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The Amendments To The Law On Mail

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Pasta likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of mail do Postal Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, 12; 1995, no. 3; 1997, no. 7. No; 2001, 3, nr.) the following amendments: 1. Replace the entire law, the words "extra service" (fold) with the words "extra service" (fold).
2. in article 1: replace the explanation of the term "Eksprespak", the words "service provider" with the words "mail service provider";
replace the explanation of the term "Ekspresvēstul", the words "service provider" with the words "mail service provider";
replace the term "Mail carrier" in the interpretation of the words "postal authorities" with the words "postal service" and the word "mail", with the words "mail provider specified";
replace the term "consignment" explanation of the Arrears, the words "mail sent" in turn with the words "mail service provider in turn sends";
replace the explanation of the term "Secināšan", the words "authorities" with the words "service provider";
replace the term "international reply coupon" explanation "to buy a post office" with the words "buy at the mail provider";
to make the term "universal postal service" as follows: "the general postal services — domestic or international correspondence of letters (postcards, letters, small packages of bandrol) mail, including registered or insured mail; domestic or international postal parcel (up to 10 kilograms) shipment, including insured shipments that comply with the postal regulations regulated minimum requirements for collection, sorting, transport and delivery. "
3. Replace the name and article 2, first paragraph, the words "mail" with the words "postal services".
4. Make article 3 of the second paragraph by the following: "(2) the universal postal service provided by the non-profit organization the national joint stock company" Latvijas Pasts "(Latvia), in which public participation is the Ministry of transportation, and other companies (the company). Universal postal service provision requires an individual license. Individual license for the provision of the universal service shall be issued in accordance with the law "On regulators of public services". "
5. in article 4: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) up to 1 May 2004 the Latvian post has a monopoly to accept, transfer and license in the country-both domestic and international mailing correspondence shipments, weighing two kilograms.";
to supplement the article with 1.1 and 1.2 part as follows: "(11) By May 1, 2004 Latvia's post has a monopoly to accept, transfer and license in the country-both domestic and international mailing correspondence shipments, weighing not more than 100 grams. This restriction shall not apply where the postal service provider in respect of such consignments specified tariff is equal to the Latvian post defined for the type of the consignment, the lowest weight class triple tariff or in excess.
(12) After January 1, 2006, the Latvian post has a monopoly to accept, transfer and license in the country-both domestic and international shipments, correspondence letters weighing less than 50 grams. This restriction shall not apply where the postal service provider in respect of such consignments specified tariff is equal to the Latvian post defined for the type of the consignment, the lowest weight class two-and-a-half times the tariff or exceeds it. ";
replace the fourth subparagraph, the words "no post" with the words "free mail provider" and the word "through license"-with the words "individual licence or general permit";
in the fifth subparagraph, replace the words "authorities" with the words "service providers".
6. Replace article 5, the word "license" with the words "personal license".
7. Express 5.1 article as follows: "article 5.1. Service, which requires a general authorisation (1) to provide additional mail services and postal services which do not fall within the General category of postal services requires a general authorisation. General authorisations recorded public service Regulatory Commission (the Regulator).
(2) the Governor shall determine and publish the newspaper "Journal of Latvia" registration of the general authorisation procedures as well as the General conditions laid down in the authorisation. "
8. in article 7: in the fourth paragraph, replace the words "the procedure laid down by the Ministry of transport" with the words "cabinet order";
to make a fifth by the following: "(5) If sent mistakenly accepted the first part of this article 1, 3, and 6 and the items referred to in the second paragraph, they are to be sent back to the sender of the Cabinet."
9. Replace article 8, first paragraph, the words "postal employees" with the words "postal employees" of the service provider.
10. Put the name of article 9 and the first and second subparagraph by the following: "article 9. Postal service tariffs and payment (1) of the universal postal service tariffs determined by the law "on regulators of public services". Tariffs for additional mail services and postal services which do not fall within the General category of postal services, determine the relevant additional postal service provider, subject to the provisions of part two.
