Registered letter-mail : the new rules as early as 2019

MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English
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In a concern of equivalence of the sending of a registered letter-mail (LRE) with the sending of a registered letter-paper, a decree of 9 may 2018, sets out the rules which apply at 1 January 2019.

From 1 January 2019, the notification of the LRE will provide additional safeguards to the verification of the identity of the sender at the time of the shipment and the consignee at the time of delivery.

The service provider will inform the customer by electronic means to the recipient that an LRE is addressed to him, without indicating the identity of the sender, and he can accept it or not within a period of 15 days from the day after.

If the recipient accepts the LRE, the provider will send and will maintain for at least one year proof of receipt of the transmitted data.

If the recipient refuses to accept the LRE, or does not claim, the provider must provide the sender a proof of such refusal or of such non-complaint, not later than the day following the expiration of the period of 15 days.

The provider must retain proof of electronic filing to the shipment, receipt, refusal or non-claim for at least a year. The shipper will have a right of access to this information for a year.

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