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CEN/CENELEC, the European Standardisation body, received a draft Standardization Request from the European Commission, relating to postal services and the improvement of quality of service in support of Directive 97/67/EC.

NSAI are inviting the public to review the attached draft standardisation request and input into this process via the attached template by returning email to fiona.odonovan@nsai.ie no later than close of business on Thursday 27th January 2022.

Specifically, please send us on any;

  1. Comments on the attached draft standardisation requests
  2. Indications of interest in participation in the Standardization Request ad-hoc group (SRAHG ‘Postal Services') which will follow-up the preparatory work and advise in case of problematic issues.

The draft Standardization Request asks CEN to develop at least 9 new harmonised standards that would cover the following aspects:

1. Postal addresses (alignment with legal and regulatory development resulting from digitalisation o f the end-to-end postal delivery chain)

2. Harmonization of Track & Trace events;

3. Use of technology for the tracking of postal items;

4. Digitalisation of postal transport documents;

5. Digital identification of postal operators;

6. Digitization of postal information on item level resulting from digitalisation of the end-to[1]end postal delivery chain.

7. Innovative solutions to achieve effective and environmentally sound delivery;

8. Definition of a methodology to calculate and report the environmental impact (greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions) of end-to-end parcel transportation and handling from the original collection point to the point of final delivery; 9. Safe, secured and contactless delivery of postal items

In addition, CEN is invited to revise the following standards

1. CEN/TS 15121-1, Postal services. Hybrid mail – Secured electronic postal services (SePS) interface specification. Concepts, schemas and operations.

2. CEN/TS 15121-2, Postal services. Hybrid mail – Secured electronic postal services (SePS) interface specification. ECPM service.

3. CEN/TS 16326, Postal Services. Hybrid Mail. Functional Specification for postal registered electronic mail

If you have any questions, please contact fiona.odonovan@nsai.ie.

For general information on standardisation requests and the wider process of creating Harmonised Standards, please see:

In case you missed it above;

Draft standardisation request

Template for responses/comments