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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
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S.I. No. 93 of 2007
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INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 77) SCHEME 2007.
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S.I. No. 93 of 2007.
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Inland Post Amendment (No. 77) Scheme, 2007.
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An Post, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (No. 24 of 1983) as amended by Regulation 8(4) of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 616 of 2002), and with the concurrence of the Commission for Communications Regulation to the increases in charges herein made, hereby makes the following Scheme:
1. This Scheme may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 77 Scheme, 2007.
2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 1st day of March 2007.
3. In this Scheme:
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“the Principal Warrant” means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 (S.I. No. 202 of 1939) as amended;
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“Reserved Services” means the services which are reserved to An Post by Regulation 8 of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 (SI. 616 of 2002);
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“Scheme No. 36” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme 1986 (S.I. No. 362 of 1986), as amended;
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“Scheme No. 69” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 69) Scheme 2003 (S.I. No. 400 of 2003);
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“Scheme No. 74” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 74) Scheme 2006 (S.I. No. 117 of 2006);
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“Scheme No. 75” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 75) Scheme, 2006, (S.I. No. 131 of 2006)
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“Scheme No. 76” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 76) Scheme, 2006, (S.I. No. 132 of 2006).
4. Words defined in the Principal Warrant shall have the same meaning in this Scheme.
5. All rates and charges payable upon postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets within the Reserved Services.
6. All discounts receivable upon postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets within the Reserved Services.
7. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein contained (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 69 and as amended by Regulation 5 of Scheme No. 74 and as amended by Regulation 5 of Scheme No. 75) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.
8. The Second Schedule to Scheme No. 69 (as amended by Scheme No. 74) is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein contained of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.
9. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the substitution of the entries therein contained relating to postal packets weighing up to 50g (as inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 76) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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RATES OF POSTAGE
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Col. 1 Description of Postal Packet
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Col. 2 Rate of Postage (€)
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Col. 3 Limit of Size
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Col. 4 Limit of Weight
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Col. 5 Conditions
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(1)✱
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1. Letter
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0.55 per item
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50g
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A letter upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage thereon is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with the amount of the deficient postage plus a handling charge of 63c.
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Minimum dimensions:
90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
Maximum dimensions:
162mm × 235mm × 5mm.
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(2)✱
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0.95 per item
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Minimum dimensions:
90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm.
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50g
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Maximum dimensions:
300 mm × 400 mm × 25 mm.
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2. Postcard
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0.55 per item
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Minimum dimensions:
90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
Maximum dimensions:
162mm × 235mm × 5 mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
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25g
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A postcard upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage thereon is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with the amount of the deficient postage plus a handling charge of 63c.
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3. Literature and articles for the blind
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Transmission without charge
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As for letter item
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7 kg
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SECOND SCHEDULE
DISCOUNTS
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TABLE A
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Machinable Postal Packets
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Machinable postal packets are postal packets which are capable of being processed by An Post's automated sorting equipment. The postal packets to which this table applies shall bear a prepaid Ceadunas stamp or franking impression approved by An Post.
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Machinable Postal Packets
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Workshare Discount (€)
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Type of Postal Packet
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POP Letter
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Flat
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Weight
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<50g
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<50g
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Presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets at an An Post Mail Centre
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1. Presentation pre-15.00, >0% auto-sort
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0.09
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0.09*
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2. Presentation pre-15.00, 85% auto-sort
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0.10
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0.13*
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3. Presentation pre-noon, >0% auto-sort
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0.10
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0.12*
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4. Presentation pre-noon, 85% auto-sort
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0.11
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0.15*
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5. Deferred processing pre-noon, >0% auto-sort
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0.12
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0.15*
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6. Deferred processing pre-noon, 85% auto-sort
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0.13
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0.19*
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Presentation of in excess of 350 postal packets bearing a franking impression approved by An Post or presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets bearing a prepaid Ceadunas stamp at an An Post Office of Acceptance
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7. Deferred processing pre-noon, >0% auto-sort
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0.09
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0.09*
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† These workshare discounts are off the specified franked and ceadúnas prices in the First Schedule.
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For the purposes of this table:
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1. A “POP Letter” is a postal packet with the following dimensions:
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Minimum dimensions:
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90mm × 140mm × 0.18mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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162mm × 230mm × 5mm.
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2. A “Flat” is a postal packet with the following dimensions:
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Minimum dimensions:
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160mm × 250mm × 0.75mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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250 mm × 350 mm × 18mm.
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3. An “An Post Office of Acceptance” means the An Post Delivery Office Dublin 2 and the An Post branch office, designated for the purposes of this Scheme by An Post, in the following locations (and any other location as may from time to time be identified by An Post):
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Bray, Castlebar, Cavan, Clonmel, Drogheda, Dundalk, Ennis, Galway, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Limerick, Longford, Naas, Navan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tralee, Waterford and Wexford.
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4. An “An Post Mail Centre” means the Dublin Mail Centre, the Portlaoise Mail Centre, the Athlone Mail Centre or the Cork Mail Centre.
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5. “Auto-sort” means sortation by An Post's automated sorting equipment.
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6. “Deferred Processing” means sortation at least one business day after the postal packet enters the public postal network.
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TABLE B
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Non-machinable Postal Packets
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The postal packets to which this table applies shall bear a prepaid Ceadunas stamp or franking impression approved by An Post.
