Postal mar­ket checks

For this purpose the Bundesnetzagentur can request information from postal service providers to check whether they are complying with regulations at their business premises (section 66(1) PostG).

The Bundesnetzagentur can also conduct inspections of business records at the premises of companies active in the postal sector during regular business hours (section 7(1) para 2 PostG) to check whether the requirements for inclusion in the provider register have been met.

Based on this authorisation, the Bundesnetzagentur conducts on-site postal market checks to ensure that:

• the postal operators have made arrangements to ensure compliance with postal secrecy;
• the requirements for inclusion in the provider register have been and continue to be met.

These postal service provider checks are performed regularly. If special circumstances warrant it, a check on postal secrecy and full compliance with all requirements for inclusion in the provider register can also be conducted on an ad hoc basis.
Further information about the Bundesnetzagentur’s postal market checks is available in the Guide to postal market checks.