The European Union pursues its policy of gradually liberalising the postal sector. The purpose of Community policy is to complete the internal market for postal services and to ensure, through an appropriate regulatory framework, that efficient, reliable and good-quality postal services are available throughout the European Union to all its citizens at affordable prices.
Any natural or legal person who handles postal items must be in possession of a document attesting that he complies with the legal and regulatory conditions to do so. Depending on the services provided, this will be a licence (non-reserved universal postal service) or a declaration (other postal services).
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Postal sector> Regulation
The Institute is in charge of delivering these documents and monitoring the operating conditions and more largely the observance of legislation and the regulation of the postal sector.