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Non-Machinable Postal Packets
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Workshare Discount (€)
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Type of Postal Packet
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Letter
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Flat
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Weight
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<50g
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<50g
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Presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets at an An Post Mail Centre
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1. Presentation pre-15.00
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0.08
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0.08
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2. Deferred processing pre-noon
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0.10
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0.13
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Presentation of in excess of 350 postal packets bearing a franking impression approved by An Post or presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets bearing a prepaid Ceadunas stamp at an An Post Office of Acceptance
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1. Deferred processing pre-noon
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0.06
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0.06
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† These workshare discounts are off the specified franked and ceadúnas prices in the First Schedule.
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For the purposes of this table:
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1. A “Letter” is a postal packet with the following dimensions:
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Minimum dimensions:
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90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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162mm × 235mm × 5mm.
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2. A “Flat” is a postal packet with the following dimensions:
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Save insofar as an item falls within the dimensions specified at 1 above:-
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Minimum dimensions:
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90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
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3. An “An Post Office of Acceptance” means the An Post Delivery Office Dublin 2 and the An Post branch office, designated for the purposes of this Scheme by An Post, in the following locations (and any other location as may from time to time be identified by An Post):
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Bray, Castlebar, Cavan, Clonmel, Drogheda, Dundalk, Ennis, Galway, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Limerick, Longford, Naas, Navan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tralee, Waterford and Wexford.
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4. “Deferred Processing” means sortation at least one business day after the postal packet enters the public postal network.
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5. An “An Post Mail Centre” means the Dublin Mail Centre, the Portlaoise Mail Centre, the Athlone Mail Centre or the Cork Mail Centre.
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TABLE C
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Postal Packets
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Postal Packets
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Workshare Discount (€)
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Type of Postal Packet
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Letter
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Flat
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Weight
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<50g
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<50g
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Presentation of 2000 postal packets at an An Post Office of Acceptance
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1. Pre-sorted pre-17.30
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0.10
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0.13
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2. Pre-sorted pre-noon
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0.11
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0.16
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† These workshare discounts are off the specified franked and ceadúnas prices in the First Schedule.
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For the purposes of this table:
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1. A “Letter” is a postal packet with the following dimensions:
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Minimum dimensions:
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90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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162mm × 235mm × 5mm.
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2. A “Flat” is a postal packet with the following dimensions:
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Save insofar as an item falls within the dimensions specified at 1 above:-
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Minimum dimensions:
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90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
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3. An “An Post Office of Acceptance” means the An Post Delivery Office Dublin 2 and the An Post branch office, designated for the purposes of this Scheme by An Post, in the following locations (and any other location as may from time to time be identified by An Post):
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Bray, Castlebar, Cavan, Clonmel, Drogheda, Dundalk, Ennis, Galway, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Limerick, Longford, Naas, Navan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tralee, Waterford and Wexford.
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4. “Pre-sorted” means items pre-sorted according to the approximately 152 pre-sort selections specified from time to time by An Post
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THIRD SCHEDULE
POSTAIM SERVICE - RATES OF POSTAGE (€) Up to 50g
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Column 1
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Column 2
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Column 3
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Column 4
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Column 5
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Column 6
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Column 7
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Description of postal packet
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Weight
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Limit of Size
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Volume Requirement
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Volume Requirement
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Volume Requirement
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Volume Requirement
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2,000
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75,001
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250,001
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500,000+
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75,000
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250,000
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500,000
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Items posted in the Postaim Service
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up to 10g
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Minimum dimensions:
90mm × 140 mm × 0.18mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm.
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0.34
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0.32
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0.31
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0.30
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Maximum dimensions:
162mm × 235 mm × 5 mm.
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(1)✱
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up to 50g
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Minimum dimensions:
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0.36
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0.34
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0.32
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0.31
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90mm × 140mm × 0.18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
162mm × 235 mm × 5 mm.
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(2)✱
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Minimum dimensions:
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0.63
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0.61
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0.59
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0.59
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90mm × 140mm × 0.18mm, with a tolerance of2mm.
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Maximum dimensions:
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300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
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(3)✱
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Minimum dimensions:
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1.86
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1.86
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1.86
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1.86
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70mm × 100mm × 25mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm).
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Maximum dimensions:
Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm) with a tolerance of 2mm.
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✱Where a letter falls within more than one of (1), (2) or 3 above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
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Given under the common seal of An Post this 28 day of Feb 2007.
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Present when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:
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Director
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Director/Secretary
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The Commission for Communications Regulation concurred with the increases in charges set out in this Scheme on the 28 day of Feb 2007.
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Given under the seal of the Commission for Communications Regulation this 28 day of Feb 2007.
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For the Commission for Communications Regulation
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 1st day of March 2007. It authorises increases in the rates of postage and fees charged for the postage of items in the Inland Service for Mail within the reserved area as defined in the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 616 of 2002). It also provides for changes in certain discounts, which are provided to customers of An Post reflecting cost savings associated with processing mail in the reserved area as defined in the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 616 of 2002) with effect from the 1st day of March 2007. It authorises increases in the rates of postage and fees charged for Postaim Services up to 50 grammes.
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* Dublin Mail Centre only
* Dublin Mail Centre only
* Dublin Mail Centre only
* Dublin Mail Centre only
* Dublin Mail Centre only
* Dublin Mail Centre only
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