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for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries. There shall be no such payment from one group IV country to another group IV country. 2 Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries and territories classified as group I countries to the countries classified as group IV countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10%

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, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries. 3 Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries and territories classified as group II countries to the countries classified as group IV countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10%

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, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries. 4 Terminal dues, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries and territories classified as group III countries to the countries classified as group IV countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 5%

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, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries. 5 An increase of 1%, calculated on the basis of terminal dues payable by countries and territories classified as group I, II and III countries to the countries classified as group III countries, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, shall be paid into a common fund to be established for improving the quality of service in countries classified in groups II, III and IV and managed in accordance with the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council. 6 Subject to the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council, any unused amounts contributed under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this article and accumulated over the four preceding QSF reference years (with 2018 as the earliest reference year) shall also be transferred to the common fund referred to in paragraph 5 of this article. For the purposes of this paragraph, only funds that have not been used in QSF-approved quality of service projects within two years following receipt of the last payment of contributed amounts for any given four-year period as defined above shall be transferred to the aforementioned common fund. 7 The combined terminal dues payable into the QSF for improving the quality of service of countries in group IV shall be subject to a minimum of 20,000 SDR per annum for each beneficiary country. The additional funds needed for reaching this minimum amount shall be invoiced, in proportion to the volumes exchanged, to the countries in groups I, II and III. 8 The Postal Operations Council shall adopt or update, in 2018 at the latest, procedures for financing QSF projects. C. Rates for parcel post Article 32 Parcel post land and sea rates 1 With the exception of ECOMPRO parcels, parcels exchanged between two designated operators shall be subject to inward land rates calculated by combining the base rate per parcel and base rate per kilogramme laid down in the Regulations. 1.1 Bearing in mind the above base rates, designated operators may, in addition, be authorized to claim supplementary rates per parcel and per kilogramme in accordance with provisions laid down in the Regulations. 1.2 The rates mentioned in 1 and 1.1 shall be payable by the designated operator of the country of origin, unless the Regulations provide for exceptions to this principle. 1.3 The inward land rates shall be uniform for the whole of the territory of each country. 2 Parcels exchanged between two designated operators or between two offices of the same country by means of the land services of one or more other designated operators shall be subject to the transit land rates, payable to the designated operators which take part in the routeing on land, laid down in the Regulations, according to the distance step applicable. 2.1 For parcels in transit à découvert, intermediate designated operators shall be authorized to claim the single rate per item laid down in the Regulations. 2.2 Transit land rates shall be payable by the designated operator of the country of origin unless the Regulations provide for exceptions to this principle. 3 Any designated operator which participates in the sea conveyance of parcels shall be authorized to claim sea rates. These rates shall be payable by the designated operator of the country of origin, unless the Regulations provide for exceptions to this principle. 3.1 For each sea conveyance used, the sea rate shall be laid down in the Regulations according to the distance step applicable. 3.2 Designated operators may increase by 50% at most the sea rate calculated in accordance with 3.

1. On the other hand, they may reduce it as they wish. D. Air conveyance dues Article 33 Basic rates and provisions concerning air conveyance dues 1 The basic rate applicable to the settlement of accounts between designated operators in respect of air conveyance shall be approved by the Postal Operations Council and shall be calculated by the International Bureau according to the formula specified in the Regulations. The rates applying to the air conveyance of parcels sent via the merchandise return service shall be calculated according to the provisions defined in the Regulations. 2 The calculation of air conveyance dues on closed dispatches, priority items, airmail items and air parcels sent in transit à découvert, missent items and misrouted mails, as well as the relevant methods of accounting, are described in the Regulations. 3 The air conveyance dues for the whole distance flown shall be borne: 3.1 in the case of closed mails, by the designated operator of the country of origin of the mails, including when these mails transit via one or more intermediate designated operators; 3.2 in the case of priority items and airmail items in transit à découvert, including missent items, by the designated operator which forwards the items to another designated operator. 