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CEN/TS 15523:2006

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Postal service - Statement of mailing submission

Postal service - Statement of mailing submission

This document specifies a methodology that allows postal operators to define specific statements of mailing submission customised according to their environment and applications.
The document defines information requirements for existing generic postal information processing applications related to major postal functions, namely operations, finance and marketing by specifically identifying the information that could be collected within the mailer’s domain and transmitted to the postal domain.
In addition, this document defines the organisation of data into messages by describing data content, format and communication protocol suitable for communication of data originating in the mailer’s domain.
The specification also provides a detailed analysis and recommendations for implementing application level security threats and countermeasures particularly relevant for postal revenue protection in controlled mail entry settings.
Finally, this document provides several examples of concrete statements of mailing submissions and an example of a secure communication protocol recommended for transmission of such statements.
NOTE   The SMS describes letter mail or flats that are submitted for distribution and would not deal explicitly with content of letters or flats whether it concerns customs or any other party that could in principle be interested in knowing the content of these mail entities.

Postalische Dienstleistungen - Übertragung von Daten für Briefanlieferungen

Service postal - Déclaration de dépôt du courrier

Poštne storitve - Izjava o dostavi pisemske pošiljke

General Information

Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
21-Nov-2006
Withdrawal Date
20-Sep-2011
ICS
03.240 - Postal services
Technical Committee
CEN/TC 331 - Postal services
Drafting Committee
CEN/TC 331/WG 3 - Automatic identification of items - Addresses
Current Stage
9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
Start Date
21-Sep-2011
Completion Date
21-Sep-2011
Mandate
M/312 - Standardization mandate addressed to the CEN in the field of the postal services and equipment
Ref Project
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15523:2007 - Postal service - Statement of mailing submission

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Replaced By
CEN/TS 15523:2011 - Postal Services - Statement of mailing submission
Effective Date
24-Sep-2011

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2007
Poštne storitve - Izjava o dostavi pisemske pošiljke
Postal service - Statement of mailing submission
Postalische Dienstleistungen - Übertragung von Daten für Briefanlieferungen
Service postal - Déclaration de dépôt du courrier
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15523:2006
ICS:
03.240
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15523
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
November 2006
ICS 03.240
English Version
Postal service - Statement of mailing submission
Service postal - Déclaration de dépôt du courrier Postalische Dienstleistungen - Übertragung von Daten für
Briefanlieferungen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 23 October 2006 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2006 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 15523:2006: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword.4
Introduction .5
1 Scope .8
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 Symbols and Abbreviations .13
5 General Concepts .13
5.1 Mail communication system domains.14
5.2 Parties, agents and their roles .15
5.2.1 Party attribute.16
5.2.2 Agent attribute .17
5.3 Physical objects.17
5.3.1 Mail item.17
5.3.2 Mail entity .17
5.3.3 Mail receptacle .17
5.3.4 Mail set.18
5.3.5 Mailing submission, acceptance and submission group.18
5.4 Informational objects .20
5.4.1 Mail entity attribute.20
5.4.2 Mail receptacle attribute.21
5.4.3 Mail entity set attribute.22
5.4.4 Mail entity set catalogue .22
5.4.5 Statement of mailing submission .22
5.4.6 Electronically exchanged message .23
5.4.7 Observation.23
5.4.8 Observation attribute .23
5.4.9 Expectation.24
5.4.10 Postal product/service .24
5.4.11 Postal product/service attribute.26
5.4.12 Contract and contract attributes.26
5.5 Mailer domain process.26
5.5.1 Message/content preparation.27
5.5.2 List selection.27
5.5.3 List preparation.28
5.5.4 Electronic sortation .28
5.5.5 Printing .28
5.5.6 Insertion.28
5.5.7 Finishing .28
5.5.8 Physical sortation.28
5.5.9 Containerisation.28
5.5.10 Transportation.28
5.5.11 Induction.29
5.6 Interfaces .29
6 Statement of mailing submission (SMS) .30
6.1 SMS structure.30
6.2 Message Content .31
6.2.1 SMS.Header .31
6.2.2 SMS.Submission.34
6.2.3 SMS.Parties .38
6.2.4 SMS.Handover.41
6.2.5 SMS.MailEntitySets .42
6.2.6 SMS.MailEntities.45
6.3 Message Format .50
6.4 Communication Protocol.51
6.5 Communication channel security.51
7 Application Security.52
7.1 Introduction.52
7.2 Threats and Vulnerabilities.52
7.3 Applications and Message Level Security.57
7.4 Security Services and Message-level Countermeasures.59
7.5 Application-level Countermeasures .60
7.5.1 Access and Usage Controls.61
7.5.2 Countermeasures against Counterfeiting.61
7.5.3 Countermeasures against Duplication (copying) .62
7.5.4 Countermeasures against Inappropriate Induction.63
7.5.5 Countermeasures against Miss-Application .63
7.5.6 Countermeasures against Collusion.64
7.5.7 Countermeasures against Impersonation .65
7.5.8 Obliteration countermeasures .66
7.5.9 Countermeasures against inappropriate Refund Request .66
Annex A (informative) Examples of SMS documents.67
Annex B (informative) Text of the XML Schema for SMS.81
Annex C (informative) Example of a protocol for secure communication of EEM.89
Bibliography.92
Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 15523:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 331 “Postal
service”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN, in collaboration with UPU.
NOTE This document has been prepared by experts coming from the Technical Committee CEN/TC 331 “Postal
Services” and UPU, under the frame of the Memorandum of Understanding between UPU and CEN.
1)
The UPU’s contribution to the specification was made, by the UPU Standards Board and its subgroups, in
accordance with the rules given in Part V of the "General information on UPU standards".
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this CEN Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.

1)
The UPU's Standards Board develops and maintains a growing number of standards to improve the exchange of postal-related
information between posts, and promotes the compatibility of UPU and international postal initiatives. It works closely with posts,
customers, suppliers and other partners, including various internatio
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