ARCEP consults on new full cost accounting system for La Poste's universal service
20 April 22
Virginie Alloo
ARCEP is consulting until 6 May 2022 on the establishment of a full cost accounting system in relation to La Poste's universal service. The draft decision also includes the modification of accounting rules to include the financial compensation of the universal service by the State.
Commission approves state aid to compensate Poczta Polska for COVID-19 damages
31 March 22
Monika Kačeriaková
The European Commission approved state aid for Poczta Polska to compensate for the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More could be done to reduce the environmental impact of e-commerce deliveries
30 March 22
Peter Dunn
Further steps could be taken to reduce the environmental impact of e-commerce delivery. While the delivery sector is on course to improve significantly its environmental performance, mainly from the electrification of delivery vehicles, it could do more in the future. Consultants for the European Commission presented these findings at an online public workshop on 30 March 2022. Other consultants outlined their data collection methodology for the study on the main developments in the postal sector.
BIPT consults on draft law to strengthen labour conditions for parcel delivery in Belgium
17 March 22
Virginie Alloo
The Belgian government intends to amend the postal law to limit the degree to which large parcels providers could rely upon self-employed workers or subcontracters to deliver parcels. BIPT, the Belgian regulator, is consulting until 6 April 2022 on how to implement this new obligation, and to prevent fraud and social dumping in the e-commerce sector.
How EU regulation shaped the European postal market
08 March 22
Armen Ghalumyan
EU regulation has had a prominent role in the development of the European postal market in the past twenty-five years. In particular, a series of step changes pursued the main goals of liberalisation and customer protection (by means of the definition of a postal universal service).
BIPT consults on standards for parcel boxes used for home delivery
23 February 22
Virginie Alloo
The Belgian regulator BIPT is consulting until 21 March 2022 on introducing legal specification standards for parcel boxes for home delivery. Delivery to such boxes would not be compulsory for online shoppers or for postal operators.