commiss decis octob relat proceed pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement case comp reim ii renotif notifi document number spanish danish german greek english french italian dutch portugues finnish swedish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard agreement european econom area regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend regul ec articl thereof regard applic neg clearanc notif view exempt submit pursuant articl regul june regard commiss decis april initi proceed case regard summari applic notif publish pursuant articl regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit regard final report hear offic case introduct june reim ii remuner mandatori deliveri cross border mail agreement notifi commiss view obtain neg clearanc pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement exempt pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement expiri exempt grant commiss decis septemb exempt decis reim ii agreement instrument public postal oper ppo collect determin termin due termin due remuner ppo pai deliveri incom cross border mail receiv ppo remuner send oper deliveri cross border mail agreement termin due express percentag domest tariff receiv countri origin reim ii agreement notifi commiss receiv exempt origin reim ii agreement termin due increas transit period reach maximum domest tariff exempt decis commiss exempt agreement end limit exempt level termin due higher domest tariff limit durat exempt end commiss state final increas domest tariff place commiss opportun review system basi proper cost account data commiss made exempt subject fulfil parti condit oblig renotif includ request renew exempt renotifi version reim ii agreement level reach januari intermedi step introduc januari januari short summari notif publish offici journal european commun invit parti comment april notic pursuant articl regul set commiss preliminari view gave parti opportun comment propos favour approach parti proceed thirteen ppo sign origin reim ii agreement juli ppo join date renotif june parti reim ii agreement parti compris österreichisch post ag la post de post belgium post danmark finland post la post franc deutsch post hellen post elta iceland post post ireland post italian entrepris de post amp télécommun luxembourg posten norg norwai ctt correio de portug sociedad estat correo telégrafo spain sweden post swiss post consignia plc royal mail group plc unit kingdom reim ii parti incumb ppo respect state busi parti transport deliveri document good parti univers servic provid defin articl direct ec european parliament council decemb common rule develop intern market commun postal servic improv qualiti servic postal direct amend direct ec amend direct parti assign reserv sector ensur abil provid univers servic parti provid servic part univers postal servic oblig legal factual background remuner deliveri incom intern mail item termin due upu system univers postal convent upu convent member univers postal union upu involv countri world agre provid domest deliveri servic incom cross border mail oblig mandatori part upu underpin worldwid postal network exist todai origin ppo compens cross border mail mail flow countri assum balanc larg imbal flow cross border mail occur result ppo countri incur deliveri cost incom mail gener suffici revenu outgo mail cover cost compens receiv ppo system payment call termin due establish system receiv ppo paid rate base weight incom mail requir deliv system result diverg cost remuner recommend conférenc européenn de administr de post télécommun cept subsequ implement number bilater agreement conclud cept member brought termin due closer cost base averag particip administr gener recognis cover cost upu system made progress orient termin due cost beij upu convent special termin due provis applic exchang industrialis countri postal direct main regulatori framework regard cross border mail termin due commun law concern postal direct postal direct import provis regard termin due liberalis outgo cross border mail market termin due regard termin due recit postal direct state quot remuner provis intra commun cross border mail servic prejudic minimum set oblig deriv univers postal union act gear cover cost deliveri incur univers servic provid countri destin quot indent articl postal direct provid quot termin due fix relat cost process deliv incom cross border mail level remuner relat qualiti servic achiev termin due transpar discriminatori quot liberalis date member state sweden finland abolish postal monopoli ppo member state benefit reserv area virtu nation law exclus provid rang postal servic boundari member state entitl reserv postal servic postal direct articl postal direct defin degre liberalis incom outgo cross border mail domest mail deliveri incom cross border mail concern subparagraph articl postal direct quot extent ensur mainten univers servic member state continu reserv servic univers servic provid servic limit clearanc sort transport deliveri item domest correspond incom cross border correspond acceler deliveri weight price limit weight limit gram januari gram januari weight limit appli januari price equal time public tariff item correspond weight step fastest categori januari price equal half time tariff quot convey outgo cross border mail includ list servic member state continu reserv pursuant articl postal direct servic complet liberalis januari order safeguard provis univers postal servic fourth subparagraph articl postal direct quot extent ensur provis univers servic sector postal activ liberalis specif characterist postal servic member state outgo cross border mail continu reserv weight price limit quot concret consequ regim appli januari convey outgo cross border mail open competit except provid fourth subparagraph articl appli reim ii agreement exempt origin reim ii agreement origin reim ii agreement notifi commiss occas preliminari examin commiss parti aspect chang adapt clarifi adopt posit attitud regard agreement parti order qualifi exempt prepar amend reim ii agreement supplementari agreement enter forc octob septemb commiss grant exempt pursuant articl treati articl eea agreement decemb commiss limit increas termin due domest