Division Part A: Definition of the universal service obligationsF1

Universal service obligations refer to the obligations referred to in Article 3 placed upon a postal service provider by a Member State which concern the provision of a postal service throughout a specified geographical area, including, where required, uniform prices in that geographical area for the provision of that service or provision of certain free services for blind and partially-sighted persons.

Those obligations may include, among others, the following:

• a number of days of delivery, superior to those set in this Directive,

• accessibility to access points, in order to satisfy the universal service obligations,

• the tariffs affordability of the universal service,

• uniform prices for universal service,

• the provision of certain free services for blind and partially-sighted persons.