4 These same regulations shall be applicable to items exempted from land and sea transit charges if they are conveyed by air. 5 Each designated operator of destination which provides air conveyance of international mail within its country shall be entitled to reimbursement of the additional costs incurred for such conveyance provided that the weighted average distance of the sectors flown exceeds 300 kilometres. The Postal Operations Council may replace the weighted average distance by other relevant criteria. Unless agreement has been reached that no charge should be made, the dues shall be uniform for all priority mails and airmails originating abroad whether or not this mail is reforwarded by air. 6 However, where the terminal dues levied by the designated operator of destination are based specifically on costs or on domestic rates, no additional reimbursement for internal air conveyance shall be made. 7 The designated operator of destination shall exclude, for the purpose of calculating the weighted average distance, the weight of all mails for which the terminal dues calculation has been based specifically on costs or on the domestic rates of the designated operator of destination. E. Settlement of accounts Article 34 Provisions specific to the settlement of accounts and payments for international postal exchanges 1 Settlements in respect of operations carried out in accordance with the present Convention (including settlements for the transport (forwarding) of postal items, settlements for the treatment of postal items in the country of destination and settlements in compensation for any loss, theft or damage relating to postal items) shall be based on and made in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and other Acts of the Union, and shall not require the preparation of any documents by a designated operator except in cases provided for in the Acts of the Union. F. Fixing of charges and rates Article 35 Authority of the Postal Operations Council to fix charges and rates 1 The Postal Operations Council shall have the authority to fix the following rates and charges, which are payable by designated operators in accordance with the conditions shown in the Regulations: 1.1 transit charges for the handling and conveyance of letter mails through one or more intermediary countries; 1.2 basic rates and air conveyance dues for the carriage of mail by air; 1.3 inward land rates for the handling of all inward parcels except ECOMPRO parcels; 1.4 transit land rates for the handling and conveyance of parcels through an intermediary country; 1.5 sea rates for the conveyance of parcels by sea. 1.6 outward land rates for the provision of the merchandise return service for parcels. 2 Any revision made, in accordance with a methodology that ensures equitable remuneration for designated operators performing the services, must be based on reliable and representative economic and financial data. Any change decided upon shall enter into force at a date set by the Postal Operations Council. Section VIII Optional services Article 36 EMS and integrated logistics 1 Member countries or designated operators may agree with each other to participate in the following services, which are described in the Regulations: 1.1 EMS, which is a postal express service for documents and merchandise, and shall whenever possible be the quickest postal service by physical means. This service may be provided on the basis of the EMS Standard Multilateral Agreement or by bilateral agreement; 1.2 integrated logistics, which is a service that responds fully to customers' logistical requirements and includes the phases before and after the physical transmission of goods and documents. Article 37 Electronic postal services 1 Member countries or designated operators may agree with each other to participate in the following electronic postal services, which are described in the Regulations: 1.1 electronic postal mail, which is an electronic postal service involving the transmission of electronic messages and information by designated operators; 1.2 electronic postal registered mail, which is a secure electronic postal service that provides proof of sending and proof of delivery of an electronic message and a secure communication channel to the authenticated users; 1.3 electronic postal certification mark, which provides evidentiary proof of an electronic event, in a given form, at a given time, and involving one or more parties; 1.4 electronic postal mailbox, which enables the sending of electronic messages by an authenticated mailer and the delivery and storage of electronic messages and information for the authenticated addressee. Section IX Final provisions Article 38 Conditions for approval of proposals concerning the Convention and the Regulations 1 To become effective, proposals submitted to Congress relating to this Convention must be approved by a majority of the member countries present and voting which have the right to vote. At least half of the member countries represented at Congress and having the right to vote shall be present at the time of voting. 2 To become effective, proposals relating to the Regulations must be approved by a majority of the members of the Postal Operations Council having the right to vote. 3 To become effective, proposals introduced between Congresses relating to this Convention and to its Final Protocol must obtain: 3.1 two thirds of the votes, at least one half of the member countries of the Union which have the right to vote having taken part in the vote, if they involve amendments; 3.2 a majority of the votes if they involve interpretation of the provisions. 4 Notwithstanding the provisions under 3.1, any member country whose national legislation is as yet incompatible with the proposed amendment may, within ninety days from the date of notification of the latter, make a written declaration to the Director General of the International Bureau stating that it is unable to accept the amendment. Article 39 Reservations at Congress 1 Any reservation which is incompatible with the object and purpose of the Union shall not be permitted. 