S.I. No. 638/2002 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 37) Scheme, 2002

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:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 37) Scheme 2002.

2. This Scheme shall operate on and from the 6^th day of January 2003.

3. In this Scheme-

“the Principal Warrant” means the Foreign Post Warrant 1949 (S.I. 267 of 1949); and

“Scheme No. 35” means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme 2002 (S.I. 615 of 2002).

4. The entries in the Schedule to this Scheme are hereby substituted for the entries in the First Schedule (as amended in particular by Scheme No. 35) to the Principal Warrant. The rates and charges specified in the Schedule to this Scheme pertain to letters and postal packets within the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000).

SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Destination	Rates of Postage
1.Letter (Priority)	(1)^* Maximum dimensions: 162mm x 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm, maximum thickness 5mm	50g	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man		50c
	Minimum dimensions:
	90mm x 140mm with a tolerance of 2mm		All other countries	25g or less	57c
	Maximum thickness 5mm		excluding Great	Exceeding 25g but not exceeding 50g	83c
			Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

	(2)^* Maximum dimensions:	250g	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	50g or less	75c
	400mm x 300mm with a tolerance of 2mm,			Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g	85c
	maximum thickness 25mm			Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	175c

	Minimum dimensions 90mm X 140mm with	100g	All other countries	50g or less	95c
	tolerance of 2mm. Maximum thickness 5mm.		excluding Great	Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g	120c
			Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

	(3)^* Maximum dimensions: length, width and	250g	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	100g or less	120c
	depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined		Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	250g or less	175c
	1,040mm: greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm	100g	All other countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	100g or less	170c
	Minimum dimensions: 90mm X 140mm with a tolerance of 2mm maximum thickness 5mm In roll form, length and twice diameter 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm.

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		Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	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

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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

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/Secretary

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The Commission for Communications Regulation concurred with the increases in charges set out in this Scheme on the 17 day of December 2002.

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GIVEN UNDER the seal of the Commission for Communications Regulation this 23 day of December 2002.

[SIGNED:

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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.

^* 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 3(1) 3(2), 3(3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.

^* 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.