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IL-KAPITOLU 1 L-Għanijiet u kamp

1. Ħarsa ġenerali

Artikolu 1

Din id-Direttiva tistabbilixxi regoli komuni dwar:

— il-kondizzjonijiet li jirregolaw il-forniment ta’ servizzi postali,

— il-forniment ta’ servizz postali universali fil-Komunità,

— il-finanzjament ta’ servizzi universali taħt kondizzjonijiet li jiggarantixxu l-forniment permanenti ta’ tali servizzi,

— prinċipji dwar tariffi u t-trasparenza ta’ kontabilità għall-forniment ta’ servizz universali,

— l-istabbiliment ta’ standards ta’ kwalità għall-forniment ta’ servizz universali,

— l-armonizzazzjoni ta’ standards tekniċi,

— il-ħolqien ta’ awtorijiet regolatorji nazzjonali indipendenti.

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L-Artikolu 2

Għall-iskopijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva, it-tifsiriet li ġejjin għandhom japplikaw:

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1. servizzi postali: servizzi li jinvolvu l-clearance, l-issortjar, it-trasport u t-tqassim ta’ oġġetti postali;

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1a. fornitur ta’ servizz postali: impriża li tipprovdi servizz postali wieħed jew aktar;

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2. ►M3 network postali ◄ : is-sistema ta’ organizzazzjoni u riżorsi ta’ kull xorta użati mill-fornitur/i ta’ servizz universali għall-iskopijiet b’mod partikolari ta’:

— l-ikklerjar ta’ oġġetti postali koperti b’obbligazzjoni ta’ servizz universali minn punti ta’ aċċess mat-territorju kollu,

— ir-routing u l-ġarr ta’ dawk l-oġġetti mill-punt ta’ aċċess tan-network postali għaċ-ċentru ta’ tqassim,

— it-tqassim lill-indirizzi murija fuq l-oġġetti;

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3. punti ta’ aċċess: faċilitajiet fiżiċi, inklużi kaxxi ta’ l-ittri fornuti għall-pubbliku jew fuq awtostrada pubblika jew fil-post tal-fornitur(i) ta’ servizz postali, fejn l-oġġetti postali jistgħu jiġu depożitati man-netwerk postali mill-mittenti;

4. clearance: l-operazzjoni tal-ġbir ta’ l-oġġetti postali minn fornitur ta’ servizz postali;

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5. tqassim: il-proċess mill-issortjar fiċ-ċentru tat-tqassim sal-kunsinna ta’ l-oġġetti postali lid-destinatarji tagħhom;

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6. oġġett postali: oġġett indirizzat fil-forma finali li fiha ser jinġarr minn fornitur ta’ servizz postali. Minbarra l-oġġetti ta’ korrispondenza, dawk l-oġġetti jinkludu wkoll, per eżempju, kotba, katalogi, gazzetti, perjodiċi u pakketti postali li jkun fihom merkanzija b’valur kummerċjali jew mingħajru;

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7. oġġett ta’ korrispondenza: komunikazzjoni bil-miktub dwar kull xorta ta’ mezz fiżiku li għandha tinġarr u titwassal fl-indirizz indikat mill-mittenti fuq l-oġġett innifsu jew fuq it-tgeżwir tiegħu. Il-kotba, katalogi, gazzetti u perjodiċi m’għandhomx jitqiesu bħala oġġetti ta’ korrispondenza;

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9. oġġett reġistrat: servizz li jipprovdi garanzija b’rata fissa kontra riskji ta’ telf, serq jew ħsara u li tagħti lill-mittenti, meta approprjat fuq talba, b’xiehda ta’ l-għoti ta’ l-oġġett postali u/jew tal-kunsinna tiegħu lill-indirizzat;

10. oġġett assigurat: servizz li jassigura oġġett postali sal-valur dikjarat mill-mittenti fil-każ ta’ telf, serq jew ħsara;

11. posta bejn fruntiera u oħra: posta lil jew minn Stat Membru ieħor jew minn jew għal pajjiż terz;