tariff commiss state final increas domest tariff place commiss opportun review system basi proper cost account data amend reim ii agreement notif commiss octob reim ii agreement amend parti time mean supplementari agreement amend agre parti initi agre order meet competit concern express commiss evalu reim ii agreement supplementari agreement sign septemb relat primarili link termin due qualiti servic level access januari parti sign supplementari agreement aim hand implement commiss condit set articl exempt decis hand account access swiss post reim ii agreement april parti sign supplementari agreement kei featur ensur end end qualiti servic review qualiti servic standard supplementari agreement contempl inclus measur perform send ppo respect outgo mail futur model refin applic qualiti servic target penalti qualiti servic standard previou version reim ii agreement identifi group reim ii parti qualiti servic target supplementari agreement led converg group univers standard june parti execut fourth supplementari agreement date parti sign agreement main object fourth supplementari agreement extend transit period year fourth supplementari agreement termin due reach domest tariff year plan rate replac addit extend transit period parti agre freez domest tariff basi calcul termin due end increas parti domest tariff septemb account calcul termin due decreas domest tariff account quot freez quot effect creat ceil downward adjust fourth supplementari agreement introduc quot geograph coverag quot provis parti domest market liberalis prove geograph structur incom mail send ppo chang extent percentag domest tariff reim ii agreement insuffici meet cost incur parti deliveri mail parti renegoti termin due paid send ppo reim ii agreement renotifi commiss june consolid version agreement amend fourth supplementari agreement final renotif commiss june reim ii agreement amend januari parti sign supplementari agreement purpos address competit concern identifi commiss regard renotifi reim ii agreement relat level termin due low cost altern termin due reim ii agreement subject decis reim ii agreement amend fourth supplementari agreement renotifi reim ii agreement recit descript content reim ii agreement notifi parti renotif june membership membership reim ii agreement open public privat oper mandatori univers postal servic provid contract oblig provid servic parti purpos parti main aim reim ii agreement provid parti fair compens deliveri cross border mail reflect close real cost deliveri parti improv qualiti cross border mail servic product cover reim ii agreement cover mail item defin articl upu convent except quot bag quot termin due principl reim ii agreement link termin due domest mail tariff countri destin qualiti servic provid ppo deliv mail countri renotifi version reim ii agreement termin due increas transit period reach maximum domest tariff subject penalti accru requisit qualiti servic target met domest tariff serv refer domest tariff distinguish weight step letter reim ii agreement tariff convert basi standard structur quot linear tariff quot purpos calcul termin due level termin due reim ii agreement distinguish level termin due level prioriti mail item present mix bag letter flat packet termin due item ultim domest tariff exclud vat level deliv ppo offer rebat level remuner basi work share prepar mail presort mail format destin discount offer send reim ii ppo equal condit met level parti oblig grant access quot gener domest rate quot bulk rate direct mail print matter period countri deliveri prioriti mail termin due appli mail design quot prioriti quot termin due level mail transit period renotifi reim ii agreement termin due increas subject penalti accru requir qualiti servic target met transit period domest tariff domest tariff domest tariff qualiti servic penalti system reim ii agreement introduc system qualiti servic standard level level mail order improv qualiti servic standard defin percentag incom cross border mail deliv work dai dai arriv quot quot offic exchang receiv ppo provid arriv latest arriv time standard quot quot mean incom mail deliv final destin work dai dai arriv perform individu parti measur mean diagnost system set intern post corpor ipc penalti system appli agre qualiti servic standard met level termin due payabl reduc actual result amount target reach actual result amount target reach percentag point ppo concern fail reach requisit qualiti servic standard worst case result achiev deliv ppo amount target penalti reduc half termin due ppo entitl discrimin rule reim ii agreement quot parti appli rate termin due parti provid transact equival quot mean principl reim ii ppo compet outgo cross border mail reim ii countri reim ii countri bear cost deliveri mail countri destin rate reim ii oper compet market oblig pai full domest tariff countri destin full intern tariff countri origin minu discount articl upu convent articl upu convent provis treatment domest mail post abroad remail articl concern termin due incom bulk mail renotifi reim ii agreement end transit period articl articl upu convent longer appli parti term reim ii agreement enter indefinit period time parti withdraw reim ii agreement time withdraw effect end full calendar year notic circumst parti withdraw reim ii agreement give month notic link termin due qualiti servic reim ii agreement establish principl increas termin due place transit period qualiti servic parti concern deterior order determin case qualiti servic perform year compar averag qualiti servic perform achiev parti preced year rule appli ppo transit arrang exist applic qualiti servic ppo deterior match relev standard set reim ii agreement termin due increas shown deterior parti qualiti servic caus special effort undertaken parti improv deliveri system temporari natur level access parti bound reim ii agreement grant level access access domest bulk mail rate order facilit access exempt decis impos condit parti relax domest regul parti regul justifi realiti bar parti access domest bulk mail rate domest regul concern set state parti effort vi vi relev nation author remov tariff condit relev level access made parti databas manag ipc parti undertaken updat databas delai respect tariff condit