HAKOM at the meeting of the Postal Directive Committee
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The topics of the meeting included the European Parliament Resolution of 15 September 2016 on the application of the Postal Services Directive and draft Regulation on cross-border parcel delivery services.
Zagreb, 6 December 2016 – A meeting of the Postal Directive Committee was held in Brussels on Monday, 5 December. The meeting was attended by an expert from the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM), Mrs. Ana Šubat Perković.
The most important topics of the meeting included the European Parliament Resolution of 15 September 2016 on the application of the Postal Services Directive and draft Regulation on cross-border parcel delivery services. The Resolution analyses the necessary changes related to the final objective of ensuring long-term sustainability of the universal service obligation and fair competition, while giving postal service providers the possibility to deal with new requirements and changes in consumers' life style. The Commission proposes in the draft Regulation new rules for e-commerce since parcel delivery market has been recognized as very competitive, innovative, and fast-growing. The objective is to enable all users and companies to benefit from the single market. This package of measures will provide to users and companies in the entire EU an easier and more reliable manner of buying and selling goods and services online. In addition to the above, the meeting also included discussions on standards, international issues, the Universal Postal Union Congress which was held in September and October of this year in Istanbul, postal statistics, a presentation of studies that are in progress and a report on all activities of the European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP).
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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:
Registration required.
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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