EUROPEAN MONOGRAPHS
The Liberalization of Postal Services
in the European Union
Edited by
Damien Geradin
KLUWER LAW INTERNATIONAL
Table of Contents
Foreword vii Introduction ix
List of Contributors xiv
PART I: POSTAL SERVICES LIBERALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Chapter I: The Evolution of Terminal Dues and Remail Provisions in European and International Postal Law
James 1. Campbell, Jr. 3
Chapter II: International Regulation of Postal Services: UPU vs. WTO Rules
David Luff 39
PART II: POSTAL SERVICES LIBERALIZATION AND EUROPEAN LAW Chapter III: The Liberalisation of Postal Services in the European Union: An Analysis of Directive 97/67
Damien Geradin and Christophe Humpe 91 Chapter IV: Market Definition in Postal Services Simon Baker and John Dodgson 121
Chapter V: Abuse of Market Power in Postal Services: Lessons from the Commission's Decisional Practice and Court of Justice Case Law
Jacques Derenne and Claire Stockford 139
Chapter VI: Access to the Postal Network: The Situation After Bronner Leo Flynn 181
Chapter VII: Merger Control in the Postal Sector Jean-Yves Art 205
Chapter VIII: The Provision and Funding of Universal Service Obligations in a Liberalized Environment
Vincenzo Visco Comandini 217
PART III: POSTAL SERVICES LIBERALIZATION: COUNTRY REPORTS Chapter IX: The French Postal Sector: Old Missions, New Challenges Stephane Rodrigues 233
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Chapter X: Germany Anne Heinen 255 Chapter XI: Italy
The Liberalisation of Italian Postal Services and the Case of "Special Services'' Alessandra Perrazzelli and Alessandra Fratini 279
Chapter XII: Norway
Deregulation of the Norwegian Postal Market Geir Lunde and Harald K. Selte 297
Chapter XIII: Portugal Joao Caboz Santana 311
Chapter XIV: The United Kingdom
British Postal Reform in the Context of European Changes - Lagging Behind, Catching Up or Leading the Way?
Francis McGowan 329 ANNEXES:
Directive 97/67 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of the quality of
service 353
Notice from the Commission on the application of competition rules to the postal sector and the assessment of certain State measures to postal services 377
