Article 24 Transport by commercial couriers

For the purposes of this Decision, ‘commercial couriers’ include national postal services and commercial courier companies that offer a service where information is delivered for a fee and is either personally hand carried or tracked.

Commercial couriers may convey CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL information within a Member State or from one Member State to another Member State. Commercial couriers may convey SECRET UE/EU SECRET information only within a Member State, but not abroad.

Commercial courier services shall be instructed that they may deliver CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET consignments only to the Registry Control Officer, to his duly authorised substitute or to the intended recipient.

Commercial couriers may use the services of a sub-contractor. However, responsibility for complying with this Decision shall remain with the courier company.

Services offered by commercial couriers providing electronic transmission of registered delivery documents shall not be used for CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET UE/EU SECRET information.