OBS_VALUE: Any postal service that is not part of the universal postal service is subject to notification to the regulatory authority (ILR). Entities who look to engage in the provision of postal services are obliged to notify the ILR of its intention no later than 20 days before commencing operations. The ILR will notify the operator within two weeks if all formalities have been complied with correctly. This notification means, on behalf of the company, that it has consented to contributing to the costs incurred by the ILR for the management of the postal sector.