2 As a general rule, any member country whose views are not shared by other member countries shall endeavour, as far as possible, to conform to the opinion of the majority. Reservations should be made only in cases of absolute necessity, and proper reasons given. 3 Reservations to any article of the present Convention shall be submitted to Congress as a Congress proposal written in one of the working languages of the International Bureau and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure of Congresses. 4 To become effective, proposals concerning reservations must be approved by whatever majority is required for amendment of the article to which the reservation relates. 5 In principle, reservations shall be applied on a reciprocal basis between the reserving member country and the other member countries. 6 Reservations to the present Convention shall be inserted in the Final Protocol to the present Convention, on the basis of proposals approved by Congress. Article 40 Entry into force and duration of the Convention 1 This Convention shall come into force on 1 January 2018 and shall remain in operation until the entry into force of the Acts of the next Congress. In witness whereof, the plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the member countries have signed this Convention in a single original which shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Bureau. A copy thereof shall be delivered to each party by the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. Done at Istanbul, 6 October 2016 Final Protocol to the Universal Postal Convention Article I. Ownership of postal items. Withdrawal from the post. Alteration or correction of address II. Postage stamps III. Posting abroad of letter-post items IV. Charges V. Exception to the exemption of items for the blind from postal charges VI. Basic services VII. Advice of delivery VIII. Prohibitions (letter post) IX. Prohibitions (postal parcels) X. Articles subject to customs duty XI. Presentation-to-Customs charge XII. Inquiries XIII. Exceptional inward land rates XIV. Basic rates and provisions concerning air conveyance dues XV. Special tariffs XVI. Authority of the Postal Operations Council to fix charges and rates Final Protocol to the Universal Postal Convention At the moment of proceeding to signature of the Universal Postal Convention concluded this day, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have agreed the following: Article I Ownership of postal items. Withdrawal from the post. Alteration or correction of address 1 The provisions in article 5.1 and 2 shall not apply to Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain (Kingdom), Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Hong Kong, China, Dominica, Egypt, Fiji, Gambia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Overseas Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tanzania (United Rep.), Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia. 2 Nor shall article 5.1 and 2 apply to Austria, Denmark and Iran (Islamic Rep.), whose internal legislation does not allow withdrawal from the Post or alteration of the address of correspondence, at the request of the sender, from the time when the addressee has been informed of the arrival of an item addressed to him. 3 Article 5.1 shall not apply to Australia, Ghana and Zimbabwe. 4 Article 5.2 shall not apply to Bahamas, Belgium, the Dem. People's Rep. of Korea, Iraq and Myanmar, whose legislation does not permit withdrawal from the post or alteration of address of letter-post items at the sender's request. 5 Article 5.2 shall not apply to the United States of America. 6 Article 5.2 shall apply to Australia only in so far as that article is consistent with its domestic legislation. 7 Notwithstanding article 5.2, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, El Salvador, Panama (Rep.), Philippines and Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep.) shall be authorized not to return postal parcels after the addressee has requested their clearance by Customs, since this is incompatible with those countries' customs legislation. Article II Postage stamps 1 Notwithstanding article 6.7, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Malaysia and New Zealand will process letter-post items and postal parcels bearing postage stamps using new materials or technologies that are not compatible with their respective mail processing machines only upon prior agreement with the designated operator of origin concerned. Article III Posting abroad of letter-post items 1 Australia, Austria, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, New Zealand and United States of America reserve the right to impose a charge, equivalent to the cost of the work it incurs, on any designated operator which, under the provisions of article 12.4, sends to it items for disposal which were not originally dispatched as postal items by their services. 2 Notwithstanding article 12.4, Canada reserves the right to collect from the designated operator of origin such amount as will ensure recovery of not less than the costs incurred by it in the handling of such items. 3 Article 12.4 allows the designated operator of destination to claim, from the designated operator of posting, appropriate remuneration for delivering letter-post items posted abroad in large quantities. Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reserve the right to limit any such payment to the appropriate domestic tariff for equivalent items in the country of destination. 