chang bilater agreement reim ii agreement parti free conclud bilater multilater agreement termin due condit level termin due fix parti grant parti parti lower termin due agreement oblig appli termin due parti provid transact equival late lost damag mail parti introduc provis late lost damag mail establish proper system deal analys complaint main market develop exempt decis improv cross border mail qualiti servic recit exempt decis state quot substanti advantag reim ii agreement expect produc consist substanti increas qualiti cross border mail servic quot inform gather commiss investig renotif reim ii agreement show exempt grant qualiti cross border mail deliveri provid parti improv parti substanti increas qualiti term deliveri incom cross border mail qualiti increas demonstr tabl set annex import develop commiss assess renotifi reim ii agreement account develop cost data provid parti show cost deliveri cross border mail item implement reim ii agreement period exempt adopt european parliament council amend direct parti cost data implement parti oblig impos exempt decis introduc transpar cost account system commiss obtain data show parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail item cost data time exempt decis permit evalu commiss level termin due cost revenu ratio respect parti set tabl annex ii implement reim ii agreement level access parti contractu commit relax domest regul parti regul justifi effort vi vi relev nation author remov regul concern set state investig carri current procedur shown amend made reim ii agreement supplementari agreement level access function desir commiss exempt decis report submit parti state offer level access signific obstacl access domest bulk mail rate amend direct refer recit june postal direct amend amend direct view liberalis european postal market major amend postal direct januari member state includ market outgo cross border mail reserv servic ensur provis univers postal servic januari ppo principl face competit regard forward cross border mail reim ii countri circumst evalu fact reim ii agreement open univers servic provid agreement prevent commiss investig shown parti enter ident similar agreement termin due parti explain detail absenc access reim ii termin due reim ii parti result elimin competit mean articl ec treati commiss consid exempt grant respect reim ii agreement reim ii postal oper grant access reim ii termin due discriminatori condit amend reim ii agreement renotif januari discuss commiss parti sign supplementari agreement agreement amend notifi reim ii agreement regard termin due appli transit period introduct parti intern direct mail product level termin due supplementari agreement amend annex notifi reim ii agreement durat transit period level termin due appli durat transit period extend decemb decemb termin due appli januari end transit period amend intern direct mail product idm product introduct low price altern termin due bulk mail articl supplementari agreement oblig parti deliv intern direct mail item forward parti term reim ii idm agreement articl supplementari agreement oblig enter forc month commiss issu exempt decis reim ii agreement parti free provid idm product date januari parti sign separ agreement deliveri reim intern direct mail reim idm agreement creat idm product core product specif idm product common product specif obviat conform nation product requir refer deliveri direct mail defin articl postal direct maximum weight item deliv kg minimum volum item effort qualiti servic standard pure cross border mail product upu specif maximum minimum size pre sort requir remuner deliveri idm product calcul lower domest tariff compar unsort mail prioriti reim ii termin due minu unsort bulk mail rate sort bulk mail rate mark amend recit set minor amend introduc supplementari agreement initi parti pursuant articl renotifi reim ii agreement end transit period articl articl upu convent longer appli parti articl reim ii agreement amend supplementari agreement quot reim ii agreement parti appli articl upu convent parti quot pursuant articl renotifi reim ii agreement withdraw agreement take effect end full calendar year notic withdraw articl reim ii agreement amend supplementari agreement circumst parti withdraw reim ii agreement give month written notic end calendar month relev market product market notifi reim ii agreement concern market normal oppos express cross border mail countri concern cross border mail exchang reim ii countri specif reim ii agreement cover letter post item defin articl upu convent definit compris item weigh kg import cross border mail vari countri countri smaller member state cross border mail gener repres higher share mail market larger member state averag cross border mail estim repres mail market commun relev product market divid market forward outgo cross border mail ppo privat compani collect mail custom origin countri deliveri countri market deliveri incom cross border mail ppo small part postal oper offer mail deliveri servic cross border mail ppo privat mail compani cross border domest mail custom perspect outgo cross border mail market separ domest mail demand mail servic intern destin satisfi servic domest destin supplier perspect intern transport involv requir intern line haul deliveri foreign countri domest transport unlik domest mail cross border mail involv servic countri engag servic provid intern mail complex logist domest mail outgo cross border mail liberalis januari major member state domest mail servic includ deliveri servic reserv commiss consist treat outgo cross border mail product market distinct nation market deliveri incom cross border mail distinct made quot normal quot cross border mail market cross border express deliveri servic substanti faster normal cross border mail provid custom option proof deliveri track trace insur possibl alter destin consign journei substanti expens commiss recognis distinct normal express deliveri servic previou decis distinct domest cross border mail reinforc postal direct introduc amend direct januari outgo cross border mail liberalis member state maintain monopoli order sustain provis univers servic regulatori rule expos ppo increas competit forward cross border mail