HAKOM at the Meeting of the Working Group for Postal Services
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The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cross-border parcel delivery services.
ZAGREB, October 18, 2016 - The meeting of the Working Group of the EU Council which is responsible for the postal services was held in Brussels on Tuesday. The topic of the meeting was the Proposal of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cross-border parcel delivery services. Ana Šubat Perković, Legal Affairs Expert, took part in the meeting as a representative of the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM).
In May 2016, the European Commission published the Proposal of Regulation and submitted it to the regular legislative procedure. The proposed Regulation shall be adopted as one of the measures of the Digital Single Market Strategy (DSM), which will be of help to the service users and companies from the EU to take full advantage of the EU single market, to buy and sell goods and services via the Internet in an easier and more reliable way by means of improving price transparency, elimination of cross-border obstacles and administrative constraints, the improvement of regulatory oversight of cross-border parcel delivery services and measures aimed at elimination of potential unfair commercial practices in the digital world.
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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website:
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ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.
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