4 Article 12.4 allows the designated operator of destination to claim, from the designated operator of posting, appropriate remuneration for delivering letter-post items posted abroad in large quantities. The following member countries reserve the right to limit any such payment to the limits authorized in the Regulations for bulk mail: Bahamas, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, China (People's Rep.), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Overseas Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom, Grenada, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand and United States of America. 5 Notwithstanding the reservations under 4, the following member countries reserve the right to apply in full the provisions of article 12 of the Convention to mail received from Union member countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire (Rep.), Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Iran (Islamic Rep.), Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Rep., Togo and Turkey. 6 In application of article 12.4, Germany reserves the right to request the mailing country to grant compensation of the amount it would receive from the country of which the sender is resident. 7 Notwithstanding the reservations made under article III, China (People's Rep.) reserves the right to limit any payment for delivering letter-post items posted abroad in large quantities to the limits authorized in the UPU Convention and its Regulations for bulk mail. 8 Notwithstanding article 12.3, Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland reserve the right to claim from the sender or, failing that, from the designated operator of posting, the payment of the internal rates. Article IV Charges 1 Notwithstanding article 15, Australia, Belarus, Canada and New Zealand shall be authorized to collect postal charges other than those provided for in the Regulations, when such charges are consistent with the legislation of their countries. 2 Notwithstanding article 15, Brazil shall be authorized to collect an additional fee from the addressees of ordinary items containing merchandise that had to be converted to tracked items as a result of customs and security requirements. Article V Exception to the exemption of items for the blind from postal charges 1 Notwithstanding article 16, Indonesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Turkey, which do not concede exemption from postal charges to items for the blind in their internal service, may collect the postage and charges for special services which may not, however, exceed those in their internal service. 2 France shall apply the provisions of article 16 concerning items for the blind subject to its national regulations. 3 Notwithstanding article 16.3, and in accordance with its national legislation, Brazil reserves the right to consider as items for the blind only those items which are sent by or addressed to blind persons or organizations for the blind. Items not satisfying these conditions shall be subject to payment of postage. 4 Notwithstanding article 16, New Zealand will accept as items for the blind for delivery in New Zealand only those items that are exempted from postal charges in its domestic service. 5 Notwithstanding article 16, Finland, which does not provide exemption from postal charges for items for the blind in its domestic service according to the definitions in article 7 adopted by Congress, may collect the domestic charges for items for the blind destined for other countries. 6 Notwithstanding article 16, Canada, Denmark and Sweden allow exemption from postal charges for the blind only to the extent provided for in their internal legislation. 7 Notwithstanding article 16, Iceland accepts exemption from postal charges for the blind only to the extent provided for in its internal legislation. 8 Notwithstanding article 16, Australia will accept as items for the blind for delivery in Australia only those items that are exempted from postal charges in its domestic service. 9 Notwithstanding article 16, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Japan, Switzerland and United States of America may collect the charges for special services which are applied items for the blind in their internal service. Article VI Basic services 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 17, Australia does not agree to the extension of basic services to include postal parcels. 2 The provisions of article 17.2.4 shall not apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, whose national legislation requires a lower weight limit. Health and safety legislation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland limits the weight of mail bags to 20 kilogrammes. 3 Notwithstanding article 17.2.4, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan shall be authorized to limit to 20 kilogrammes the maximum weight of inward and outward M bags. Article VII Advice of delivery 1 Canada and Sweden shall be authorized not to apply article 18.3.3, as regards parcels, given that they do not offer the advice of delivery service for parcels in their internal service. 2 Notwithstanding article 18.3.3, Denmark and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reserve the right not to admit inward advices of delivery, given that they do not offer advice of delivery in their internal service. 3 Notwithstanding article 18.3.3, Brazil shall be authorized to admit inward advices of delivery only when they can be returned electronically. Article VIII Prohibitions (letter post) 1 Exceptionally, Dem. People's Rep. of Korea and Lebanon shall not accept registered items containing coins, bank notes, securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles. They shall not be strictly bound by the provisions of the Regulations with regard to their liability in cases of theft or damage, or where items containing articles made of glass or fragile articles are concerned. 2 Exceptionally, Bolivia, China (People's Rep.), excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Viet Nam shall not accept registered items containing coins, bank notes, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles. 3 Myanmar reserves the right not to accept insured items containing the valuable articles listed in article 19.6, as this is contrary to its internal regulations. 