olle!t a spe!ial !ar"e en, on !ompletion o) te investi"ation

!ondu!ted in response to te in@uir0, it emer"es tat te latter as unusti)ied.

- >)"anistan, Dul"aria ep.:, Cape erde, Con"o ep.:, H"0pt, Ga%on,

3ran 3slami! ep.:, (0r"0zstan, on"olia, 0anmar, Saudi >ra%ia, Sudan, Suriname,

S0rian >ra% ep., *urkmenistan, Ukraine, Uz%ekistan and 'am%ia reserve te ri"t to !olle!t an

in@uir0 !ar"e )rom !ustomers in respe!t o) par!els.

4 Notitstandin" arti!le 17.-, Drazil, &anama ep.: and te United States o) >meri!a

reserve te ri"t to !olle!t a !ar"e )rom !ustomers )or in@uiries lod"ed in respe!t o) letter=post

items and par!els posted in !ountries i! appl0 tat t0pe o) !ar"e in a!!ordan!e it para"raps

1 to - o) tis arti!le.


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A"%i&l! /II&resentation=to=Customs !ar"e

1 Ga%on reserves te ri"t to !olle!t a presentation to Customs !ar"e )rom !ustomers.

2 Con"o ep.: and 'am%ia reserve te ri"t to !olle!t a presentation=to=Customs !ar"e

)rom !ustomers in respe!t o) par!els.

A"%i&l! /III&ostin" a%road o) letter=post items

1 >ustralia, >ustria, United (in"dom o) Great Dritain and Nortern 3reland, Gree!e, Ne

'ealand and United States o) >meri!a reserve te ri"t to impose a !ar"e, e@uivalent to te !ost

o) te ork it in!urs, on an0 desi"nated operator i!, under te provisions o) arti!le 27.4, sends

to it items )or disposal i! ere not ori"inall0 dispat!ed as postal items %0 teir servi!es.

2 Notitstandin" arti!le 2$.4, Canada reserves te ri"t to !olle!t )rom te desi"nated

operator o) ori"in su! amount as ill ensure re!over0 o) not less tan te !osts in!urred %0 it in

te andlin" o) su! items.

- >rti!le 2$.4 allos te desi"nated operator o) destination to !laim, )rom te desi"nated

operator o) postin", appropriate remuneration )or deliverin" letter=post items posted a%road in lar"e

@uantities. >ustralia and te United (in"dom o) Greatn Dritain and Nortern 3reland reserve

te ri"t to limit an0 su! pa0ment to te appropriate domesti! tari)) )or e@uivalent items

in te !ountr0 o) destination.

4 >rti!le 2$.4 allos te desi"nated operator o) destination to !laim, )rom te desi"nated

operator o) postin", appropriate remuneration )or deliverin" letter=post items posted a%road in lar"e

@uantities. *e )olloin" mem%er !ountries reserve te ri"t to limit an0 su! pa0ment to

te limits autorized in te e"ulations )or %ulk mail+ Daamas, Dar%ados, Drunei

5arussalam, Cina &eople;s ep.:, United (in"dom o) Great Dritain and Nortern 3reland,

verseas 5ependent *erritories o) te United (in"dom, Grenada, Gu0ana, 3ndia, ala0sia, Nepal,

Neterlands, Neterlands >ntilles and >ru%a, Ne 'ealand, Saint ?u!ia, Saint in!ent and te

Grenadines, Sin"apore, Sri ?anka, Suriname, *ailand and United States o) >meri!a.

Notitstandin" te reservations under 4, te )olloin" mem%er !ountries

reserve te ri"t to appl0 in )ull te provisions o) arti!le 2$ o) te Convention to mail re!eived

)rom Union mem%er !ountries+ >r"entina, >ustria, Denin, Drazil, Durkina 6aso, Cameroon,

CLte d;3voire ep.:, C0prus, 5enmark, H"0pt, 6ran!e, German0, Gree!e, Guinea, 3srael, 3tal0,

/apan, /ordan, ?e%anon, ?uem%our", ali, auritania, ona!o, oro!!o, Nora0,

&ortu"al, Saudi >ra%ia, Sene"al, S0rian >ra% ep. and *o"o.

$ 3n appli!ation o) arti!le 2$.4 German0 reserves te ri"t to re@uest te mailin" !ountr0

to "rant !ompensation o) te amount it ould re!eive )rom te !ountr0 o) i! te sender is

resident.

7 Notitstandin" te reservations made under arti!le M333, Cina &eople;s ep.:

reserves te ri"t to limit an0 pa0ment )or deliverin" letter=post items posted a%road in lar"e

@uantities to te limits autorized in te U&U Convention and ?etter &ost e"ulations )or %ulk mail.

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