제16163호                              관                보                   2006. 1. 3. (화요일)

    administration, other service or a                   quality and affordable prices, taking into
    combination of the two) participating in             account both the needs of the population
    the sea conveyance of parcels.                       and their national conditions.
Article 2                                            3 Member countries shall ensure that the
Designation of the entity or entities                    offers of postal services and quality
responsible for fulfilling the obligations               standards will be achieved by the operators
arising from adherence to the Convention                 responsible for providing the universal
1 Member countries shall notify the                      postal service.
  International Bureau, within six months of         4 Member countries shall ensure that the
  the end of Congress, of the name and                   universal postal service is provided on a
  address     of    the    governmental     body         viable basis, thus guaranteeing its
  responsible for overseeing postal affairs.             sustainability.
  Within six months of the end of Congress,          Article 4
  member countries shall also provide the            Freedom of transit
  International Bureau with the name and             1 The principle of the freedom of transit is set
  address of the operator or operators                   forth in article 1 of the Constitution. It shall
  officially designated to operate postal                carry with it the obligation for each postal
  services and to fulfil the obligations arising         administration to forward always by the
  from the Acts of the Union on their                    quickest routes and the most secure means
  territory. Between Congresses, changes in              which it uses for its own items, closed mails
  the governmental bodies and the officially             and d couvert letter-post items which are
  designated operators shall be notified to the          passed to it by another administration. This
  International Bureau as soon as possible.              principle shall also apply to missent items
Article 3                                                or mails.
Universal postal service                             2 Member countries which do not participate
1 In order to support the concept of the single          in the exchange of letters containing
  postal territory of the Union, member                  perishable     biological    substances      or
  countries        shall    ensure   that     all        radioactive substances shall have the option
  users/customers enjoy the right to a                   of not admitting these items in transit d
  universal postal service involving the                 couvert through their territory. The same
  permanent provision of quality basic postal            shall apply to letter-post items other than
  services at all points in their territory, at          letters, postcards and literature for the
  affordable prices.                                     blind. It shall also apply to printed papers,
2 With this aim in view, member countries                periodicals, magazines, small packets and
  shall set forth, within the framework of               M bags the content of which does not
  their national postal legislation or by other          satisfy the legal requirements governing the
  customary means, the scope of the postal               conditions of their publication or circulation
  services offered and the requirement for               in the country crossed.

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