ANNEX G:

EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES

SUMMARY

The agreement should include:

Language that appropriately defines express delivery services to include the full scope of

services provided.

Narrowly drawn reservations on services related to express delivery services, such as

ground transportation or warehousing.  Such reservations should specify that they do not

apply to express delivery services.

A narrowly tailored reservation on postal services.  This reservation should make clear

that it does not apply to express delivery services.

A prohibition on cross subsidies of revenues derived from a postal service s monopoly

operations into competitive express delivery service operations.

Trade facilitation provisions that expedite treatment of express delivery shipments.

The agreement should provide full national treatment and market access in the express delivery

services sector. Barriers in the areas of customs, postal, ground transportation, operational

control, radio frequency, licensing and ownership should be eliminated. Commitments in

electronic commerce are also sought.

The attached paper by the Air Courier Conference of America explains the express delivery

industry's goals in detail.

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