(2) the minimum tariff for additional mail services and postal services which do not fall within the universal postal service category shall be determined by the Governor. The minimum tariff should not be lower than the general postal tariff. "
11. Turn off paragraph 5 of article 11.
12. To supplement the law with article 11.1 of the following: ' article 11.1. Mail: small packages, or bandrol postal packages — recruitment — post, small packages or bandrol postal packages — from the person adopted after the applicant's identity document reporting. "
13. Replace article 12, second paragraph, the words "a copy of which is filed in the mail body, the withdrawal shall be submitted in writing to the same post office" with the words "a copy of which is filed in the postal service provider, the cancellation shall be submitted in writing to the same postal service provider".
14. Replace article 13, the eighth part of the word "authority" with the words "service provider".
15. in article 14: turn off the title, the words "post office";
replace the first paragraph, the word "institution" with the words "service provider";
replace the third paragraph, the words "mail Act" with the words "mail service provider is acting";
replace the fourth subparagraph in point 1 the words "when the post passed mail and mail receipt issued" by the words "when post released mail provider and mail service provider issued a receipt";
replace the fifth paragraph, the words "mail" with the words "mail service".
16. Replace article 15 name the word "mail" with the words "mail service" and in the text of the article the word "mail" with the words "mail service".
17. Make the text of article 17 as follows: "(1) claims for mailings can submit mail service provider within one year from the date of mailing to the postal service, indicating the postal service issued a receipt for the consignment.
(2) claims for the mail operations services provider billing accounts can submit mail service provider within one year from the date on which the account holder has learned or had to know about the settlement operation in his mail provider's settlement account. "
18. Article 18: replace the title of the article the word "mail" with the words "mail service";
replace the first, second, third and fourth paragraph, the words "mail" with the words "mail service".
19. Article 19: replace the title of the article and the article's text, the word "mail" with the words "mail service provider";
replace the second paragraph, the word "institution" with the words "service provider".
20. Article 20: replace the words "in the name of the article postal material responsibility" with the words "mail provider in the material responsibility";
replace the text of the article the words "post paid" with the words "mail service provider is paid".
21. Replace article 22, paragraph 3, fourth subparagraph, the word "license" with the words "individual licence or general permit".
22. Replace the name and article 23, first paragraph, the words "post office" with the words "postal units".
23. To supplement the law with chapter IV, the following: "chapter IV procedures for submission and consideration of complaints about the provision of postal services article 25. The procedures for submission and consideration of complaints about the provision of postal services on the provision of postal services shall be submitted and examined in the following order: 1) complaint about postal services postal services provider, consider and reply to it not later than one month from the date of receipt of the complaint;

2) if the complainant is not satisfied with the mail provider's response, he has the right to the same complaint with the postal service's response to submit to Regulators. The Governor of this complaint and mail service provider the answer examine the legislation.
26. article. The provision of information on the results of the examination of the complaint mail service provider after the Regulator's request to provide information on the number of complaints received and the results of their examination in the appropriate reporting period of the financial year. "
24. Transitional provisions: replace the words "transitional provisions" with the words "transitional provisions";
transitional provisions be supplemented with 2, 3 and 4 by the following: "2. The Regulator until 1 May 2004 must publish in a newspaper" journal "this law, in article 5.1 of the general permit registration of the order.
3. the licences that the Governor or the Ministry of transport issued before 1 May 2004, to re-register on general authorisations, no later than 1 May 2005.
4. This law, article 3 of the second paragraph of the new version of the amendment to article 4, fourth paragraph (on the word "license" with the words "individual licence or general permit"), article 5 (on the word "license" with the words "personal license"), the new version of article 5.1 and article 22, paragraph 3, of the fourth part (on the word "license" with the words "individual licence or general permit") shall enter into force on 1 May 2004. ";
believe the current text of the transitional provisions of paragraph 1.
25. To supplement the law with the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions arising from the Directive 2002/39/EC and 97/67/EC. '
The Parliament adopted the law of 26 February.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter in Riga on 17 March 2004, an editorial added: the law shall enter into force by 31 March 2004.