member state geograph market relev geograph market cross border mail market coincid nation boundari mark boundari nation monopoli main player nation market pick deliveri organis nation basi countri concern price price system differ countri larg relat cost structur market outgo cross border mail barrier entri parti order compet outgo mail market postal oper requir local pick servic sale forc countri access transport servic countri agent countri put mail regular mail stream pick servic carri activ signific addit expens technic barrier entri low compani wish establish univers collect servic establish ppo requir substanti invest postal monopoli place provid legal barrier entri market volum outgo cross border mail reim ii countri tabl annex iii outlin dimens market term number item receiv reim ii countri idea structur market indic market share incumb main competitor incom cross border mail barrier entri order compet incom mail market extent allow nation law entrant requir distribut network prohibit expens intend cover countri start scratch entrant limit servic deliveri citi busi mail barrier postal monopoli constitut legal barrier entri market volum incom cross border mail reim ii countri incom cross border mail continu reserv price weight limit provid amend direct structur market competit incumb high market share differ present adopt amend direct outgo cross border mail de facto de jure liberalis reim ii countri tabl annex iv set incumb market share main competitor incom cross border mail market tabl annex iv show structur market substanti reim ii countri parti observ notic publish pursuant articl regul commiss set detail renotifi reim ii agreement propos adopt posit view total repli receiv commiss notic import comment summaris recit main concern express parti concern lack effect low cost altern pai termin due argu condit fulfil level access unclear idm agreement adequ solut respect cover direct mail definit postal direct parti idm offer parti discriminatori condit result restrict competit parti alleg qualiti improv regist cross border mail sector part consequ implement reim ii agreement improv domest mail qualiti main driver improv qualiti servic parti effici network bilater agreement permit ppo diversifi termin due quantiti mail counterpart qualiti servic comment alleg termin due express percentag domest tariff express absolut queri figur notic pursuant articl regul repres reliabl proxi parti cost parti state qualiti servic standard prioriti bulk mail parti state quot geograph coverag quot provis open field abus applic parti parti state provis lead price aim exclud entrant parti state addit cost parti incur access reim ii termin due cost relat system measur qualiti servic set detail monitor carefulli commiss final irish postal regul comreg price freez provis inconsist requir termin due relat cost comment receiv carefulli review extent parti comment reflect genuin competit concern commiss reason concern rais set relev part legal assess articl treati articl eea agreement agreement undertak parti reim ii agreement engag econom activ consid undertak mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement reim ii agreement agreement mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement establish exempt decis restrict competit price fix exempt decis commiss consid reim ii agreement constitut restrict competit fall scope articl ec treati articl eea agreement collect establish common level termin due express percentag domest tariff receiv countri commiss conclud amount absolut term fix reim ii agreement effect jointli fix price link price cross border deliveri servic price domest servic determin primarili domest consider parti elimin reduc freedom set price charg deliveri incom cross border mail fact reim ii agreement elimin incent conclud separ agreement bilater basi parti contractu remain commiss investig parti request renew exempt reveal reason deviat assess made exempt decis applic articl ec treati articl eea agreement collect agreement level termin due reim ii parti enter bilater agreement reim ii parti clear reim ii parti collect adher remuner level condit reim ii agreement develop postal market rise competit concern addit refer exempt decis market cross border mail evolv substanti year increas extent ppo commun eea direct competit postal oper home market outgo cross border mail postal direct amend amend direct remov outgo cross border mail area servic reserv univers servic provid revenu financ net cost univers postal servic reim ii agreement receiv ppo oblig appli termin due reim ii parti mean reim ii ppo send mail countri countri pai termin due ppo countri cost reim ii parti incur end end cross border servic mail countri countri includ jointli agre common termin due paid ppo countri termin due account largest portion total convey cost cross border mail competit parti outgo cross border mail market countri substanti diminish elimin conclus drawn restrict effect reim ii agreement expand price fix identifi exempt decis competit reim ii parti compet market outgo cross border mail reim countri commiss continu agreement object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market articl ec treati articl eea agreement appli membership restrict membership reim ii agreement limit postal oper privat public oper mandatori univers servic interpret preclud oper benefit rate parti reim ii agreement agreement prevent parti enter ident similar agreement termin due parti condit membership reim ii agreement repres restrict competit give rise restrict competit prevent parti postal oper access reim ii termin due effect trade reim ii agreement concern remuner deliveri incom cross border mail servic effect trade member state trade contract parti eea agreement view import reim ii parti market incom cross border mail respect countri effect regard appreci articl treati articl eea agreement technic econom progress commiss consid reim ii agreement produc improv fulfil prerequisit exempt articl ec treati articl eea agreement improv consider increas correl termin due parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail improv qualiti servic cross border mail cost base termin due reim ii agreement effect increas correl termin due parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail termin due cover cost loss incur deliv incom cross border mail cover make profit gener domest mail outgo cross border mail servic postal oper entitl receiv remuner deliveri cross border mail cover cost caus activ move cost base system postal oper maintain improv servic incom cross border mail deliveri light data cost provid parti commiss acknowledg arrang termin due supplementari agreement increas correl parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail remuner receiv provis servic quot price freez quot provis multilater natur reim ii agreement mean termin due agre parti fix relat parti cost process deliv incom cross border mail consequ averag parti cost individu cost assess extent termin due fix relat cost process deliv incom cross border mail light matter refer recit commiss consid applic quot price freez quot claus event end consid inconsist analysi correl reim ii termin due parti cost improv qualiti servic main improv produc reim ii agreement observ increas qualiti cross border mail servic notabl deliveri incom cross border mail link termin due payabl receiv parti improv qualiti servic strong incent improv servic qualiti receiv parti onlyclaim higher termin due parti itmanag meet qualiti servic target set reim ii agreement receiv parti meet target penalti consider reduc termin due entitl data gather proceed show exempt decis qualiti servic deliveri incom cross border mail parti improv substanti question improv qualiti servic cross border mail implement reim ii agreement notabl improv qualiti domest mail deliveri data show entri forc reim ii agreement qualiti servic cross border mail improv qualiti servic domest mail cross border letter deliv dai post figur risen time paragraph articl postal direct member state lai qualiti standard nation mail ensur compat laid intra commun cross border servic period reim ii agreement appli cross border mail achiev qualiti servic substanti higher impos postal direct respect domest cross border mail conclus confirm data qualiti servic provid parti data show period qualiti servic deliveri incom cross border mail reach member state level impos postal direct specif qualiti servic target set level access essenc level access mail treat domest mail qualiti servic target domest mail equal applic relev incom cross border mail addit reim ii idm agreement introduc qualiti standard deliveri intern direct mail reim ii agreement stimul improv outgo cross border mail qualiti articl renotifi reim ii agreement oblig send oper effort afford outgo prioriti mail qualiti servic conform standard set annex agreement pursuant provis parti aim achiev standard outgo prioriti cross border mail arriv receiv oper offic exchang work dai post send parti benefit consum improv refer recit qualiti servic cross border mail oblig parti give access compet postal oper reim ii termin due discriminatori condit benefici consum reason commiss consid reim ii agreement consum fair share benefit result reduc cross subsidis extent increas termin due result remuner closer actual cost deliv mail reim ii agreement entail reduct cross subsidis user domest mail outgo cross border mail longer lesser extent contribut cost deliv incom cross border mail ppo adjust tariff domest mail outgo cross border mail increas qualiti servic termin due increas qualiti servic improv increas tariff cross border mail due increas termin due accompani improv servic render mainten qualiti level achiev consum expect fair share benefit qualiti servic improv low cost altern termin due bulk mail reim ii agreement possibl reduc financi impact level access idm agreement level termin due establish pursuant reim ii agreement percentag domest tariff prioriti mail level access offer possibl benefit reduc domest tariff bulk mail level mail treat domest mail possibl signific bulk mail item newspap commiss investig regard level access shown applic level access expect reason appear long termin due compar low incent send ppo custom avail level access period previou exempt forc termin due paid parti remain low limit impos exempt decis applic penalti volum cross border bulk mail make level access progress rise million item million item million item commiss consid level access implement properli constitut viabl costli altern termin due deliveri cross border bulk mail altern contribut substanti pass consum benefit reim ii agreement appear make grant present exempt depend satisfactori level access grant parti parti compet postal oper term set exempt decis address commiss concern lack harmonis domest product bulk mail parti sign reim ii idm agreement januari idm agreement introduc harmonis product bulk mail sold reim ii countri idm agreement applic part bulk mail volum direct mail estim parti million item reim ii parti receiv incom level mail reim ii parti direct mail item commiss consid implement idm agreement effect applic level access constitut low price altern termin due consum substanti share benefit produc reim ii agreement parti access termin due explain detail recit commiss consid exempt grant reim ii agreement parti postal oper compet parti outgo cross border mail market reim ii countri grant access reim ii termin due discriminatori condit main reason consider exempt reim ii agreement avoid import price discrimin detriment parti result substanti elimin competit recent liberalis market outgo cross border mail forward parti posit compet parti outgo mail reim ii countri insuffici competit pressur exist ultim result detriment situat consum contrari parti access reim ii termin due discriminatori condit strengthen likelihood effect price price competit parti oper pai lower price deliveri incom cross border mail item choic consum enrich offer attract price price issu parti oper compet aggress order enter market indispens common level termin due order qualifi exempt pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement restrict competit indispens attain relev object presuppos level termin due agre parti reflect actual deliveri cost explain exempt decis reim ii agreement establish direct link termin due actual cost express termin due percentag domest tariff commiss consid conclus agreement