Legal act:
Directive 97/67/EC

Amendments:
Directive 2008/6/EC
Directive 2002/39/EC

Consolidated act:
27/02/2008 of Directive 97/67/EC
27/02/2008 of Directive 2008/6/EC
5/07/2002 of Directive 2002/39/EC (Languages available: LV, SK)

Objective and scope

This Directive establishes common rules concerning:

• the provision of a universal postal service within the Community,
• the criteria defining the services which may be reserved for universal service providers and the condi- ( tions governing the provision of non-reserved services,
• tariff principles and transparency of accounts for universal service provision,
• the setting of quality standards for universal service provision and the setting-up of a system to ensure compliance with those standards,
• the harmonisation of technical standards,
• the creation of independent national regulatory authorities.