BWBV0006699
Geldig vanaf 30-08-2018
Artikel 28
Algemeen Postverdrag
1. Payment for letter-post items, including bulk mail but excluding M bags and IBRS items, shall be established on the basis of the application of the rates per item and per kilogramme reflecting the handling costs in the country of destination. Charges corresponding to priority items in the domestic service which are part of the universal service provision will be used as a basis for the calculation of terminal dues rates.
2. The terminal dues rates shall be calculated taking into account, where applicable in the domestic service, the classification of items based on their format, as provided for in article 17.5.
2.1. The rates per item and per kilogramme are separated for small (P) and large (G) letter-post items and bulky (E) and small packet (E) letter-post items.
3. Designated operators shall exchange mails separated on the basis of their format and or content in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations.
4. Payment for IBRS items shall be as described in the Regulations.
5. In 2026, the per-item and per-kilogramme components shall be converted into a total rate per kilogramme on the basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of mail in which letter-post items containing documents (P and G format) account for 6.36 items weighing 0.265 kilogrammes and bulky (E) and small packet (E) letter-post items account for 2.70 items weighing 0.735 kilogrammes, except for flows for which the composition of one kilogramme of mail shall be based on sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations, as follows:
5.1 all flows between countries in group A;
5.2 flows between countries in group B and between those countries and countries in group A above 50 tonnes;
5.3 flows between countries in group C and between those countries and countries in groups A and B above 75 tonnes.
6. From 2027, for flows above 15 tonnes, letter-post items shall be separated on the basis of their content by creating dispatches for items containing documents (P and G format) and small packet (E) letter-post items.
6.1 The Postal Operations Council shall define the further operational, statistical and accounting procedures for the exchange of mails separated on the basis of their format and or content. 6.1.1 For flows below 15 tonnes, and for flows above 15 tonnes where the tonnage of documents is below 25 tonnes, between countries in Group A, format and content separation with a statistical count to ascertain the number of items based on sampling shall still be carried out should the receiving designated operator so notify the other party by 30 September of the preceding year, for application from 1 January of the following year.
6.1.1 For flows below 15 tonnes, and for flows above 15 tonnes where the tonnage of documents is below 25 tonnes, between countries in Group A, format and content separation with a statistical count to ascertain the number of items based on sampling shall still be carried out should the receiving designated operator so notify the other party by 30 September of the preceding year, for application from 1 January of the following year.
6.2 Where letter-post items are separated between items containing documents (P and G format) and small packets (E), the per-item and per-kilogramme components shall be converted into a total rate per kilogramme determined on the basis of the worldwide average number of items for documents and small packet (E) letter-post items, respectively, as follows: 6.2.1 For dispatches containing documents (P and G format): 24.06 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.2.2 For dispatches containing small packet (E) letter-post items: 3.66 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.2.1 For dispatches containing documents (P and G format): 24.06 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.2.2 For dispatches containing small packet (E) letter-post items: 3.66 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.3 For flows where the volume of documents exceeds 25 tonnes, the number of items in 6.2.1 shall be substituted by the number of items determined on the basis of sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations. 6.3.1 Flows sent by countries in group C that are between 15 and 75 tonnes shall apply a total rate per kilogramme for documents (P and G format) determined on the basis of the number of items described in paragraph 6.2.1 and the minimum rates in article 30.5, as follows: 6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.3.1 Flows sent by countries in group C that are between 15 and 75 tonnes shall apply a total rate per kilogramme for documents (P and G format) determined on the basis of the number of items described in paragraph 6.2.1 and the minimum rates in article 30.5, as follows: 6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.4 Where letter-post items are separated between items containing documents (P and G format) and small packets (E), the number of items of small packet (E) letter-post items in 6.2.2 shall be substituted by the number of items determined on the basis of census data or sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations, with the exception of flows sent by countries in group C that are between 15 and 75 tonnes in 2027, for which the rate of 5.058 SDR per kilogramme for small packet (E) letter-post items shall apply.
