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1. Subject to the provisions under 2, each member country shall ensure on a best effort basis that the following postal payment services are offered or accepted by electronic means on its territory:
1.1 Money order in cash: the sender hands over funds at the service access point and asks for the full amount to be paid to the payee in cash, with no deductions.
1.2 Outpayment money order: the sender gives instructions for his account to be debited and asks for the payee to be paid the full amount in cash, with no deductions.
1.3 Inpayment money order: the sender hands over funds at the service access point and asks for them to be paid into the payee’s account, with no deductions.
1.4 Postal account transfer: the sender gives instructions for his account to be debited and asks for the payee’s account to be credited with the equivalent amount, with no deductions.
1bis Each member country may also ensure that the optional services defined in article 25bis are offered or accepted on its territory.
2. In the event that none of the electronic postal payment services outlined under § 1 are offered or accepted by a member country, that member country shall offer or accept at least one of the aforementioned postal payment services by paper-based means (letter post).
3. The Regulations shall define the procedures for executing the present Agreement.