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S.I. No. 638/2002 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 37) Scheme, 2002
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
1. This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 37) Scheme 2002.
2. Postcard
Maximum dimensions
25g
Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Priority
50c
Length, 148mm; width, 105mm with a tolerance of 2mm
Economy
41c
Minimum dimensions
All other countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Priority
57c
Length, 140mm; width, 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm
Priority Economy
44c
3. Letter (Economy)
(1)
*
As for item 1(1) in this column
50g
Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
50g or less
41c
All other countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
25g or less
50g or less
44c
71c
(2)
*
As for item 1(2) in this column
250g
Great Britain, the
50g or less
64c
Channel Islands and
Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g
72c
the Isle of Man
Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g
150c
All other European
50g or less
81c
countries excluding
Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g
102c
Great Britain, the
Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g
170c
Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Rest of World
50g or less
81c
Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g
102c
Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g
200c
(3)
*
As for item 1(3) in this column
250g
Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
100g or less
250g or less
102c
150c
All other European countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
100g or less
250g or less
145c
170c
Rest of World
100g or less
250g or less
145c
200c
4. Literature for the blind
As for item 1(3) in this column
7kg
All places to which services is available
Economy
Transmission without charge
Priority
Each 10g or part thereof
1c
5. Air Letter
As per form approved by An Post
As may be permitted by An Post
Such rate as may be fixed from time to time provided that the maximum rate does not exceed 57c
GIVEN under the Common seal of An Post this 23
rd
day of December 2002.
Present when the Common seal of An Post was affixed hereto
Director
/Secretary
The Commission for Communications Regulation concurred with the increases in charges set out in this Scheme on the 17 day of December 2002.
GIVEN UNDER the seal of the Commission for Communications Regulation this 23 day of December 2002.
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SIGNED
ETAIN DOYLE
Chairperson of the Commission for Communications Regulation
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on the 6
th
day of January 2003. It reflects increases in the tariffs on letters and postal packets within the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000) as amended by S.I. 615 of 2002.
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Where a letter falls within more than one of 1(1), 1(2), 1(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
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Where a letter falls within more than one of 1(1), 1(2), 1(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
*
Where a letter falls within more than one of 1(1), 1(2), 1(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
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Where a letter falls within more than one of 3(1) 3(2), 3(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
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Where a letter falls within more than one of 3(1) 3(2), 3(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
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Where a letter falls within more than one of 3(1), 3(2), 3(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
An Post, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by
Section 70
of the
Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983
(No. 24 of 1983 as amended by Regulation 4(1) of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 and with the concurrence of the Commission for Communications Regulation to the increases in charges herein made, hereby makes the following Scheme