CC Organization and structure

Seven thematic chapters have been established to complement the new structure of the Consultative Committee, as of 1 July 2022:

CC Thematic Chapters

POLICY AND REGULATIONS
Liaison with CA C 2 and the POC C 1 Standards Board;
more information on the UPU Standards program

FREIGHT AND TRANSPORT
Liaison with the POC C 1 Transport Group (and subgroups for different transport modes);
more information on the UPU Transport program

CUSTOMS AND PRODUCT SECURITY
Liaison with the POC C 1 Customs Group and Postal Security Group;
more information on the UPU Customs program and Security program

ADDRESSING AND DIRECT MARKETING
Liaison with the POC C 1 Addressing Group and POC C 3 Direct Marketing Advisory Board; liaison with the POC C 3 World Association for the Development of Philately;
more information on the UPU Addressing Solutions , on the UPU Direct Marketing program and on the UPU Philately Development program

E-COMMERCE
Liaison with CA C 3, POC C 2 and POC C 3;
more information on the UPU E-commerce program

POSTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
Liaison with POC C 4.
more information on the UPU Postal Financial services

SUSTAINABILITY
Liaison with POC C 3 and CA C 2.
more information on the UPU Sustainable Postal services

The work of the CC will be conducted according to these thematic chapters, which reflect the membership structure of the CC.

Each thematic chapter will be represented by a rapporteur.

The rapporteur will be elected and appointed by the CC for a period of four years to:

represent the thematic chapter,
present any opinions developed by the CC and provide input to the relevant CA and POC committees and working groups,
report to the CC and its members, and
propose appropriate responses to and positions on work proposals and working drafts.

Sub-themes and sub-rapporteurs may be appointed by individual chapter rapporteurs on a needs basis.

For any CC member interested in becoming a thematic chapter member, please inform the CC Secretariat which specific chapters you wish to be a member of.

All CC members, regardless of membership type, have access to the relevant UPU documents within each thematic chapter. All information is available on the dedicated CC page here.

The Consultative Committee (CC) in plenary mode meets once a year at the UPU headquarters in Berne at the same time as the Postal Operations Council (POC) meetings.

The working method is open and flexible, and we have a number of regular/hybrid meetings to advance the work of the thematic chapters.

The Consultative Committee meeting was held in a hybrid mode on 11 May 2023 at 9.00 – 12.00 (CEST). The CC meeting agenda as well as the CC report are published on the UPU documents database.

Please see below the speech of the new CC member China Express Association during the CC meeting.

The 2023 Consultative Committee Management Committee meetings happened respectively on 6(remote)-11(in person) July 2023 and 27 October 2023.

July 2023 MC Report

27 October 2023 MC Report

The next CC General Assembly scheduled to take place during POC/CA S5, tentatively scheduled for April 2024. The exact date will be communicated later.