| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L112, 02.05.18 |
| Publication Date | 02/05/2018 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Further information: The European Commission put forward on 25 May 2016 a proposal on cross-border parcel delivery services as part of its e-commerce package. The draft law aims to increase the transparency of cross-border parcel delivery prices and improve regulatory oversight. It also builds on and complements the rules on cross-border parcel delivery services provided by Directive 97/67/EC, as amended by Directive 2002/39/EC and Directive 2008/6/EC. The specific objectives of the proposed Regulation are to: + make markets work more effectively by (a) making the regulatory oversight of the parcels markets more effective and consistent and (b) encouraging competition; and The preparatory bodies of the Council of the European Union started with examination of the proposal in July 2016. Due to many concerns raised by delegations, the Slovak Presidency prepared a progress report in November 2016. The Council's general approach was adopted in June 2017. The European Parliament's TRAN committee was presented a draft report on the proposal in April 2017, which was eventually rejected on 11 July. Work continued until the committee adopted the report on 12 October. The plenary session adopted a mandate for trilogue negotiations on 23 October. Two rounds of negotiations took place in November and December 2017. On 14 December, the Estonian Presidency announced that the co-legislators had reached a provisional agreement. On 20 December, the provisional agreement was approved by the COREPER and by the TRAN Committee on 23 January 2018. The text was formally adopted by the Parliament on 13 March and by the Council on 12 April. Background information: The Commission’s 2012 Communication on e-commerce identified improving the physical delivery of goods ordered online as one of the key elements for e-commerce growth. Subsequently, its 2013 Parcel Roadmap set out actions to achieve three sets of objectives: (i) increasing transparency and information for all actors along the e-commerce value chain, (ii) improving availability, quality and affordability of delivery solutions and (iii) enhancing complaint handling and redress mechanisms for consumers. There have been some improvements relating to (i) quality of service, including an interoperability initiative by universal service providers and a fourth standardisation request to CEN/TC331, and (ii) in the provision of information for consumers by the development of European Trustmarks for online shopping. However, complementary measures are needed in the areas of price transparency and enhanced regulatory oversight given that the prices for some cross-border services are still high and not all national regulatory authorities have the ability to collect the data needed to monitor the evolution of the parcel markets due to differences in their competences and in the definition of the parcel services. + EPRS KeySource: Postal Services In The Digital Age [January 2016] |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.112.01.0019.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