set termin due percentag domest tariff condit parti continu indispens order attain benefit aim parti parti conclud bilater agreement termin due appear agreement attain quickli effici benefit term qualiti servic improv present agreement produc commiss accept conclus reim ii agreement consid indispens attain object pursu verifi level termin due agre indispens respect exempt decis commiss consid due lack cost account system enabl calcul precis cost servic parti prove domest tariff correspond cost deliv incom cross border mail exempt decis parti develop cost account system collect elabor account data cost incom cross border mail deliveri cost data provid parti show approxim half parti cost revenu ratio lower take account element commiss consid parti fail demonstr domest tariff suffici accur approxim cost deliv incom cross border mail increas termin due indispens achiev posit effect reim ii agreement expect produc hand commiss accept level termin due averag oper cover cost deliveri increas correl termin due parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail improv reim ii agreement produc commiss consid justifi parti appli period cover present exempt termin due averag weight averag parti cost entir period commiss acknowledg import invest made parti order meet qualiti target set reim ii agreement invest averag increas cost deliveri incom cross border mail final commiss recognis termin due set supplementari agreement gross valu appli subject substanti reduct penalti appli regard applic penalti system exclud parti applic full termin due set reim ii agreement light matter set recit commiss consid termin due level set supplementari agreement indispens order achiev increas qualiti servic increas correl termin due parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail quot geograph coverag quot claus renotifi reim ii agreement quot geograph coverag quot claus parti domest market liberalis prove geograph structur incom mail send ppo chang extent percentag domest tariff reim ii agreement insuffici meet cost incur parti deliveri mail parti renegoti termin due paid send ppo provis aim avoid imbal termin due receiv deliv ppo cost deliveri incom cross border mail imbal reduc correl cost receiv ppo remuner receiv elimin major improv produc reim ii agreement place imbal effect increas univers servic burden receiv ppo possibl threaten abil fulfil univers postal servic oblig commiss consid extent condit renegoti termin due met termin due proportion geograph cost structur mail deliv invok parti quot geograph coverag quot claus indispens attain improv produc reim ii agreement elimin competit reim ii agreement open univers servic provid mean postal oper bar signatori agreement reim ii agreement prevent parti enter ident similar agreement termin due parti parti state intent conclud agreement restrict competit reim ii parti outgo cross border mail reim ii countri result commonli agre level termin due discrimin claus contain articl reim ii agreement risk agreement elimin competit substanti part market outgo cross border mail reim ii countri amend direct legal open competit outgo cross border mail member state januari access deliveri servic equival favour term receiv countri privat competitor unabl compet price send reim ii parti outgo cross border mail reim ii countri present privat oper compet reim ii parti market outgo cross border mail altern turn mail send ppo countri origin pai full intern tariff transport mail receiv countri mail hand incumb reim ii parti full domest tariff paid remov nation monopoli outgo cross border mail allow reim ii parti deni competitor access discriminatori term deliveri incom cross border mail negat procompetit impact market open outgo cross border mail competit parti agreement elimin sever curtail exempt depend intens parti competit parti grant access termin due reim ii term compet postal oper difficult imposs compet price parti market outgo cross border mail reim ii countri pai domest tariff countri deliveri full intern tariff countri origin word price parti pai deliveri exce price reim ii parti insuffici competit pressur parti neutralis neg effect elimin competit reim ii parti order creat viabl competit altern parti outgo cross border mail reim ii countri compet postal oper grant equal access termin due applic parti absenc opportun reim ii parti restrict effect reim ii agreement outgo cross border mail market result elimin competit mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement exempt grant respect reim ii agreement reim ii postal oper grant access incom cross border mail deliveri provid reim ii parti condit discriminatori compar offer parti termin due condit offer parti postal oper offer reim ii parti analysi appli cross border mail defin section market definit cross border mail servic distinct separ domest mail consequ analysi appli event parti oper request domest mail deliv termin due rate mention recit parti access reim ii termin due discriminatori condit remuner deliveri outgo cross border mail convei oper treat similar basi reim ii parti mean unjustifi differ treatment parti appli parti line requir commiss consid justifi order access reim ii termin due parti postal oper compli oper requir set reim ii agreement commiss consid justifi termin due payabl parti postal oper case exce payabl parti case parti demonstr cost administ reim ii cost set oper qualiti servic monitor system extra cost incur accept mail item upu member cost cover termin due paid send oper case parti demonstr cost handl mail item forward parti postal oper exce cost handl mail forward parti conclus articl treati articl eea agreement reason set recit commiss consid requir exempt pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement fulfil provid condit met durat exempt condit requir impos commiss articl regul decis applic articl treati issu period condit oblig attach thereto durat exempt decis commiss limit durat exempt decemb order make exempt period end final increas termin due domest tariff implement reason commiss insuffici evid termin due increas level domest tariff enabl parti cover cost present case parti cost commiss exempt cover longer period time previou exempt grant period year date expiri previou