4 Nepal does not accept registered items or insured items containing currency notes or coins, except by special agreement to that effect. 5 Uzbekistan does not accept registered or insured items containing coins, bank notes, cheques, postage stamps or foreign currency and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 6 Iran (Islamic Rep.) does not accept items containing articles contrary to the principles of the Islamic religion, and reserves the right not to accept letter-post items (ordinary, registered or insured) containing coins, bank notes, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss or damage to such items. 7 The Philippines reserves the right not to accept any kind of letter post (ordinary, registered or insured) containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones or other valuable articles. 8 Australia does not accept postal items of any kind containing bullion or bank notes. In addition, it does not accept registered items for delivery in Australia, or items in transit à découvert, containing valuables such as jewellery, precious metals, precious or semi-precious stones, securities, coins or any form of negotiable financial instrument. It declines all liability for items posted which are not in compliance with this reservation. 9 China (People's Rep.), excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, shall not accept insured items containing coins, bank notes, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer and travellers' cheques in accordance with its internal regulations. 10 Latvia and Mongolia reserve the right not to accept, in accordance with their national legislation, ordinary, registered or insured mail containing coins, bank notes, securities payable to bearer and travellers' cheques. 11 Brazil reserves the right not to accept ordinary, registered or insured mail containing coins, bank notes in circulation or securities of any kind payable to bearer. 12 Viet Nam reserves the right not to accept letters containing articles or goods. 13 Indonesia does not accept registered or insured items containing coins, bank notes, cheques, postage stamps, foreign currency, or any kind of securities payable to bearer for delivery in Indonesia, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 14 Kyrgyzstan reserves the right not to accept letter-post items (ordinary, registered, insured, small packets) containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 15 Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan shall not accept registered or insured items containing coins, banknotes, credit notes or any securities payable to bearer, cheques, precious metals, whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels and other valuable articles or foreign currency, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 16 Moldova and the Russian Federation do not accept registered or insured items containing bank notes in circulation, securities (cheques) of any kind payable to bearer or foreign currency, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 17 Notwithstanding article 19.3, France reserves the right not to accept items containing goods in cases where these items do not comply with its national regulations, or international regulations, or technical and packing instructions for air transport. 18 Cuba reserves the right not to accept, handle, convey or deliver letter-post items containing coins, banknotes, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, cheques, precious metals and stones, jewels or other valuable articles, or any kind of document, goods or object in cases where these items do not comply with its national regulations, or international regulations, or technical and packing instructions for air transport, and shall accept no liability in cases of theft, loss or damage to such items. Cuba reserves the right not to accept letter-post items subject to customs duty containing goods that are imported to the country if their value does not comply with its national regulations. Article IX Prohibitions (postal parcels) 1 Myanmar and Zambia shall be authorized not to accept insured parcels containing the valuable articles covered in article 19.6.1.3.1, since this is contrary to their internal regulations. 2 Exceptionally, Lebanon and Sudan shall not accept parcels containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones or other valuable articles, or containing liquids or easily liquefiable elements or articles made of glass or similar or fragile articles. They shall not be bound by the relevant provisions of the Regulations. 3 Brazil shall be authorized not to accept insured parcels containing coins and currency notes in circulation, as well as any securities payable to bearer, since this is contrary to its internal regulations. 4 Ghana shall be authorized not to accept insured parcels containing coins and currency notes in circulation, since this is contrary to its internal regulations. 5 In addition to the articles listed in article 19, Saudi Arabia shall be authorized not to accept parcels containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones or other valuable articles. Nor does it accept parcels containing medicines of any kind unless they are accompanied by a medical prescription issued by acompetent official authority, products designed for extinguishing fires, chemical liquids or articles contrary to the principles of the Islamic religion. 6 In addition to the articles referred to in article 19, Oman does not accept items containing: 6.1 medicines of any sort unless they are accompanied by a medical prescription issued by a competent official authority; 6.2 fire-extinguishing products or chemical liquids; 6.3 articles contrary to the principles of the Islamic religion. 