In the light of the above, and whereas:
a) The average weighted price change of the correspondence, editorial mail and parcel basket of services complies with the applicable maximum price change;
b) The rule provided for in paragraph 5 of article 8 of the pricing criteria, according to which, in case of service modalities that present a negative margin, prices notified by CTT must result in an increase of the margin or, ultimately, the maintenance of the margin of the service modality;
c) The average annual price change of non-priority/standard mail up to 20g complies with the applicable maximum price change;
d) The average weighted change of prices of reserved services complies with the applicable maximum price change;
e) Situations of failure to comply with the principle of cost orientation of prices have not been identified;
f) As a whole, CTT’s price proposal complies with the principle of affordability to all users;
g) Taking into account the interests and protection of users, a minimum period of advance notice of price alterations must be defined, pursuant to paragraph 8 of article 4 of the pricing criteria;
h) Under article 37 c) of ICP-ANACOM’s Statutes, it is incumbent on ICP-ANACOM’s Advisory Council to provide an opinion, specifically, on prices and tariffs of the universal service;
the Management Board of ICP-ANACOM, in the exercise of powers granted to it under paragraph 1 b), d), h) and n) of paragraph 1 of article 6 and point b) of article 26, both of its Statutes, approved by Decree-Law No. 309/2001, of 7 December, as well as under paragraph 1 of article 8 of Law No. 17/2012, of 26 July, as amended by Decree-Law No. 160/2013, of 19 November, and by Law No. 16/2014, of 4 April, and under paragraph 6 of article 5 of pricing criteria for postal services that comprise the universal service, approved by determination of this Authority of 21.11.2014, hereby determines:
1. That the price proposal of services that integrate the universal service, presented by CTT by letter of 17.12.2014, and amended by communications of 14.01.2015, 19.01.2015 and 06.02.2015, complies with the pricing principles and criteria for postal services that comprise the universal service;
2. That the disclosure and publication of new prices, including discounts and conditions for application, pursuant to article 4 of the referred pricing criteria, must take place at least five working days ahead of the date of entry into force;
3. To submit the price proposal presented by CTT the opinion of ICP-ANACOM’s Advisory Council, under article 37 c) of this Authority’s Statutes, any developments arising herefrom being notified to CTT in due time.
