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International Postal Policy: Universal Postal Union

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY REGARDING THE UPU

• P.L. 105-277, of October 21, 1998, Section 633, entitled "International Postal Arrangements"
• Statement of U.S. Policy in Relation to the UPU

U. S. GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on September 25, 1998
• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on January 26, 1999
• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on April 15, 1999
• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on July 9, 1999
• Conference on the Future of the UPU and the International Mail System, July 16, 1999
• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on February 1, 2000
• Minutes of Public Meeting of February 1, 2000
• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on April 19, 2000
• Minutes of Public Meeting of April 19, 2000
• Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on September 26, 2000
• Minutes of Public Meeting of September 26, 2000

UPU MEETINGS

• 22ND Congress of the UPU, August 23 to September 15, 1999, Beijing, China
• UPU Postal Operations Council, November 22 - December 1, 1999, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, December 1-3, 1999, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, February 14-15, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• Consultative and Executive Council of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP), March 29-31, 2000, Montevideo, Uruguay
• Postal Operations Council, May 1-10, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• Advisory Group of the Council of Administration, May 9, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, May 11-12, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, July 12-13, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• Caribbean Postal Union, July 17-21, 2000, Bridgetown, Barbados
• Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP), September 6-12, 2000, Panama City, Panama
• Advisory Group of the Council of Administration, October 11, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, October 12-13, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• Council of Administration, October 16-20, 2000, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, February 15-16, 2001, Bern, Switzerland
• Consultative and Executive Council of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP), March 21-23, 2001, Montevideo, Uruguay
• Postal Operations Council, April 18-27, 2001, Bern, Switzerland
• Advisory Group of the Council of Administration, April 25, 2001, Bern, Switzerland
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, April 30-May 1, 2001, Bern, Switzerland
• Advisory Group of the Council of Administration, October 18, 2001, Bern, Switzerland
• Council of Administration, October 18-26, 2001, Bern, Switzerland
• 23RD Congress of the UPU, August 2004, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

UPU GOVERNING BODIES, 1999-2004

• Postal Operations Council (POC)
• Council of Administration (CA)
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU (HLG)
• UPU News Release No. 10, September 10, 1999

U.S. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE UPU

UPU Beijing Congress, August-September 1999

• U.S. Government Proposals
• U.S. Government Declaration on Terminal Dues and Other Matters
• U.S. Government Reservations on Terminal Dues and Other Matters
• Closing Statement by U.S. Chief Delegate, September 15, 1999

State Legislative Testimony on UPU Matters

• H.R. 22, The Postal Modernization Act of 1999, statement submitted to the U.S. Congress, February 11, 1999.
• Statement on International Postal Policy, House Subcommittee on the Postal Service, March 9, 2000.

Reports on UPU Meetings

• Postal Operations Council, November 1999
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, December 1999
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, February 2000
• Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal, Council, March 2000
• Postal Operations Council, May 2000
• Private Sector Advisory Group, May 2000
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, May 2000
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, July 2000
• Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal, Congress, September 2000
• Private Sector Advisory Group, October 2000
• High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, October 2000
• Council of Administration, October 2000

Reform Proposals

• Explanation of Surveys About the UPU
• Key Issues for the UPU
  • Questions Posed
  • USG Response to Key Issues Questions
  • UPU Summary of Replies from Governments
• UPU Survey on the UPU Mission
  • Department of State Response   (141 kb - PDF help)
  • U.S. Postal Service Response   (149 kb - PDF help)
• Study of UPU Remail Policy
• Reform Proposals Considered by the 18th Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal
  • Resolutions Presented by the U.S. Delegation
  • U.S. Discussion Paper on Postal Stakeholders
  • Spain Discussion Paper on Reform
  • Portugal Discussion Paper on Reform
  • Brazil Discussion Paper on Reform
• Recasting the UPU Acts: Proposal before the High Level Group, October 2000
• Restructuring the UPU: Proposal before the High Level Group, October 2000

UPU REFORM-RELATED DOCUMENTS

• UPU News Release No. 11, Blueprint for Action, September 24, 1999
• UPU News Release No. 12, New Terminal Dues System, September 27, 1999
• Resolution C 9/1999 on WTO-UPU Relations, September 1999
• Resolution C 12/1999, on WCO-UPU Relations, September 1999
• Resolution C 46/1999, Authorizing a Transitional Terminal Dues System, September 1999
• Resolution C 49/1999, Authorizing Study of Article 40, September 1999
• Resolution C 105/1999, Creating an Advisory Group to Increase Participation of Interested Parties in UPU Work, September 1999
• Resolution C 110/1999, Creating the High-Level Group on the Future Development of the UPU, September 1999
• Resolution C 111/1999, Concerning Establishment of a "World Postal Policy Forum," September 1999

RELATED SITE

• Universal Postal Union

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