Postal Services Directive (1997)
The 1997 Postal Services Directive is the piece of European legislation from which the Postal Services Act 2000 arises. It established common rules concerning various aspects of postal services.
The original Directive was amended by a later Directive (2002/39/EC) to become the 1997 Postal Services Directive (as amended).
More information is in the legal framework section of this site, on the 1997 Postal Services Directive page.
Related documents:
- 10 December 2002 - news release
- Postcomm advises on the European Postal Services Directive.
- November 2002 - Postcomm's advice on the European Postal Directive
- Implementation of the European Directive on postal services in the UK. Postcomm's advice to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (pdf, 272KB)
- November 2002 - Postcomm's advice on the European Postal Directive: covering letter
- Covering letter from Graham Corbett, then chairman of Postcomm, to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (pdf, 15KB)
- 4 September 2002 - consultation document
- Implementation of the European Directive on postal services in the UK. A consultation document. September 2002 (pdf, 520KB)
- 4 September 2002 - news release
- Postcomm consults on new European Postal Services Directive.
- 12 October 2001 - Postcomm advice on the draft directive
- Postcomm's advice to the Department of Trade and Industry ministers about the draft EU Directive on Postal Services. Letter from DTI ministers dated 11 October 2001 and Postcomm's reply, dated 12 October 2001 (pdf, 16KB)
- 6 February 1998 - European Commission notice
- Notice from the European Commission on the application of competition rules to the postal sector and on the assessment of certain State measures relating to postal service (pdf, 74KB).
