Article 17 Amendments to paragraph 4 of Schedule 2

in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraphs (3) to (5)” substitute “sub-paragraph (1A)”;

after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)

One or more services for the conveyance of postal packets weighing no more than 7 kilograms, where the postal packet is conveyed to the EU office of exchange or the ROW office of exchange (as the case may be) within a period that is—

(a)

reasonable; and

(b)

compatible with a routing time for the provision of the end-to-end service of D + 7.

(1B)

The services required under sub-paragraph (1) include provision of a Certificate of Posting free of charge on request if the postal packet is deposited at a post office.”

in sub-paragraph (2), after “conveyance of”, insert “registered items or”;

omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (8).