Scope of application
section 1 of this Regulation shall apply to such services and
universal postal service within the meaning of the postal law
(2010:1045).
Postal operations
section 2 of the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency is the licensing authority in accordance with
Postal Act (2010:1045).
section 3 of the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, according to Chapter 2. section 8 of the postal law
(2010:1045) provide for and to what extent
It shall be indicated in a letter to who has promoted it.
4 section in a case for permission to carry out postal operations
According to Chapter 2. section 1 of the postal law (2010:1045), postal and
Telecom Agency issue a decision within three months of the
a complete application came in to the authority. If it is
necessary because of the investigation of the case,
the processing time for a maximum of one time extended for
a maximum of one month. The applicant shall be informed of the reasons for that
turnaround time is extended before the original
the deadline has expired.
Paragraph 8 of law (2009:1079) on services in the internal market
provides for an acknowledgement of receipt should be sent
to the applicant when a complete application has been submitted and if
the content of such evidence.
A decision to extend the processing time may not
subject to appeal.
Universal postal service
paragraph 5 of the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, for one or more
licence holders join the State to conduct
postal operations with conditions on the obligation to provide
all or part of the universal postal service.
section 6 of The universal postal service, in addition to what
specified in Chapter 3. section 1 of the postal law (2010:1045), meet the requirement to
at least 85 percent of the letters submitted for
overnight delivery before the specified latest time should have
been distributed within the country on the following working day, regardless of where in the
the country they have been submitted. At least 97 percent of the letters should have
been distributed within the three following working days.
The Swedish post and Telecom Agency shall annually verify that the requirement in
the first subparagraph are met, and publish annually the performance
by this control.
The Swedish post and Telecom Agency may provide for last
time and additional regulations on requirements for
Routing times according to Chapter 3. second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of the postal law.
section 7 of the National Post and Telecom Agency, in accordance with Chapter 3. 1 section
subparagraph postal law (2010:1045) provide for the
services to be included in the universal postal service.
section 8 of the National Post and Telecom Agency shall notify the European
the Commission and the national regulatory authorities in
The European Union such a derogation as referred to in Chapter 3. 1 §
the third paragraph of the postal law (2010:1045).
§ 9 The providing a universal postal service
gets per calendar year not to increase rates for domestic carriage of
individual postal items, as specified in section 6, first subparagraph, and
weighing 500 grams, more than the change in
the consumer price index between March and July last year
the year before that. A price may be rounded to the nearest
fifty cents, even if this means that the increase will be
greater than the change in the consumer price index.
A price increase that is not used during a
calendar year may be used for one of the three following years.
The total space of the price increase shall however be reduced by
such an increase in addition to the change in the consumer price index that has occurred
because of rounding.
section 10 of the National Post and Telecom Agency, in accordance with Chapter 3. section 2 of the fifth
subparagraph postal law (2010:1045) provide for such
call for pricing and accounting of the
universal postal service as specified in section 2 of the first and
other paragraphs of the same chapter.
section 11 of the National Post and Telecom Agency, in accordance with Chapter 3. section 2 of the fifth
subparagraph postal law (2010:1045) provide for such
call for pricing and associated conditions laid down in 2
the third paragraph of the same chapter and section that will apply if the
designated to provide all or part of the
universal postal service applies special rates
and other special conditions.
Common provisions on the postal activity and
universal postal service
Postcode system
section 12 of the PTS shall designate a licensee who
provides postal services to provide and
managing the postal code system.
The licence holders who are appointed to provide and
managing the postal code system, in the event of changes to the system
promote good ortnamnssed.
The Swedish defence needs of communications
paragraph 13 of the PTS shall notify such provisions
on planning and other operations for Swedish defence needs of
communications referred to in Chapter 4. section 9, second subparagraph
Postal Act (2010:1045).
Before such provisions referred to in the first subparagraph
notified, the PTS shall consult with
The armed forces and the Swedish civil
preparedness.
Complaint handling
section 14 of the National Post and Telecom Agency may provide under
Chapter 4. section 12 of the postal Act (2010:1045) if the holder
complaint handling procedures and the publication of information
If the complaint shall be made by the person designated to provide
all or part of the universal postal service.
Enforcement regulations
section 15 of the National Post and Telecom Agency, notify the
enforcement provisions necessary for the application of
Postal Act (2010:1045) in respect of the carriage of mail,
undelivered letter and supervision.