exempt exempt period commenc januari end decemb amend reim ii agreement request commiss level termin due commiss conclus parti fail demonstr domest tariff suffici accur approxim cost deliv incom cross border mail commiss consid articl reim ii agreement amend termin due prioriti mail appli period exempt orient weight averag parti cost deliveri inbound cross border mail period januari decemb parti amend reim ii agreement respect discuss commiss januari parti sign supplementari agreement refer supplementari agreement amend annex notifi reim ii agreement durat transit period level termin due appli transit period prolong decemb termin due appli januari end transit period amend respect commiss consid gradual progress increas termin due smoother solut abrupt increas commiss evalu correl termin due parti cost regard period exempt respect commiss acknowledg averag rate appli entir year period correspond weight averag parti cost deliveri inbound cross border mail revis cost data provid parti regard deliveri incom cross border mail data qualiti servic achiev parti commiss consid averag termin due applic exempt period correspond weight averag parti cost inbound deliveri cross border mail commiss account termin due level set supplementari agreement gross valu termin due payabl subject substanti reduct penalti appli conclus commiss consid termin due set supplementari agreement correspond suffici accur approxim parti cost condit light analysi develop section applic articl ec treati articl eea agreement commiss consid applic articl regul exempt grant respect reim ii agreement provid condit met discriminatori parti access commiss consid liberalis outgo cross border mail mechan contain reim ii agreement remuner deliveri incom cross border mail lead price discrimin favour parti detriment parti oper carri outgo cross border mail reim ii countri pursuant articl reim ii agreement reim ii parti countri deliveri charg reim ii termin due deliveri mail item forward reim ii parti parti oper engag forward outgo cross border mail pai full domest tariff deliveri mail item countri destin light matter refer recit seq commiss consid reim ii parti provid parti postal oper compet reim ii parti provis outgo cross border mail servic reim ii countri deliveri incom cross border mail countri termin due condit discriminatori compar reim ii parti offer reim ii parti i sender countri detail descript reim ii parti grant parti access order compli condit set annex level access refer exempt decis exist viabl low cost altern termin due level access consider import consum direct mail type commerci mail account import part cross border mail enabl send parti benefit deliv oper domest tariff mail essenti balanc neg effect reim ii agreement investig carri shown level access increasingli sought level termin due rise commiss consid includ decis requir exempt decis regard level access order facilit level access access request parti parti postal oper parti relax domest condit rule justifi practic bar access domest rate power parti effort vi vi relev nation author remov rule order ensur parti compli requir grant parti postal oper effect level access make exempt subject condit effect commiss conclus addit applic level access increas degre harmonis cross border bulk mail exchang reim ii countri concern commiss consid respect part bulk mail fall definit quot direct mail quot contain postal direct idm product consid viabl expens altern termin due level access deliveri intern direct mail idm condit special bulk mail rate parti offer framework reim ii agreement offer discriminatori condit parti postal oper compet parti outgo cross border mail reim ii countri reim ii countri commiss consid measur relat level access idm product provid parti competitor outgo cross border mail market low cost altern reim ii termin due order ensur parti compli requir make exempt subject condit effect decis prejudic applic articl treati articl eea agreement adopt decis articl exempt pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement provis articl treati articl eea agreement declar inapplic reim ii remuner mandatori deliveri cross border mail agreement amend time supplementari agreement januari januari decemb exempt provid paragraph subject complianc condit set articl articl level access reim ii parti parti reim ii agreement step order grant effect access gener domest rate countri deliveri level access order facilit access parti relax domest rule parti rule justifi practic prevent parti level access power relax domest rule parti effort vi vi relev nation author remov rule articl discriminatori parti access reim ii termin due condit parti grant parti postal oper compet parti provis outgo cross border mail servic reim ii countri access termin due special arrang condit appli parti accord annex articl gt tabl gt brussel octob commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj commiss decis ec case comp reim ii oj ppo corpor govern depart primari oblig provid univers postal servic nation territori unitari price oblig provid intern postal servic pass intern mail ppo countri distribut abroad deliv incom intern mail context notifi agreement ppo refer public privat postal oper subject univers deliveri servic oblig articl exempt decis op cit oj swiss post notifi parti sign notif commiss oj oj univers postal convent agre sign govern upu congress concern format singl postal territori freedom transit standardis postag rate institut arbitr proceed establish termin due upu found form framework postal relat member upu organis govern recognis special agenc unit nation recit exempt decis cept restrict subgroup upu brought regul oper european postal telecommun author septemb major reform cept undertaken cept adopt constitut reserv membership regulatori author oper creat organis posteurop cept system account total weight number item payment base rate item rate kilogram recognis composit mail direct differ composit recit exempt decis judgment court justic join case deutsch post ag gz gesellschaft für zahlungssystem mbh gz deutsch post ag citicorp kartenservic gmbh ecr paragraph articl upu convent fix ceil charg gram letter domest servic explan reim agreement detail descript reim ii agreement notifi