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13. fornitur ta’ servizz universali: il-fornitur ta’ servizz postali pubbliku jew privat li jipprovdi servizz postali universali jew partijiet minnu fi Stat Membru, li l-identità tiegħu tkun ġiet innotifikata lill-Kummissjoni skond l-Artikolu 4;

14. awtorizzazzjonijiet: kull permess li jistabbilixxi d-drittijiet u l-obbligi speċifiċi għas-settur postali u li jippermetti lill-impriżi biex jipprovdu servizzi postali u, fejn japplika, li jistabbilixxu u/jew iħaddmu n-netwerks tagħhom għall-forniment ta’ dawk is-servizzi, fil-forma ta’ awtorizzazzjoni ġenerali jew “liċenzja individwali” kif definit hawn taħt:

— “awtorizzazzjoni ġenerali”; awtorizzazzjoni, irrispettivament minn jekk tkunx regolata minn “liċenzja ta’ klassi” jew taħt liġi ġenerali u irrispettivament minn jekk dak ir-regolament ikunx jeħtieġ reġistrazzjoni jew proċeduri ta’ dikjarazzjoni, li ma teħtieġx li l-fornitur ta’ servizz postali kkonċernat jikseb deċizjoni espliċita mill-awtorità regolatorja nazzjonali qabel ma jeżerċita d-drittijiet li joħorġu mill-awtorizzazzjoni,

— “liċenzja individwali”; awtorizzazzjoni li tingħata minn awtorità regolatorja nazzjonali u li tagħti lill-fornitur ta’ servizz postali drittijiet speċifiċi, jew li tissuġġetta lill-operazzjonijiet ta’ dik l-impriża għal obbligi speċifiċi li jissupplimentaw l-awtorizzazzjoni ġenerali meta din tkun applikabbli, meta l-fornitur ta’ servizz postali ma jkunx intitolat jeżerċita d-drittijiet konċernati sakemm ma jkunx irċieva d-deċiżjoni mill-awtorità regolatorja nazzjonali;

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15. tariffi terminali: il-ħlas lill-fornituri ta’ servizzi universali għat-tqassim ta’ posta li tidħol bejn fruntiera u oħrali tikkonsisti f’oġġetti postali minn Stat Membru ieħor jew minn pajjiż terz;

16. mittenti: persuna fiżika jew ġuridika responsabbli għall-oriġini ta’ oġġetti postali;

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17. utent: kull persuna fiżika jew ġuridika li tibbenefika minn forniment ta’ servizz postali bħala mittenti jew indirizzat;

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18. awtorità nazzjonali regolatorja: il-korp jew korpi, f’kull Stat Membru, li lilu l-Istat Membru jafda, inter alia, il-funzjonijiet regolatorji li jaqgħu taħt l-iskop ta’ din id-Direttiva;

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19. rekwiżiti essenzjali: raġunijiet ġenerali mhux ekonomiċi li jistgħu jġiegħlu lil Stat Membru jimponi kondizzjonijiet fuq il-forniment ta’ servizzi postali. Dawn ir-raġunijiet huma l-kunfidenzjalità tal-korrispondenza, is-sigurtà tan-netwerk fir-rigward tat-trasport ta’ merkanzija perikoluża, rispett għat-termini u l-kondizzjonijiet ta’ l-impjieg, skemi tas-sigurtà soċjali, stabbiliti minn liġi, regolament jew dispożizzjoni amministrattiva u/jew bi ftehim kollettiv innegozjat bejn imsieħba soċjali nazzjonali, skond id-dritt Komunitarju u nazzjonali u, fejn iġġustifikat, il-protezzjoni tad-data, il-protezzjoni ta’ l-ambjent u l-ippjanar reġjonali. Il-protezzjoni tad-data tista’ tinkludi l-protezzjoni ta’ data personali, il-kunfidenzjalità ta’ informazzjoni mibgħuta jew maħżuna u l-protezzjoni tal-privatezza;

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20. servizzi pprovduti b’tariffa bil-biċċa: servizzi postali li għalihom it-tariffa hija stabbilita fit-termini u l-kondizzjonijiet ġenerali tal-fornitur(i) ta’ servizz universali għal oġġetti postali individwali.