7 In addition to the articles listed in article 19, Iran (Islamic Rep.) shall be authorized not to accept parcels containing articles contrary to the principles of the Islamic religion, and reserves the right not to accept ordinary or insured parcels containing coins, bank notes, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels or other valuable articles; it shall accept no liability in cases of loss or damage to such items. 8 The Philippines shall be authorized not to accept any kind of parcel containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones or other valuable articles, or containing liquids or easily liquefiable elements or articles made of glass or similar or fragile articles. 9 Australia does not accept postal items of any kind containing bullion or bank notes. 10 China (People's Rep.) shall not accept ordinary parcels containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether manufactured or not, precious stones or other valuable articles. Furthermore, with the exception of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, insured parcels containing coins, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer and travellers' cheques shall not be accepted. 11 Mongolia reserves the right not to accept, in accordance with its national legislation, parcels containing coins, bank notes, securities payable to bearer and travellers' cheques. 12 Latvia does not accept ordinary and insured parcels containing coins, bank notes, securities (cheques) of any kind payable to bearer or foreign currency, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 13 Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Uzbekistan do not accept ordinary or insured parcels containing bank notes in circulation, securities (cheques) of any kind payable to bearer or foreign currency, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 14 Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan do not accept ordinary or insured parcels containing coins, bank notes, credit notes or any securities payable to bearer, cheques, precious metals, whether manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels and other valuable articles or foreign currency, and shall accept no liability in cases of loss of or damage to such items. 15 Cuba reserves the right not to accept, handle, convey or deliver postal parcels containing coins, banknotes, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, cheques, precious metals and stones, jewels or other valuable articles, or any kind of document, goods or object in cases where these items do not comply with its national regulations, or international regulations, or technical and packing instructions for air transport, and shall accept no liability in cases of theft, loss or damage to such items. Cuba reserves the right not to accept postal parcels subject to customs duty containing goods that are imported to the country if their value does not comply with its national regulations. Article X Articles subject to customs duty 1 With reference to article 19, Bangladesh and El Salvador do not accept insured items containing articles subject to customs duty. 2 With reference to article 19, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dem. People's Rep. of Korea, El Salvador, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Nepal, Peru, Russian Federation, San Marino, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep.) do not accept ordinary and registered letters containing articles subject to customs duty. 3 With reference to article 19, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Rep.), Djibouti, Mali and Mauritania do not accept ordinary letters containing articles subject to customs duty. 4 Notwithstanding the provisions set out under 1 to 3, the sending of serums, vaccines and urgently required medicaments which are difficult to procure shall be permitted in all cases. Article XI Presentation-to-Customs charge 1 Gabon reserves the right to collect a presentation-to-Customs charge from customers. 2 Notwithstanding article 20.2, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus and the Russian Federation reserve the right to collect a presentation-to-Customs charge from customers for any item submitted to customs control. 3 Notwithstanding article 20.2, Azerbaijan, Greece, Pakistan and Turkey reserve the right to collect from customers a presentation-to-Customs charge for all items presented to customs authorities. 4 Congo (Rep.) and Zambia reserve the right to collect a presentation-to-Customs charge from customers in respect of parcels. Article XII Inquiries 1 Notwithstanding article 21.2, Cape Verde, Chad, Dem. People's Rep. of Korea, Egypt, Gabon, Overseas Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom, Greece, Iran (Islamic Rep.), Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Rep., Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Zambia reserve the right to collect from customers charges on inquiries lodged in respect of letter-post items. 2 Notwithstanding article 21.2, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway and Slovakia reserve the right to collect a special charge when, on completion of the investigation conducted in response to the inquiry, it emerges that the latter was unjustified. 3 Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Congo (Rep.), Egypt, Gabon, Iran (Islamic Rep.), Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Rep., Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Zambia reserve the right to collect an inquiry charge from customers in respect of parcels. 