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1. The per-item and per-kilogramme remuneration rates for small (P) and large (G) letter-post items containing documents shall be calculated on the basis of 70% of the charges for a 20-gramme small (P) letter-post item and for a 175-gramme large (G) letter-post item, exclusive of VAT or other taxes.
2. The Postal Operations Council shall define the conditions for the calculation of the rates as well as the necessary operational, statistical and accounting procedures for the exchange of format-separated mails.
3. The rates in a given year shall not lead to an increase of more than 13% in the terminal dues revenue for a letter-post item in the P/G format of 42.3 grammes.
4. The rates applied for small (P) and for large (G) letter-post items may not be higher than:
4.1 for the year 2026, 0.473 SDR per item and 3.692 SDR per kilogramme;
4.2 for the year 2027, 0.508 SDR per item and 3.969 SDR per kilogramme;
4.3 for the year 2028, 0.546 SDR per item and 4.267 SDR per kilogramme;
4.4 for the year 2029, 0.587 SDR per item and 4.587 SDR per kilogramme;
4.5 for the year 2030, 0.631 SDR per item and 4.931 SDR per kilogramme.
5. The rates applied for small (P) and for large (G) letter-post items may not be lower than:
5.1 for the year 2026, 0.345 SDR per item and 2.690 SDR per kilogramme;
5.2 for the year 2027, 0.361 SDR per item and 2.811 SDR per kilogramme;
5.3 for the year 2028, 0.377 SDR per item and 2.937 SDR per kilogramme;
5.4 for the year 2029, 0.394 SDR per item and 3.069 SDR per kilogramme;
5.5 for the year 2030, 0.412 SDR per item and 3.207 SDR per kilogramme.
6. No reservations may be made to this article.