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Universal Postal Convention

PART

I

RULES APPLICABLE IN COMMON THROUGHOUT THE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE

SOLE

CHAPTER

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article

1 Definitions

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2 Designation of the entity or entities responsible for fulfilling the obligations arising from adherence to the Convention

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3 Universal postal service

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4 Freedom of transit

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5 Ownership of postal items. Withdrawal from the post. Alteration or correction of address. Redirection. Return to sender of undeliverable items

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6 Charges

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7 Exemption from postal charges

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8 Postage stamps

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9 Postal security

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10 Sustainable development

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11 Violations

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12 Processing of personal data

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PART

II

RULES APPLICABLE TO LETTER POST AND POSTAL PARCELS

CHAPTER

1 PROVISION OF SERVICES

Article

13 Basic services

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14 Classification of letter-post items based on their formats

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15 Supplementary services

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16 EMS and integrated logistics

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17 Electronic postal services

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18 Items not admitted. Prohibitions

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19 Inquiries

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20 Customs control. Customs duty and other fees

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21 Exchange of closed mails with military units

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22 Quality of service standards and targets

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CHAPTER

2 LIABILITY

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23 Liability of designated operators. Indemnities

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24 Non-liability of member countries and designated operators

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25 Sender’s liability

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26 Payment of indemnity

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27 Possible recovery of the indemnity from the sender or the addressee

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3 PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO LETTER POST

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28 Posting abroad of letter-post items

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PART

III

REMUNERATION

CHAPTER

1 PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO LETTER POST

Article

29 Terminal dues. General provisions

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30 Terminal dues. Provisions applicable to mail flows between designated operators of countries in the target system

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31 Terminal dues. Provisions applicable to mail flows to, from and between designated operators of countries in the transitional system

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32 Quality of Service Fund

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33 Transit charges

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2 OTHER PROVISIONS

Article

34 Basic rates and provisions concerning air conveyance dues

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35 Parcel post land and sea rates

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36 Authority of the Postal Operations Council to fix charges and rates

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37 Provisions specific to the settlement of accounts and payments for international postal exchanges

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PART

IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article

38 Conditions for approval of proposals concerning the Convention and the Regulations

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39 Reservations at Congress

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40 Entry into force and duration of the Convention

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Final Protocol to the Universal Postal Convention

Article

I

Ownership of postal items. Withdrawal from the post. Alteration or correction of address

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Article

II

Charges

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Article

III

Exception to the exemption of items for the blind from postal charges

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Article

IV

Postage stamps

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Article

V

Basic services

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Article

VI

Advice of delivery

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Article

VII

Prohibitions (letter post)

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Article

VIII

Prohibitions (postal parcels)

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Article

IX

Articles subject to customs duty

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Article

X

Inquiries

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Article

XI

Presentation-to-Customs charge

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Article

XII

Posting abroad of letter-post items

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Article

XIII

Basic rates and provisions concerning air conveyance dues

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Article

XIV

Exceptional inward land rates

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Article

XV

Special tariffs

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Article

XVI

Authority of the Postal Operations Council to fix charges and rates

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