S.I. No. 647/2002 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 36) 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 (S.I. 310 of 2000) hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No 36) Scheme 2002.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 2^nd day of April 2002.

3. In this Scheme-

“Principal Warrant” means the Foreign Post Warrant of 1949 ( S.I. no. 267 of 1949 )

“Scheme No. 34” means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 34) Scheme 1998 ( S.I. No. 132 of 1998 )

4. All rates and charges for letters and postal packet in this Scheme pertain to postal packets outside the “reserved area” as defined by the European Community (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000).

5. The entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme are hereby substituted for the entries in the First Schedule (as inserted by the Regulation 15 of Scheme No. 34) to the Principal Warrant insofar as they relate to the letters and postal packets referred to in Regulation 4 of this Scheme.

6. Entry No. 4 of the Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 33) is hereby amended by the substitution for the entry therein contained of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

7. The entries in the Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 33) are hereby replaced by the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Destination	Rate of Postage and Weight Limit	Price €
1. Letter	Length, width and depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040mm; greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm.	ECONOMY Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.	350g or higher but not exceeding 500g	1.54
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	3.80
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	5.50
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	7.20

		PRIORITY Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.	350g or higher but not exceeding 500g	1.85
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	4.80
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	6.20
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	7.80

		ECONOMY Europe	350g or higher but not exceeding 500g	2.80
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	4.50
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	6.20
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	7.80

		PRIORITY Europe	250g or higher but not exceeding 500g	4.10
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	8.20
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	12.20
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	16.25
		ECONOMY Rest of the World.	250g or higher but not exceeding 500g	4.10
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	6.90
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	9.60
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	11.40
		PRIORITY Rest of the World.	100g or higher but not exceeding 250g	4.00
			Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	8.00
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	15.00
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	22.50
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	32.50

SECOND SCHEDULE

Registration to Britain

Weight not over	Each Item €
0-50g (POP)	€3.81
0-50g (non POP)	€3.95
50g - 100g	€4.16
100g - 250g	€4.50
250g - 500g	€5.25
500g - 1kg	€8.20
1kg - 1.5kg	€9.60
1.5kg - 2kg	€11.20

Registration to Europe

Weight not over	Each Item €
	€3.84
	€4.23
	€4.61
	€5.43
	€7.50
	€11.60
	€15.60
	€19.65

Registration to Rest of the World

Weight not over	Each Item €
0-25g (POP)	€3.97
0-50g (non POP)	€4.35
50g - 100g	€5.11
100g - 250g	€7.40
250g - 500g	€11.40
500g - 1kg	€18.40
1kg - 1.5kg	€25.90
1.5kg - 2kg	€35.90

THIRD SCHEDULE

Registration — Compensation

Column 1 Description of Service/Destination	Column 2 Additional Fee €	Column 3 Compensation Limit €
Postal Packets handed for Registration to an officer of the Post Office authorised to receive the same or handed in at a Post Office for registration:-
1. Destination - Great Britain, Channel Islands and Isle of Man	None	320.00
2. Destination- Europe	None	The lower of 320.00 or the limit for each country.
3. Destination- Rest of the World	None	The lower of 320.00 or the limit for each country.
4. All International Destinations	1.00	The lower of 1250.00 or the limit for country of destination
5. All International Destinations	2.00	The lower of 1750.00 or the limit for country of destination

Given under the Common Seal of An Post this 1st day of April 2002. PRESENT when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:
JOHN HYNES Director
MICHAEL TYNDALL
Secretary

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 2^nd day of April 2002. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters packets and other services that are outside the reserved area provided for in the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000).