<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> On 1 January 2011, the PMG entered into force. It implements the EC/ EU Postal Directive and finally eliminates the protected market for letters of the former incumbent “Österreichische Post Aktiengesellschaft ” (Post AG). Th is is the last step in the full liberalization of the postal service sector in Austria. The following article presents the new Act with a focus on the universal service and the closure of post offices by the Post AG.</p></abstract>

On 1 January 2011, the PMG entered into force. It implements the EC/ EU Postal Directive and finally eliminates the protected market for letters of the former incumbent “Österreichische Post Aktiengesellschaft ” (Post AG). Th is is the last step in the full liberalization of the postal service sector in Austria. The following article presents the new Act with a focus on the universal service and the closure of post offices by the Post AG.

The final act in the deregulation of the Austrian postal market: the Postal Market Act (Postmarktgesetz-PMG)

International and Comparative Law Review

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On 1 January 2011, the PMG entered into force. It implements the EC/ EU Postal Directive and finally eliminates the protected market for letters of the former...

The final act in the deregulation of the Austrian postal market: the Postal Market Act (Postmarktgesetz-PMG)

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Jan. 2018

Seitenbereich: 113 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0090

Schlüsselwörter
postal market, liberalization, Austria, European Union, postal directive, implementation

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The final act in the deregulation of the Austrian postal market: the Postal Market Act (Postmarktgesetz-PMG)

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Jan. 2018

Seitenbereich: 113 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0090

Schlüsselwörterpostal market, liberalization, Austria, European Union, postal directive, implementation

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
postal market, liberalization, Austria, European Union, postal directive, implementation