Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services

Type Directive

Publication 2008-02-27

State In force

Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament

Source EUR-Lex

articles 5

By derogation to Article 2, the following Member States may postpone the implementation of this Directive until 31 December 2012, in order to continue to reserve services to universal service provider(s):

—Czech Republic,

—Greece,

—Cyprus,

—Latvia,

—Lithuania,

—Luxembourg,

—Hungary,

—Malta,

—Poland,

—Romania,

—Slovakia.

These Member States may decide to implement this Directive at an earlier stage.

The relevant Member States shall notify the Commission confirming their intention to make use of the implementation delay set out in paragraph 1 by 27 August 2008.

Member States that abolish their reserved areas by 31 December 2012 may, between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2012, refuse to grant the authorisation provided for in Article 9(2) of Directive 97/67/EC for services within the abolished reserved area in question to postal operators providing services within the scope of the universal service, as well as companies controlled by them, which are granted a reserved area in another Member State.

Article 4

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 5

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

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[^E0002]: OJ C 197, 24.8.2007, p. 37. Opinion delivered following non-compulsory consultation.

[^E0003]: Opinion of the European Parliament of 11 July 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 8 November 2007 (OJ C 307 E, 18.12.2007, p. 22) and Position of the European Parliament of 31 January 2008.

[^E0004]: OJ C 48, 16.2.1994, p. 3.

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[^E0006]: OJ C 288 E, 25.11.2006, p. 77.

[^E0007]: OJ L 176, 5.7.2002, p. 21.

[^E0008]: OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

[^E0009]: OJ L 115, 17.4.1998, p. 31.

[^E0010]: OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 56.

[^E0011]: OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

[^E0012]: OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

[^E0013]: OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

[^E0014]: OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114.’

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