Summary

Postal Regulation
The postal sector is changing fast. As the traditional market enters a steep decline, e-commerce is driving rapid and unprecedented growth in parcel delivery - all of which has an impact on the way the sector is regulated.

At Cullen International, we provide independent and expert insight into the past, present and future of EU postal regulation. Subscribe to our intelligence services, and we’ll help you to stay informed as the sector evolves and to understand how that evolution affects you.

General Topics Covered

Universal service obligations

Use our Postal service to stay informed on the steps taken by regulators to maintain the sustainability of the universal service despite the decline in traditional postal volumes. Track and compare different national regimes, and anticipate new rules and reforms on an EU level. Topics covered include :

•     The Postal Services Directive
•     Universal service scope and changes
•     Price caps
•     Funding

E-commerce

E-commerce has led to rapid growth in the parcel sector, driving providers to innovate and diversify to rise to new challenges and meet changing consumer expectations. As national and EU-level regulation enters the picture, our intelligence services provide an essential independent resource on this transformative trend. Topics covered include:

•     Horizontal consumer protection rules
•     New postal sector rules on parcel delivery
•     Alternative means of delivery
•     VAT and customs

Topical coverage

EU level

• Postal Services Directives
• Cross-border parcel regulation
• EU rules on delivery of goods online
• VAT for cross-border e-commerce
• State aid decisions
• ERGP
• European Parliament questions
• Postal studies
• Customs rules
• UPU

National level

• Licensing and authorisation
• Universal service
• Modernising the USO
• Calculation of USO net cost
• USO funding
• Downstream access
• Price controls
• Terminal dues
• Post office networks
• Quality of service
• Public service obligations
• Labour related regulation
• NRA powers
• End user regulations
• Postal consumers’ needs

Geographic scope
EU-level and national level in 17 European countries:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK

Related services
• Competition
• Digital Economy Europe

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Deliverables

• News alerts
  • • Flash Messages - News alerts covering EU and national level developments on key regulatory issues in the postal and parcel delivery sectors.
• Monitoring
  • • Trackers - Overview and status of the main EU initiatives affecting the postal and parcel delivery sectors, tracking ongoing developments, such as the EU Commission’s forthcoming review and evaluation of the postal regulatory framework.
• Comparison
  • • Benchmarks - More than 30 comparative tables benchmarking specific regulatory topics across the countries studied.
• Tools
  • • Legislation Navigator - Allowing easy access and comparison of EU postal legislation.
• Client support
  • • Enquiry Service - Our analysts are there to help you locate information from our reports or to provide additional research, subject to certain conditions.

All deliverables are updated on a regular basis or when a major development occurs