BWBV0006699
Geldig vanaf 30-08-2018
Artikel 32
Algemeen Postverdrag
1. Terminal dues payable by all countries to the countries classified as least developed countries in group C for terminal dues and Quality of Service Fund (QSF) purposes, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, shall be increased by 20% of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30 for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries. There shall be no such payment from one group C country to another group C country.
2. Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group A countries to the countries classified as group C countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10% of the of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.
3. Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group B countries (excluding those which joined the target system as from 2016) to the countries classified as group C countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10% of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.
4. Terminal dues, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group B countries which joined the target system as from 2016 to the countries classified as group C countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 5% of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.
5. An increase of 1%, calculated on the basis of terminal dues payable by countries classified as group A and B countries to the countries classified as group B countries which joined the target system as from 2016, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, shall be paid into a common fund to be established for improving the quality of service in countries classified in groups B and C and managed in accordance with the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council.
6. An increase of 0.5%, calculated on the basis of terminal dues payable by countries classified as group A and B countries to the countries classified as group B countries which joined the target system as from 2016, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, shall be paid into a special account to be established as part of the common fund referred to in paragraph 5, specifically for improving the quality of service in group C countries classified by the United Nations as least developed countries and managed in accordance with the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council.
7. Subject to the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council, any unused amounts contributed under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this article and accumulated over the four preceding QSF reference years (with 2018 as the earliest reference year) shall also be transferred to the common fund referred to in paragraph 5 of this article. For the purposes of this paragraph, only funds that have not been used in QSF-approved quality of service projects within two years following receipt of the last payment of contributed amounts for any given four-year period as defined above shall be transferred to the aforementioned common fund.
8. The combined terminal dues payable into the QSF for improving the quality of service of countries in group C shall be subject to a minimum of 20,000 SDR per annum for each beneficiary country. The additional funds needed for reaching this minimum amount shall be invoiced, in proportion to the volumes exchanged, to the countries in groups A and B.
9. The Postal Operations Council shall adopt or update procedures for financing QSF projects.
2. Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group A countries to the countries classified as group C countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10% of the of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.
3. Terminal dues, except for M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group B countries (excluding those which joined the target system as from 2016) to the countries classified as group C countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 10% of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.
4. Terminal dues, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, payable by countries classified as group B countries which joined the target system as from 2016 to the countries classified as group C countries, other than the least developed countries referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, shall be increased by 5% of the rates provided for in article 28, 29 or 30, for payment into the QSF for improving the quality of service in those countries.
5. An increase of 1%, calculated on the basis of terminal dues payable by countries classified as group A and B countries to the countries classified as group B countries which joined the target system as from 2016, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, shall be paid into a common fund to be established for improving the quality of service in countries classified in groups B and C and managed in accordance with the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council.
6. An increase of 0.5%, calculated on the basis of terminal dues payable by countries classified as group A and B countries to the countries classified as group B countries which joined the target system as from 2016, except in respect of M bags, IBRS items and bulk mail items, shall be paid into a special account to be established as part of the common fund referred to in paragraph 5, specifically for improving the quality of service in group C countries classified by the United Nations as least developed countries and managed in accordance with the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council.
7. Subject to the relevant procedures set by the Postal Operations Council, any unused amounts contributed under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this article and accumulated over the four preceding QSF reference years (with 2018 as the earliest reference year) shall also be transferred to the common fund referred to in paragraph 5 of this article. For the purposes of this paragraph, only funds that have not been used in QSF-approved quality of service projects within two years following receipt of the last payment of contributed amounts for any given four-year period as defined above shall be transferred to the aforementioned common fund.
8. The combined terminal dues payable into the QSF for improving the quality of service of countries in group C shall be subject to a minimum of 20,000 SDR per annum for each beneficiary country. The additional funds needed for reaching this minimum amount shall be invoiced, in proportion to the volumes exchanged, to the countries in groups A and B.
9. The Postal Operations Council shall adopt or update procedures for financing QSF projects.
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- Art. 32
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- BWBV0006699
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