4 Notwithstanding article 21.2, Brazil, Panama (Rep.) and the United States of America reserve the right to collect a charge from customers for inquiries lodged in respect of letter-post items and parcels posted in countries which apply that type of charge in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 of this article. Article XIII Exceptional inward land rates 1 Notwithstanding article 32, Afghanistan reserves the right to collect an additional exceptional inward land rate of 7.50 SDR per parcel. Article XIV Basic rates and provisions concerning air conveyance dues 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 33, Australia reserves the right to apply air conveyance rates for outward parcels sent via the merchandise return service, either as laid down in the Regulations or by any other means, including bilateral agreements. Article XV Special tariffs 1 Belgium, Norway and United States of America may collect higher land rates for air parcels than for surface parcels. 2 Lebanon shall be authorized to collect for parcels up to 1 kilogramme the charge applicable to parcels over 1 and up to 3 kilogrammes. 3 Panama (Rep.) shall be authorized to collect 0.20 SDR per kilogramme for surface airlifted (S.A.L.) parcels in transit. Article XVI Authority of the Postal Operations Council to fix charges and rates 1 Notwithstanding article 35.1.6, Australia reserves the right to apply outward land rates for the provision of the merchandise return service for parcels, either as laid down in the Regulations or by any other means, including bilateral agreements. In witness whereof, the plenipotentiaries below have drawn up this Protocol which shall have the same force and the same validity as if its provisions were inserted in the text of the Convention itself, and they have signed it in a single original which shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Bureau. A copy thereof shall be delivered to each party by the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. Done at Istanbul, 6 October 2016 1 An exception shall be granted to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the country which invented the postage stamp. 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6. pants. Īpašumtiesības uz pasta sūtījumiem. Sūtījumu atsaukšana. Adreses un/vai adresāta vārda (juridiskas personas nosaukuma, vai uzvārda, vārda vai tēvvārda (ja tādu lieto)) maiņa vai labošana. Pārsūtīšana. Nepiegādājamu sūtījumu atpakaļnosūtīšana
7. pants. Pastmarkas
8. pants. Ilgtspējīga attīstība
9. pants. Pasta drošība
10. pants. Pārkāpumi
11. pants. Personas datu apstrāde
12. pants. Slēgto depešu apmaiņa ar militārām vienībām
13. pants. Vēstuļu korespondences iesniegšana nosūtīšanai no ārvalstīm 13 pants. UPU veidlapu izmantošana II sadaļa Pakalpojumu kvalitātes standarti un rādītāji
14. pants. Pakalpojumu kvalitātes standarti un rādītāji III sadaļa Maksa, papildmaksa un atbrīvojums no maksas par pasta pakalpojumiem
15. pants. Maksa 16 pants. Atbrīvojums no maksas par pasta pakalpojumiem IV sadaļa Pamatpakalpojumi un papildpakalpojumi
16. pants. Pamatpakalpojumi
17. pants. Papildpakalpojumi V sadaļa Aizliegumi un muitas lietas
18. pants. Sūtījumi, kurus nav atļauts pieņemt. Aizliegumi
19. pants. Muitas kontrole. Muitas nodoklis un citi muitas maksājumi VI sadaļa Atbildība 21 pants. Pieprasījumi
20. pants. Izraudzīto operatoru atbildība. Atlīdzības
21. pants. Gadījumi, kad dalībvalstis un izraudzītie operatori nav atbildīgi
22. pants. Sūtītāja atbildība
23. pants. Atlīdzības izmaksa
24. pants. Iespējamā atlīdzības piedziņa no sūtītāja vai adresāta VII sadaļa Atlīdzināšana A. Tranzīta maksa
25. pants. Tranzīta maksa B. Gala norēķini
26. pants. Gala norēķini. Vispārīgie noteikumi
27. pants. Gala norēķini. Noteikumi, kurus piemēro pasta sūtījumu plūsmām starp mērķsistēmas valstu izraudzītajiem operatoriem
28. pants. Gala norēķini. Noteikumi, kurus piemēro pasta sūtījumu plūsmām pārejas sistēmas valstu izraudzītajiem operatoriem, no tiem un starp tiem
29. pants. Pakalpojumu kvalitātes fonds C. Pasta paku tarifi
30. pants. Pasta paku sauszemes un jūras tarifi D. Aviopārvadājumu tarifi
31. pants. Pamattarifi un noteikumi par aviopārvadājumu tarifiem E. Norēķini
32. pants. Īpašie noteikumi attiecībā uz norēķiniem un maksājumiem par starptautiskā pasta apmaiņu F. Tarifu un maksas noteikšana
33. pants. Pasta darbības padomes tiesības noteikt tarifus un maksu VIII sadaļa Papildu pakalpojumi
34. pants. EMS un integrētā loģistika
35. pants. Elektroniskie pasta pakalpojumi IX sadaļa Noslēguma noteikumi
36. pants. Nosacījumi priekšlikumu apstiprināšanai par Konvenciju un reglamentiem
37. pants. Atrunas kongresā
38. pants. Konvencijas stāšanās spēkā un darbības laiks Pasaules Pasta konvencija Apakšā parakstījušās Pasaules Pasta savienības dalībvalstu valdību pilnvarotās personas, ņemot vērā 22.panta 3.punktu Pasaules Pasta savienības Konstitūcijā, kas pieņemta Vīnē 1964.gada 10.jūlijā, kopīgi vienojoties un saskaņā ar Konstitūcijas
39. anta 4.punktu ir izstrādājušas šīs konvencijas noteikumus, kurus piemēro visiem starptautiskajiem pasta pakalpojumiem. I sadaļa Noteikumi, kurus kopīgi piemēro visiem starptautiskajiem pasta pakalpojumiem 1.pants. Definīcijas
40. Pasaules Pasta konvencijā lietotajiem terminiem ir šādas definīcijas: 1.1 vēstuļu korespondences sūtījums - sūtījums, kura apraksts sniegts Pasaules Pasta konvencijā un Reglamentā un kuru nogādā saskaņā ar minēto dokumentu nosacījumiem; 1.2 pasta pakas sūtījums - sūtījums, kura apraksts sniegts Pasaules Pasta konvencijā un Reglamentā un kuru nogādā saskaņā ar minēto dokumentu nosacījumiem; 1.3 EMS sūtījums - sūtījums, kura apraksts sniegts Pasaules Pasta konvencijā, Reglamentā un saistītajos EMS dokumentos un kuru nogādā saskaņā ar minēto dokumentu nosacījumiem; 1.4 dokuments - vēstuļu korespondences sūtījums, pasta pakas sūtījums vai EMS sūtījums, kur ievietots jebkāds rakstīts, zīmēts, drukāts vai digitālā nesējā ietverts informatīvs materiāls - izņemot tirdzniecības produkciju -, kura fiziskie raksturlielumi nepārsniedz Reglamentā noteiktās robežvērtības; 1.5 preces - vēstuļu korespondences sūtījums, pasta pakas sūtījums vai EMS sūtījums, kur ievietots jebkāds kustams un materiāls priekšmets, tostarp tirdzniecības produkciju, izņemot naudu, uz kuru neattiecas 1.4 apakšpunktā noteiktā termina "dokuments" definīcija un kura fiziskie raksturlielumi nepārsniedz Reglamentā noteiktās robežvērtības. 1.
