Insertion of paragraph 6A of Schedule 1

13.  After paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, insert—

“Slow outgoing European Union services

6A.— (1) One or more single piece services for the conveyance of postal packets meeting the description in sub-paragraph (2) to EU offices of exchange for onward delivery to each country within the European Union other than the United Kingdom, where—

(a) the postal packet is conveyed to the EU office of exchange within a period that is—

(i) reasonable; and

(ii) compatible with a routing time for the provision of an end-to-end service of D + 30;

(b) the service or services are capable of purchase by postage stamp and may be capable of purchase by other reasonable methods; and

(c) the service or services include provision of a Certificate of Posting free of charge on request if the postal packet is deposited at a post office.

(2) The description in this sub-paragraph is—

(a) at minimum—

(i) the weight of the postal packet exceeds 100 grams; and

(ii) the dimensions of the postal packet, measured at their narrowest points, exceed 245 millimetres by 165 millimetres by 5 millimetres;

(b) at maximum as to weight—

(i) if the postal packet contains items that are not printed papers, its weight does not exceed 2 kilograms;

(ii) if the postal packet only contains printed papers, its weight does not exceed 5 kilograms;

(c) at maximum as to dimensions—

(i) if the postal packet is a right circular cylinder—

(aa) the length plus twice the diameter does not exceed 1040 millimetres;

(bb) the length does not exceed 900 millimetres; and

(cc) the diameter does not exceed 900 millimetres;

(ii) if the postal packet is not a right circular cylinder—

(aa) the sum of the length, width and depth (measured at their widest points) does not exceed 900 millimetres; and

(bb) the greatest dimension (measured at its widest point) does not exceed 600 millimetres.”