7. Beginning with rates in effect for the year 2027 onwards, for flows where items are not separated on the basis of their content, the per-item and per-kilogramme components shall be converted into a total rate per kilogramme on the basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of mail in which letter-post items containing documents (P and G format) account for 6.36 items weighing 0.265 kilogrammes and small packet (E) letter-post items account for 2.70 items weighing 0.735 kilogrammes.
7.1 If the flow exceeds 15 tonnes and the letter-post items are not separated on the basis of their content, the designated operator of destination may determine the composition of the mail flow on the basis of sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations.
7.2 If the flow sent by a country in group C exceeds 15 tonnes and the letter-post items are not separated on the basis of their content, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.1 and article 29.1.5.6.1 shall not apply.
8. For mail flows sent by countries in Group C, the total rate per kilogramme shall apply as follows:
8.1 for the year 2026, below 75 tonnes: 6.472 SDR per kilogramme;
8.2 for the year 2027, below 15 tonnes: 6.767 SDR per kilogramme;
8.3 for the year 2028, below 15 tonnes: 7.071 SDR per kilogramme;
8.4 for the year 2029, below 15 tonnes: 7.389 SDR per kilogramme;
8.5 for the year 2030, below 15 tonnes: 7.724 SDR per kilogramme.
9. M bags weighing less than 5 kilogrammes shall be considered as weighing 5 kilogrammes for terminal dues payment purposes. The terminal dues rates to be applied for M bags shall be:
9.1 for the year 2026, 1.153 SDR per kilogramme;
9.2 for the year 2027, 1.205 SDR per kilogramme;
9.3 for the year 2028, 1.259 SDR per kilogramme;
9.4 for the year 2029, 1.316 SDR per kilogramme;
9.5 for the year 2030, 1.375 SDR per kilogramme.
10. For registered items there shall be an additional payment of 1.745 SDR per item for 2026, 2.500 SDR per item for 2027, 2.613 SDR per item for 2028, 2.731 SDR per item for 2029 and 2.854 SDR for 2030. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to supplement remuneration for these and other supplementary services where the services provided contain additional features to be specified in the Regulations.
11. For insured items containing documents (P and G format), there shall be an additional payment of 2.045 SDR for 2026, 2.800 SDR for 2027, 2.913 SDR per item for 2028, 3.031 SDR per item for 2029 and 3.154 SDR per item for 2030. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to supplement remuneration for these and other supplementary services where the services provided contain additional features to be specified in the Regulations.
12. For tracked delivery service items there shall be a supplementary payment per item for the service feature, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to supplement remuneration for tracked delivery service items on the basis of performance in the electronic transmission of information, as specified in the Regulations.
13. For small packet (E) letter-post items, registered and insured and tracked delivery service items not carrying a barcoded identifier or carrying a barcoded identifier that is not compliant with the UPU’s Technical Standard S10, there shall be a further additional payment of 0.5 SDR per item unless otherwise bilaterally agreed.
14. The remuneration for returned undeliverable letter-post items shall be specified in the Regulations.
15. For terminal dues payment purposes, letter-post items posted in bulk in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations shall be referred to as “bulk mail”.
15.1 The payment for bulk mail containing goods shall be established as provided for in article 29.1.4 or 29.1.2, as appropriate. The conditions in paragraphs 6.4 and 8 and articles 29.1.5.6.1 and 29.4 shall not apply.
15.2 The payment for bulk mail containing documents (P and G format) shall be established as provided for in article 30. The conditions in paragraphs 6.3.1 and 8 shall not apply.
15.3 The designated operator of destination may request the payment by applying the rates per item and per kilogramme. Alternatively, the payment shall be established by applying the total rate per kilogramme on the basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of mail in paragraphs 5 and 7 based on the per-item and per-kilogramme rates in articles 29 and 30. The conditions in paragraph 8 and articles 29.1.5.6 and 29.4 shall not apply in the calculation of the total rate per kilogramme.
