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STATISTICS IN THE LIGHT OF PREPERATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW POSTAL DIRECTIVE Radenci; 7 – 9 November 2005. EU Postal Policy. Establishing a regulatory framework. A universal service for all EU citizens. Implementing the internal postal market. Developement of Postal Policy:
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STATISTICS IN THE LIGHT OF PREPERATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW POSTAL DIRECTIVERadenci; 7 – 9 November 2005
EU Postal Policy • Establishing a regulatory framework. • A universal service for all EU citizens. • Implementing the internal postal market. Developement of Postal Policy: • 1997: Postal Directive 97/67/EC • 2002: Postal Directive 2002/39/EC • 2006: Legal monopoly will be reduce • 2007: New Postal Directive • 2009: Establishment of internal market in postal services
Postal Statistics in EU • Postal statistics were collected: • until 2003: EUROSTAT. • 2003 – 2005: not collected. • from 2005: Commission EU - EUROSTAT - CERP • New statistical system: • Covering all relevant activities. • Sufficiently harmonized among EU. • Suited to monitor the regulatory evolutions of the postal market. • Useful for all market players.
Problems during collecting postal statistical data • Legal basis for collecting data • Question of confidentiality • Definition of postal products and services
Legal basis for collecting data Article 42 of Postal Services Act: “Everyone providing postal services shall be obliged to submit to the Agency, at its request, to the extent and/or including details, as it may require, data, information, financial and other reports which the Agency needs in order to fulfil its obligations and to report to international organisations in accordance with international acts valid in the Republic of Slovenia.”
Question of confidentiality • Statistical Confidentiality is subject to nationalregulation. • How to avoide confidentiality issues: • Secure Servers • Tough access control • No data sending by email but need to use a secure • channel • Eurostat not allowed to give confidential data to anybody, • even the EU Commission • Neither Eurostat nor NRAs are allowed to publish • confidential data
GENERAL SCOPE OF THE STATISTICAL SYSTEM TELECOMMUNICATION OTHER Collection from the sender’s Post-office MARKET SERVICES Hybrid mail: counter Delivery from PO boxes to addressee’s services Electronic transmission postal service Document exchange services Mailbox rentals services Single clearance, and/or sorting Standard letter-post service CEP and other core services Including registered mail, - Courier services - Express services insured mail - Parcels services SCOPE OF THE STATISTICAL SYSTEM - Non standard services clearance + sorting + transport + delivery CORE MARKET postal items (addressed items) Letters and postcards Direct mail Other letter-post items Parcels Unaddressed items handled by providers of postal and related services Upper weight/size limits for parcels Unaddressed items handled by non-postal operators TRANSPORT Single transport ADVERTISING MARKET Mail preparation services MARKET of postal items General scope of the statistical system
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