1. Recent Changes in Legal Environment Daina Kuzmina Head of Electronic Communications and Post Regulation Division Legal Department Public Utilities Commission Mārcienas muiža, Latvia August 29, 2013

2. Amendments to Postal Law

3. Definitions Postal service transportation of the postal items as a separate service is not the postal service. Universal postal service universal postal service – the minimum aggregate of postal services of specific quality available at affordable prices to all users throughout the territory of the Republic of Latvia regardless of the geographical location thereof

4. Postal Service List Money order and transfer services that are provided, using the postal network and are divided as follows: payment services postal money order services are excluded from the postal service list

5. Special Tariff Universal service provider determines special tariff taking into account the costs Special tariffs are available for all users

6. Special Tariff Individual agreement Conditions: delivery terms sending time postal items’ weight, size and number All individuals agreements are send to Regulator

7. Universal Service Fund Contributions from: postal operators universal service provider state budget Draft document of regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers

8. Future Amendments to Postal Law Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations of PUC

9. Thank you for attention! daina.kuzmina@sprk.gov.lv