UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION.docVIP

UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION Contents Part I Rules applicable in common throughout the international postal service Sole chapter General provisions Art 1 Definitions 2 Designation of the entity or entities responsible for fulfilling theobligations arising from adherence to the Convention 3 Universal postal service 4 Freedom of transit 5 Ownership of postal items.Withdrawal from the Post. Alteration or correction of address. Redirection. Return to sender of undeliverable items 6 Charges 7 Exemption from postal charges 8 Postage stamps 9 Postal security 10 Environment 11 Violations Part II Rules applicable to letter post and postal parcels Chapter 1 Provision of services 12 Basic services 13 Supplementary services 14 Electronic mail, EMS integratedlogistics and new services 15 Items not admitted. Prohibitions 16 Admissible radioactive materials and biological materials 17 Inquiries 18 Customs control. Customs duty and other fees 19 Exchange of closed mails withmilitary units 20 Quality-of-service standards and targets Chapter 2 Liability 21 Liability of postal administrations. Indemnities 22 Non-liability of postal administrations 23 Senders liability 24 Payment of indemnity 25 Possible recovery of the indemnity from the sender or the addressee 26 Reciprocity applicable toreservations concerning liability Chapter 3 Provisions specific to letter post 27 Posting abroad of letter-post items Part III Remuneration Chapter 1 Provisions specific to letter post 28 Terminal dues. General provisions 29 Terminal dues. Provisions applicable to exchanges between countries in the target system 30 Terminal dues. Provisions applicable to flows to, from and betweencountries in the transitional system 31 Quality of Service Fund 32 Transit charges Chapter 2 Other provisions 33 Basic rates and provisions concerning air conveyance dues 34 Parcel post land and sea rates 35 Authority of the POC to fix charges and rates Part IV Fin