16. No reservations may be made to this article.
2. The terminal dues rates shall be calculated taking into account, where applicable in the domestic service, the classification of items based on their format, as provided for in article 17.5.
2.1. The rates per item and per kilogramme are separated for small (P) and large (G) letter-post items and bulky (E) and small packet (E) letter-post items.
3. Designated operators shall exchange mails separated on the basis of their format and or content in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations.
4. Payment for IBRS items shall be as described in the Regulations.
5. In 2026, the per-item and per-kilogramme components shall be converted into a total rate per kilogramme on the basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of mail in which letter-post items containing documents (P and G format) account for 6.36 items weighing 0.265 kilogrammes and bulky (E) and small packet (E) letter-post items account for 2.70 items weighing 0.735 kilogrammes, except for flows for which the composition of one kilogramme of mail shall be based on sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations, as follows:
5.1 all flows between countries in group A;
5.2 flows between countries in group B and between those countries and countries in group A above 50 tonnes;
5.3 flows between countries in group C and between those countries and countries in groups A and B above 75 tonnes.
6. From 2027, for flows above 15 tonnes, letter-post items shall be separated on the basis of their content by creating dispatches for items containing documents (P and G format) and small packet (E) letter-post items.
6.1 The Postal Operations Council shall define the further operational, statistical and accounting procedures for the exchange of mails separated on the basis of their format and or content. 6.1.1 For flows below 15 tonnes, and for flows above 15 tonnes where the tonnage of documents is below 25 tonnes, between countries in Group A, format and content separation with a statistical count to ascertain the number of items based on sampling shall still be carried out should the receiving designated operator so notify the other party by 30 September of the preceding year, for application from 1 January of the following year.
6.1.1 For flows below 15 tonnes, and for flows above 15 tonnes where the tonnage of documents is below 25 tonnes, between countries in Group A, format and content separation with a statistical count to ascertain the number of items based on sampling shall still be carried out should the receiving designated operator so notify the other party by 30 September of the preceding year, for application from 1 January of the following year.
6.2 Where letter-post items are separated between items containing documents (P and G format) and small packets (E), the per-item and per-kilogramme components shall be converted into a total rate per kilogramme determined on the basis of the worldwide average number of items for documents and small packet (E) letter-post items, respectively, as follows: 6.2.1 For dispatches containing documents (P and G format): 24.06 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.2.2 For dispatches containing small packet (E) letter-post items: 3.66 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.2.1 For dispatches containing documents (P and G format): 24.06 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.2.2 For dispatches containing small packet (E) letter-post items: 3.66 items weighing 1 kilogramme;
6.3 For flows where the volume of documents exceeds 25 tonnes, the number of items in 6.2.1 shall be substituted by the number of items determined on the basis of sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations. 6.3.1 Flows sent by countries in group C that are between 15 and 75 tonnes shall apply a total rate per kilogramme for documents (P and G format) determined on the basis of the number of items described in paragraph 6.2.1 and the minimum rates in article 30.5, as follows: 6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.3.1 Flows sent by countries in group C that are between 15 and 75 tonnes shall apply a total rate per kilogramme for documents (P and G format) determined on the basis of the number of items described in paragraph 6.2.1 and the minimum rates in article 30.5, as follows: 6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.3.1.1 for the year 2027: 11.497 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.2 for the year 2028: 12.008 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.3 for the year 2029: 12.549 SDR per kilogramme;
6.3.1.4 for the year 2030: 13.120 SDR per kilogramme.
6.4 Where letter-post items are separated between items containing documents (P and G format) and small packets (E), the number of items of small packet (E) letter-post items in 6.2.2 shall be substituted by the number of items determined on the basis of census data or sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations, with the exception of flows sent by countries in group C that are between 15 and 75 tonnes in 2027, for which the rate of 5.058 SDR per kilogramme for small packet (E) letter-post items shall apply.
