public postal network
as defined in Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December…, Article 2, point (2)
the system of organisation and resources of all kinds used by the universal service provider(s) for the purposes in particular of: - the clearance of postal items covered by a universal service obligation from access points throughout the territory, - the routing and handling of those items from the postal network access point to the distribution centre, - distribution to the addresses shown on items