Professional paper

Liberalisation of the Postal Services

Hrvoje Tomša ; public administration bachelor, a member of the Bachelors Division of the Institute of Public Administration, Zagreb

Abstract

The new Law on Postal Services continues the harmonisation of this field with the European acquis communautaire. Important legislative and other aspects that influence liberalisation of the postal sector and development of the common European market in Croatia and the European Union are analysed. Croatian Post, as a public operator, has to fulfil all of its legal obligations so that the process of liberalisation could achieve the expected results, designed by the Strategy and Action Plan. Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency, as an independent national regulatory body, has a decisive role in regulation and professional supervision of the postal sector. Other providers of postal services in Croatia are analysed, as well as their position on the market, which is to be completely liberalised as of 1 January 2013, both in Croatia and in the European Union.

Keywords

postal service; liberalisation; public operator – HP Hrvatska pošta d.d.; postal directives; universal postal services; reserved universal postal services; independent regulatory body

Hrčak ID:

135438

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/135438

Publication date:

7.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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