7. Beginning with rates in effect for the year 2027 onwards, for flows where items are not separated on the basis of their content, the per-item and per-kilogramme components shall be converted into a total rate per kilogramme on the basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of mail in which letter-post items containing documents (P and G format) account for 6.36 items weighing 0.265 kilogrammes and small packet (E) letter-post items account for 2.70 items weighing 0.735 kilogrammes.
7.1 If the flow exceeds 15 tonnes and the letter-post items are not separated on the basis of their content, the designated operator of destination may determine the composition of the mail flow on the basis of sampling in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations.
7.2 If the flow sent by a country in group C exceeds 15 tonnes and the letter-post items are not separated on the basis of their content, the provisions in paragraph 6.3.1 and article 29.1.5.6.1 shall not apply.
8. For mail flows sent by countries in Group C, the total rate per kilogramme shall apply as follows:
8.1 for the year 2026, below 75 tonnes: 6.472 SDR per kilogramme;
8.2 for the year 2027, below 15 tonnes: 6.767 SDR per kilogramme;
8.3 for the year 2028, below 15 tonnes: 7.071 SDR per kilogramme;
8.4 for the year 2029, below 15 tonnes: 7.389 SDR per kilogramme;
8.5 for the year 2030, below 15 tonnes: 7.724 SDR per kilogramme.
9. M bags weighing less than 5 kilogrammes shall be considered as weighing 5 kilogrammes for terminal dues payment purposes. The terminal dues rates to be applied for M bags shall be:
9.1 for the year 2026, 1.153 SDR per kilogramme;
9.2 for the year 2027, 1.205 SDR per kilogramme;
9.3 for the year 2028, 1.259 SDR per kilogramme;
9.4 for the year 2029, 1.316 SDR per kilogramme;
9.5 for the year 2030, 1.375 SDR per kilogramme.
10. For registered items there shall be an additional payment of 1.745 SDR per item for 2026, 2.500 SDR per item for 2027, 2.613 SDR per item for 2028, 2.731 SDR per item for 2029 and 2.854 SDR for 2030. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to supplement remuneration for these and other supplementary services where the services provided contain additional features to be specified in the Regulations.
11. For insured items containing documents (P and G format), there shall be an additional payment of 2.045 SDR for 2026, 2.800 SDR for 2027, 2.913 SDR per item for 2028, 3.031 SDR per item for 2029 and 3.154 SDR per item for 2030. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to supplement remuneration for these and other supplementary services where the services provided contain additional features to be specified in the Regulations.
12. For tracked delivery service items there shall be a supplementary payment per item for the service feature, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations. The Postal Operations Council shall be authorized to supplement remuneration for tracked delivery service items on the basis of performance in the electronic transmission of information, as specified in the Regulations.
13. For small packet (E) letter-post items, registered and insured and tracked delivery service items not carrying a barcoded identifier or carrying a barcoded identifier that is not compliant with the UPU’s Technical Standard S10, there shall be a further additional payment of 0.5 SDR per item unless otherwise bilaterally agreed.
14. The remuneration for returned undeliverable letter-post items shall be specified in the Regulations.
15. For terminal dues payment purposes, letter-post items posted in bulk in accordance with the conditions specified in the Regulations shall be referred to as “bulk mail”.
15.1 The payment for bulk mail containing goods shall be established as provided for in article 29.1.4 or 29.1.2, as appropriate. The conditions in paragraphs 6.4 and 8 and articles 29.1.5.6.1 and 29.4 shall not apply.
15.2 The payment for bulk mail containing documents (P and G format) shall be established as provided for in article 30. The conditions in paragraphs 6.3.1 and 8 shall not apply.
15.3 The designated operator of destination may request the payment by applying the rates per item and per kilogramme. Alternatively, the payment shall be established by applying the total rate per kilogramme on the basis of a worldwide average composition of one kilogramme of mail in paragraphs 5 and 7 based on the per-item and per-kilogramme rates in articles 29 and 30. The conditions in paragraph 8 and articles 29.1.5.6 and 29.4 shall not apply in the calculation of the total rate per kilogramme.
16. No reservations may be made to this article.
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