European Integration Process And Its Influence on business
Study Case :

SOMMAIRE

I. Introduction

1. National Market

2. International Market

II. Description of the EU policies that specifically influence Mail Delivery Business

3. Objectives of Community Postal Policy Framework

4. Directive 97/67/EC

5. Directive 2002/39/EC

6. Directive 2008/6/EC

III. Potential influence of European Union policies on the strategic and tactical choices of La Poste

1. La Poste S.A : Limited Company

2. Mail strategy

3. Recovery Strategy

4. La Poste : Mobile Phone

IV. The new face of La Poste in two words

V. Conclusion

VI. Annexes

5. keys Numbers
2. European directives and reports

I. Introduction

French postal service La Poste might have roots as a medieval "poste aux chevaux" (pony express), but it is galloping into the future. The state-run company delivers letters throughout France from a network of about 17,000 postal outlets, some 5,000 of which are managed by partners. Its ColiPoste unit handles parcel delivery in France, and sister company GeoPost offers international express letter and parcel delivery through Chronopost International and express freight transport through TAT Express. La Poste offers financial services through its Banque Postale subsidiary, a leading provider of savings accounts and other products.
La Poste is active in 4 main areas.

Mail: « Le Courrier »
The Mail service is continuously modernising in order to be ready to meet the future challenges of an open market. A comprehensive programme is now in place which covers innovative business solutions, new technologies to facilitate administration and a 3.4 billion euro investment in industrial platforms.

Parcels and Express: « Le Colis-Express »
GeoPost and ColiPoste together represent the 2nd largest parcel operator in Europe. ColiPoste leads the