commiss set recit exempt decis view discount grant end footnot deutsch post ag post italian spa reach full level paragraph annex reim ii agreement amend articl fourth supplementari agreement deutsch post ag continu grant discount agre supplementari agreement decemb post italian spa agre give discount date paragraph annex reim ii agreement amend fourth supplementari agreement articl reim ii agreement amend articl fourth supplementari agreement section bag bulk mail addresse supplementari agreement amend transit period termin due appli section quot latest arriv time quot latest accept time touchdown permit deliveri airmail item work dai intern post corpor compani own number ppo includ europ reim ii parti ppo netherland cypru norwai europ ppo usa australia canada ipc administr practic servic reim ii parti unex qualiti servic measur system serv basi reim ii qualiti target determin penalti oper ipc qualiti servic target incom cross border mail deliv dai actual result mail deliv time target reach loss qualiti figur rang penalti percentag point accru penalti termin due payabl mean deliv ppo concern allow charg full termin due entitl termin due level amount domest rate ppo receiv termin due amount domest rate articl reim ii agreement interpret claus parti commiss investig articl exempt decis state quot order facilit access parti relax domest condit parti rule justifi practic bar parti access domest rate power effort vi vi relev nation author remov rule quot articl exempt decis cost revenu ratio ratio express percentag averag cost deliv incom cross border mail item standard tariff domest mail item articl exempt decis oblig parti provid annual report issu includ inform implement level access articl postal direct articl reim ii agreement notifi june section elimin competit agreement sign la post de post belgium royal mail uk post ireland parti signatori reim ii agreement amend fourth supplementari agreement implement cover exempt grant decis except royal mail group plc post intern direct mail idm parti cross border mail product renotifi reim ii agreement refer articl upu convent sign supplementari agreement refer upu convent sign upu convent articl articl section figur base analysi data incom outgo cross border mail volum provid parti answer commiss formal request inform august commiss decis ec case comp deutsch post ag intercept cross border mail oj deutsch post ii recit commiss decis case tnt canada post dbp postdienst la post ptt post sweden post case iv ptt post tnt gd net case iv ptt post tnt gd express worldwid case iv deutsch post dhl recit postal direct decis deutsch post ii recit footnot recit recit articl reim ii agreement sourc parti answer commiss formal request inform august recit exempt decis decison deutsch post ii recit recit exempt decis tabl annex sourc unex offici end end result europ annex postal direct fact reim contribut improv qualiti servic cross border mail specif acknowledg quot studi impact aspect applic direct ec postal sector quot conduct omega partner commiss august annex decis target slightli lower greec iceland portug spain section increas tariff decid nation regul basi circumst increas termin due recit valid circumst increas tariff causal link increas termin due recit exempt decis parti access level rate necessit access parti ipc databas tariff condit relev level access made recit recit exempt decis relev data gather parti answer commiss request inform receiv septemb weight averag obtain multipli cost revenu ratio parti weight factor obtain basi volum incom cross border mail process calcul averag section articl reim ii agreement amend articl fourth supplementari agreement articl reim ii agreement amend fourth supplementari agreement except sweden altern provid deliveri servic commiss decis eec case iv rockwel iveco oj judgment court justic case metro sb grossmärkt commiss ecr paragraph commiss decis ec case iv grundig ec distribut system oj recit section cost data question gather answer commiss request inform august make refer parti cost deliveri incom cross border mail parti cost data submit commiss includ profit margin articl reim ii agreement oblig parti grant access parti annex qualiti servic improv busi secret gt tabl gt annex ii parti cost revenu ratio gt tabl gt annex iii structur outgo cross border mail market data contain tabl contain busi secret annex notif relat year gt tabl gt annex iv structur incom cross border mail market data contain tabl contain busi secret annex notif relat year gt tabl gt annex discriminatori parti access reim ii parti provid parti postal oper compet reim ii parti provis outgo cross border mail servic reim ii countri deliveri inbound cross border mail countri termin due condit discriminatori compar reim ii parti offer reim ii parti sender countri oblig limit mail sender reim ii countri request parti postal oper entitl provid outgo cross border mail servic domest rule applic sender countri provid outbound cross border mail liberalis mail item question countri mail produc transit ii competitor reim ii parti provis servic iii enter agreement deliv reim ii parti pursuant agre compli reim oper condit requir includ particip qualiti servic measur system pai termin due offer reim ii parti sender countri share cost administ reim extra cost incur handl mail compar mail reim parti pai deliv reim ii parti domest rate mail item tender oblig fall except set request post adequ secur payment endeavour provid specimen larger quantiti busi mail item respect reserv area reim ii parti provid incom reserv mail deliv reim ii parti oblig appli domest mail oblig appli mail item sender resid countri deliv reim ii parti post post foreign countri object benefit lower rate oblig limit present futur case law court justic except oblig appli mail item made sender countri resid carri frontier mail item made foreign countri condit parti access appli special arrang tariff rate appli reim ii parti contain agreement true condit access level rate deliveri cross border direct mail accord reim ii idm agreement rate made parti oper compet reim ii parti provis outgo cross border mail servic reim ii countri condit discriminatori compar deliv reim ii parti offer reim ii parti sender countri unex diagnost