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Article 2

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

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postal services: services involving the clearance, sorting, transport and distribution of postal items;

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postal service provider: undertaking that provides one or more postal services;

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►M3 postal network ◄ : the system of organisation and resources of all kinds used by the universal service provider(s) for the purposes in particular of:

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the clearance of postal items covered by a universal service obligation from access points throughout the territory,

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the routing and handling of those items from the postal network access point to the distribution centre,

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distribution to the addresses shown on items;

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access points: physical facilities, including letter boxes provided for the public either on the public highway or at the premises of the postal service provider(s), where postal items may be deposited with the postal network by senders;

clearance: the operation of collecting postal items by a postal service provider;

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distribution: the process from sorting at the distribution centre to delivery of postal items to their addressees;

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postal item: an item addressed in the final form in which it is to be carried by a postal service provider. In addition to items of correspondence, such items also include for instance books, catalogues, newspapers, periodicals and postal parcels containing merchandise with or without commercial value;

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item of correspondence: a communication in written form on any kind of physical medium to be conveyed and delivered at the address indicated by the sender on the item itself or on its wrapping. Books, catalogues, newspapers and periodicals shall not be regarded as items of correspondence;

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registered item: a service providing a flat-rate guarantee against risks of loss, theft or damage and supplying the sender, where appropriate upon request, with proof of the handing in of the postal item and/or of its delivery to the addressee;

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insured item: a service insuring the postal item up to the value declared by the sender in the event of loss, theft or damage;

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cross-border mail: mail from or to another Member State or from or to a third country;

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universal service provider: the public or private postal service provider providing a universal postal service or parts thereof within a Member State, the identity of which has been notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 4;

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authorisations: any permission setting out rights and obligations specific to the postal sector and allowing undertakings to provide postal services and, where applicable, to establish and/or operate their networks for the provision of such services, in the form of a general authorisation or individual licence as defined below:

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‘general authorisation’: an authorisation, regardless of whether it is regulated by a ‘class licence’ or under general law and regardless of whether such regulation requires registration or declaration procedures, which does not require the postal service provider concerned to obtain an explicit decision by the national regulatory authority before exercising the rights stemming from the authorisation,

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‘individual licence’: an authorisation which is granted by a national regulatory authority and which gives a postal service provider specific rights, or which subjects that undertaking’s operations to specific obligations supplementing the general authorisation where applicable, where the postal service provider is not entitled to exercise the rights concerned until it has received the decision by the national regulatory authority;

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terminal dues: the remuneration of universal service providers for the distribution of incoming cross-border mail comprising postal items from another Member State or from a third country;

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sender: a natural or legal person responsible for originating postal items;

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user: any natural or legal person benefiting from postal service provision as a sender or an addressee;

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national regulatory authority: the body or bodies, in each Member State, to which the Member State entrusts, inter alia, the regulatory functions falling within the scope of this Directive;

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essential requirements: general non-economic reasons which can induce a Member State to impose conditions on the supply of postal services. These reasons are the confidentiality of correspondence, security of the network as regards the transport of dangerous goods, respect for the terms and conditions of employment, social security schemes, laid down by law, regulation or administrative provision and/or by collective agreement negotiated between national social partners, in accordance with Community and national law and, where justified, data protection, environmental protection and regional planning. Data protection may include personal data protection, the confidentiality of information transmitted or stored and protection of privacy;

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services provided at single piece tariff: postal services for which the tariff is set in the general terms and conditions of universal service provider(s) for individual postal items.

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1.1 Referenzi

1.2 Rekwiżiti identifikati

1.3 Standards relatati

2. Rekwiżiti identifikati

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3. Standards relatati

Standards
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