Annex: Transposition Notes for the Postal Services Directive (2008/6/Ec) Articles 3, 4(1) and 5: Provision of the universal postal service Objective
510.Article 3 places an obligation on member States to ensure that users enjoy the right to a universal service of a specified quality at all points in their territory at affordable prices. This includes the requirement to ensure that the density of access points takes account of the needs of users. It also sets out the minimum requirements of a universal service.
511.Article 4.1 provides that each Member State shall ensure that the provision of the universal service is guaranteed.
512.Article 5 provides that each Member State must ensure that the universal service provision is such that the “essential requirements” are guaranteed; that there is no discrimination and that it shall not be interrupted except in the case of force majeure.