parcel — a postal item containing goods with or without commercial value, other than an item of correspondence, with a weight not exceeding 31,5 kg (1)

parcel delivery service provider — an undertaking that provides one or more parcel delivery services with the exception of undertakings established in one Member State alone, that only provide domestic parcel delivery services as part of a sales contract and as part of the contract personally deliver goods that are subject of that contract to the user (3)

parcel delivery services — services involving the clearance, sorting, transport and distribution of parcels (2)

subcontractor — an undertaking that provides the clearance, sorting, transport or distribution of parcels for the parcel delivery service provider (4)