direct ec european parliament council june amend direct ec regard open competit commun postal servic european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl articl articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati resolut februari develop commun postal servic council identifi main object commun postal polici reconcili further gradual control liberalis postal market durabl guarante provis univers servic direct ec european parliament council decemb common rule develop intern market commun postal servic improv qualiti servic establish regulatori framework postal sector commun level includ measur guarante univers servic set maximum limit postal servic member state reserv univers servic provid view mainten univers servic timet decis make open market competit purpos creat singl market postal servic articl treati highlight place occupi servic gener econom interest share valu union role promot social territori cohes state care servic oper basi principl condit enabl fulfil mission european parliament resolut januari februari european postal servic highlight social econom import postal servic maintain high qualiti univers servic measur area design social task commun pursuant articl treati high level employ social protect achiev object rural postal network inter alia mountain island region plai essenti role integr busi nation global economi maintain cohes social employ term rural mountain island region rural post offic mountain island region provid essenti infrastructur network afford univers access telecommun technolog european council meet lisbon march set presid conclus decis appli postal servic action request commiss council member state accord respect power request action set end strategi remov barrier postal servic speed liberalis area postal servic state aim achiev fulli oper market servic lisbon european council consid essenti framework intern market knowledg base economi full account treati provis relat servic gener econom interest undertak entrust oper servic commiss undertaken review commun postal sector includ commiss studi econom social technolog develop sector consult extens interest parti commun postal sector requir modern regulatori framework aim enhanc intern market postal servic increas competit enabl postal sector integr altern method commun qualiti servic provid demand user improv basic aim safeguard durabl provis univers servic match standard qualiti defin member state accord articl direct ec consist basi commun secur area possibl reserv servic maintain time condit high effici ensur suffici degre freedom provid servic increas demand postal sector predict medium term offset loss market share univers servic provid incur result market open safeguard univers servic factor bring chang affect employ postal sector technolog develop market pressur effici gain import remain factor chang market open plai promin part market open expand size postal market reduct staff level univers servic provid due measur anticip offset result growth employ privat oper market entrant provid commun level timet gradual control open letter market competit univers servic provid suffici time put place measur modernis restructur requir ensur long term viabil market condit period time need enabl member state adapt regulatori system open environ provid step step approach market open consist intermedi step repres signific control open market review propos confirm date full accomplish intern market postal servic determin relev altern step light review result ensur phase market open substanti natur achiev practic member state whilst ensur continu univers servic gener reduct gram gram weight limit servic reserv univers servic provid combin open outgo cross border mail fulli competit except extent ensur provis univers servic repres simpl control phase signific commun item ordinari correspond weigh gram gram repres averag approxim total postal revenu univers servic provid correspond item ordinari correspond weigh gram gram whilst item outward cross border correspond gram weight limit repres averag total postal revenu univers servic provid price limit servic capabl reserv half time public tariff item correspond weight step fastest standard categori combin gram gram weight limit applic direct mail repres member state dynam grow market substanti growth prospect remain member state consider potenti growth direct mail larg open competit member state improv servic flexibl price result competit improv posit direct mail versu altern commun media turn lead postal item addit spin strengthen posit postal industri extent ensur provis univers servic provid direct mail continu reserv weight price limit outgo cross border mail repres averag total postal revenu open part market member state except ensur provis univers servic postal oper collect sort transport outgo cross border mail open incom cross border mail competit circumvent gram gram limit reloc post proport bulk domest mail make effect unpredict identifi origin item correspond present addit enforc difficulti gram gram weight limit item ordinari incom cross border correspond direct mail ordinari domest correspond practic present risk circumvent artifici increas weight individu item correspond set timet aim step full accomplish intern market postal servic import long term viabil univers servic continu develop modern effici post continu provid possibl member state reserv postal servic univers servic provid arrang enabl univers servic provid complet process adapt oper human resourc condit greater competit upset financi equilibrium jeopardis safeguard univers servic defin weight price limit servic appli provid review decis confirm date full accomplish intern market postal servic determin relev altern step light review result measur adopt member state includ establish compens fund chang oper implement payment involv aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev mean articl treati necessit prior notif commiss pursuant articl thereof concept licens competitor univers servic area combin requir oblig license contribut provis univers servic direct ec establish member state design nation regulatori author postal sector legal separ operation independ postal oper view dynam european postal market import role nation regulatori author plai acknowledg further task ensur reserv servic respect member state reserv servic articl direct ec member state object direct nation regulatori author link introduct licenc requir consum license servic transpar simpl inexpens procedur deal complaint relat servic univers servic provid oper hold authoris includ individu licenc holder procedur user postal servic univers servic procedur includ procedur determin respons case loss damag mail item univers servic provid provid servic busi custom consolid mail custom bulk mailer enabl enter mail stream point condit comparison standard letter servic univers servic provid compli principl transpar discrimin parti parti univers servic provid suppli equival servic servic privat custom post similar condit discrimin provis servic order european parliament council inform develop intern market postal servic commiss regularli submit report institut applic direct postpon decemb date expiri direct ec authoris procedur establish member state complianc direct ec affect date direct ec amend direct prejudic applic treati rule competit freedom provid servic explain notic commiss applic competit rule postal sector assess state measur relat postal servic adopt direct articl direct ec amend articl replac quot articl 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 case free postal servic blind partial sight person except weight price restrict permit extent ensur provis univers servic direct mail continu reserv weight price limit extent ensur provis univers servic sector postal activ liberalis specif characterist postal servic member state outgo cross border mail continu reserv weight price limit document exchang reserv commiss finalis prospect studi assess member state impact univers servic full accomplish postal intern market base studi conclus commiss submit decemb report european parliament council accompani propos confirm date full accomplish postal intern market determin step light studi conclus quot indent ad articl quot univers servic provid appli special tariff servic busi bulk mailer consolid mail custom appli principl transpar discrimin regard tariff condit tariff account avoid cost compar standard servic cover complet rang featur offer clearanc transport sort deliveri individu postal item condit appli equal parti parti univers servic provid suppli equival servic tariff privat custom post similar condit cross subsidis univers servic reserv sector revenu servic reserv sector prohibit extent shown strictli fulfil specif univers servic oblig impos competit area member state reserv servic rule adopt effect nation regulatori author inform commiss measur quot subparagraph articl replac quot member state ensur transpar simpl inexpens procedur drawn deal user complaint case involv loss theft damag complianc servic qualiti standard includ procedur determin respons li case oper involv member state provid principl appli beneficiari servic scope univers servic defin articl scope univers servic defin articl provid univers servic provid member state adopt measur ensur procedur refer subparagraph enabl disput settl fairli promptli provis warrant system reimburs compens quot subparagraph articl replac quot nation regulatori author task ensur complianc oblig aris direct establish control specif procedur ensur reserv servic respect charg ensur complianc competit rule postal sector quot articl replac quot articl prejudic articl year occas decemb commiss submit report european parliament council applic direct includ inform develop sector econom social employ technolog aspect qualiti servic report accompani propos european parliament council quot articl replac quot articl provis direct except articl expir decemb decid accord articl authoris procedur articl affect date quot articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct decemb forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public member state determin refer made member state commun commiss text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state luxembourg june european parliament presid cox council presid piqué camp oj 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