41. slēgta depeša -marķēta tara, kas aizplombēta ar svinu vai bez tā, kurā ir pasta sūtījumi; 1.
42. nepareizi nogādātas depešas - taras vienības, kas saņemtas citā pasta apmaiņas vietā, nevis tajā, kura norādīta uz (taras) marķējuma; 1.
43. personas dati - informācija, kas nepieciešama, lai identificētu pasta pakalpojumu lietotāju; 1.
44. nepareizi sūtīti sūtījumi - sūtījumi, kas saņemti vienā pasta apmaiņas vietā, taču paredzēti pasta apmaiņas vietai citā dalībvalstī; 1.
45. tranzīta maksa - atlīdzība par pakalpojumiem, kurus pārvadātājs (izraudzītais operators, cits dienests vai abi kopā) sniedzis šķērsotajā valstī par vēstuļu korespondences sūtījumu sauszemes, jūras un/vai aviotranzītu; 1.
46. gala norēķini - atlīdzība, ko saņēmējvalsts izraudzītajam operatoram maksā sūtītājvalsts izraudzītais operators, lai kompensētu izmaksas, kuras par vēstuļu korespondences sūtījumiem radušās saņēmējvalstī; 1.
47. izraudzītais operators - jebkurš valsts vai privāts uzņēmums, kuru dalībvalsts oficiāli izraudzījusies, lai tas sniegtu pasta pakalpojumus un savā teritorijā izpildītu pienākumus, kas izriet no Pasaules Pasta savienības aktiem; 1.
48. sīkpaka - sūtījums, kuru nogādā saskaņā ar Konvencijas un Reglamenta nosacījumiem; 1.
49. ienākošo sūtījumu sauszemes tarifs - atlīdzība, ko sūtītājvalsts izraudzītais operators maksā saņēmējvalsts izraudzītajam operatoram, lai kompensētu izmaksas, kuras par saņemtajām pasta pakām radušās saņēmējvalstī; 1.
50. tranzīta sūtījumu sauszemes tarifs - atlīdzība, ko maksā par pakalpojumiem, kurus šķērsotajā valstī sniedzis pārvadātājs (izraudzītais operators, cits dienests vai abi kopā) par pasta paku sauszemes un/vai aviotranzītu caur tās teritoriju; 1.
51. jūras tarifs - atlīdzība, ko maksā par pakalpojumiem, kurus sniedzis pārvadātājs (izraudzītais operators, cits dienests vai abi kopā), pārvadājot pakas pa jūru; 1.
52. pieprasījums - dokuments, kurā izteikta sūdzība vai jautājums par pasta pakalpojumu izmantošanu un kurš iesniegts saskaņā ar Konvencijas vai Reglamenta nosacījumiem; 1.
53. universālais pasta pakalpojums - kvalitatīvu pasta pamatpakalpojumu pastāvīga sniegšana visā dalībvalsts teritorijā visiem klientiem par pieņemamām cenām; 1.
54. atklātais tranzīts - atklāts tādu sūtījumu tranzīts caur starpniekvalsti, kuru skaits vai svars nav pamatojums tam, lai noformētu slēgtas depešas saņēmējvalstij. 2.pants Tādas institūcijas vai institūciju izraudzīšanās, kas ir atbildīga(-as) par to pienākumu izpildi, kuri izriet no pievienošanās Konvencijai
55. Dalībvalstis sešu mēnešu laikā pēc kongresa beigām Starptautiskajam birojam dara zināmu tās valsts institūcijas nosaukumu un adresi, kas ir atbildīga par pasta jautājumu pārraudzību. Sešu mēnešu laikā pēc kongresa beigām dalībvalstis Starptautiskajam birojam dara zināmu arī tā operatora vai operatoru nosaukumu un adresi, kurš(kuri) to teritorijā ir oficiāli izraudzīts(-i), lai sniegtu pasta pakalpojumus un izpildītu pienākumus, kas noteikti Pasaules Pasta savienības aktos. Kongresu starplaikā dalībvalstis pēc iespējas drīzāk paziņo Starptautiskajam birojam par jebkādām izmaiņām attiecībā uz valsts institūcijām. Starptautiskajam birojam