The Postal Service issued new mailing standards for the separation of hazardous materials in the mail. The new requirements took effect on June 6, the day an interim final rule appeared in the Federal Register . There is, however, a 30-day comment period. The new standards impact international mail only in that lithium batteries in pre-owned, damaged, and defective electronic devices – which pose a particular hazard – will be prohibited in inbound and outbound international

The Universal Postal Union's Consultative Committee (CC) will move forward as a reorganized entity with new Rules of Procedure on July 1, at which time individual companies will be allowed to join as members. The Council of Administration adopted the new rules and the new internal organization of the CC at the Council of Administration (CA) plenary session on May 20. A few late tweaks to the CC restructuring proposal positively addressed an initial concern of IMAG and other c