THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS – THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Joint Circular No. 18/2015/TTLT-BTTTT-BTC dated July 17, 2015 of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Finance guiding the case of postal parcels without recipients
Pursuant to the Law on Post dated June 17, 2010;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 132/2013/ND-CP dated October 16, 2013 defining the functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 215/2013/ND-CP dated December 23, 2013 defining the functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
The Minister of Information and Communications and the Minister of Finance promulgate the Joint Circular providing guidance on the handling of postal parcels (hereinafter referred to as parcels) without recipients.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of adjustment
This Joint Circular regulates the handling of parcels without recipients in enterprises providing postal services.
Article 2. Subject of application
This Circular applies to organizations and individuals in connection with the handling of parcels without recipients.
Article 3. Determining the postal parcels without recipients
1. Parcels are determined as having no recipients in the following cases:
a) Parcels rejected by recipients and refused to get back by senders (hereinafter referred to as rejected parcels)
b) Parcels undeliverable to recipients and not returnable to senders as prescribed in Clauses 1, 4, Article 17 of the Law on Post after six months since the parcel is accepted unless otherwise as regulated in Point a of this Clause (hereinafter referred to as undeliverable parcels) This time limit includes public disclosure of information as prescribed in Article 4 hereof.
2. Foundations for the determination of parcels as having no recipients include:
a) Parcels rejected by recipients as prescribed in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article:
a.1. Information about time of rejection by recipients;
a.2. Information about parcels rejected (Number sign (if any), peculiar signs of parcels; full name, address of senders, recipients on parcels and other relevant information);
a.3. Signatures, full name, information about ID cards or passports or papers identifying record of recipients; In case recipients are organizations, it is required to include stamps, signatures and full name of competent representatives of such organization.
b) Parcels undeliverable as prescribed in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article:
b.1. Reasons;
