Judgment_paragraph 30 · Asociación Profesional de Empresas de Reparto y Manipulado de Correspondencia (Asempre) and Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Externalización y Gestión de Envíos y Pequeña Paquetería v Entidad Pública Empresarial Correos y Telégrafos and Administración General del Estado (C-240/02)

30It must be observed that, under Article 1, the Directive lays down the common rules on the provision of a universal postal service. As is clear from recital 10, the Directive at present constitutes a framework of general principles adopted at Community level, the determination of the exact procedures being a matter for the Member States.