Use the Internet to send registered letters
Today, the Internet allows companies to send registered letters 24 hours a day, 24 days a week. The online offer is not limited to La Poste's services. Other competitors have appeared in this growing market.
- The advantages for companies
- As companies regularly send registered letters, online offers save them both time and money, regardless of the service provider selected.
- Flexibility of use
- The letter is deposited on a secure and automated service in the form of electronic file (s) (or simple copy and paste) and delivered to the address of the recipient (s) in the form of a usual registered mail (paper).
- The letter can be sent 24 hours a day, 24 days a week, 7 days a year
- Archiving of registered letters sent
- Security guarantee
- The letter has the same legal value as a classic registered letter (if the service provider is a Trusted Third Party)
- Access to the personal account (in case of subscription) is via username and password
- Obtaining physical and electronic evidence related to correspondence
- Budget savings
- Reduction in human resources costs (by eliminating back and forths with the post office)
- Reduced processing costs
- Better knowledge of costs with Ă la carte services
- Better responsiveness
- Reduction of the risk of delay (example: response to a call for tenders)
- Reduced preparation times
- Real time monitoring
- Electronic registered letter from La Poste
- Registered Letter Electronic Posteasy
- Hybrid or 100% electronic letters
- Priority letters online from La Poste
- Legal aspects
Electronic registered letter from La Poste
La Poste offers companies two options: the simple sending of registered electronic letters or a complete mail outsourcing service (including electronic registered letters). These two offers are managed through its subsidiary Maileva.
To subscribe to one of the two offers:
- Maileva
- The website of the Electronic Registered Letter of La Poste
How does it work?
- The letter is deposited on the secure and automated service of La Poste in the form of electronic file (s) and delivered to the address of the recipient (s) in the form of a usual registered mail (paper).
- The user obtains an electronic proof of deposit from La Poste archived over a period of 3 years. Interest: to prove the content of the registered letter by identifying the original document if it is presented by one of the two parties.
- The shipment is dated immediately upon deposit and benefits from the electronic postmark of La Poste as proof.
- An option "Management of Receipt Advice" leaves the payment of the RA to the services of La Poste (the user has online monitoring)
Namely
Electronic registered letters from La Poste can be sent with or without Acknowledgment of Receipt
How much does it cost ?
- The company must be subscribed to the electronic registered letter service to benefit from the service. Two types of annual subscriptions are offered:
- Without minimum monthly volume (first price subscription)
- According to monthly mailings volume ranges (<or> at 4.300 pages / month,> at 12.500 pages / month, etc.) (sliding scale rate)
It should be noted
La Poste Entreprises prices include paper supply, envelopes, printing, enveloping, gluing of READ bundles, deposit at La Poste.
Registered Letter Electronic Posteasy
This offer is marketed by the company Trustmission, specializing in secure online exchanges. It should be noted that the sending of electronic registered letters by this service provider implies membership of a global online mail management service.
The technical operation is similar to that of La Poste (online filing, printing + enveloping + franking provided by the service provider, mail delivery, management of receipts).
Send electronic registered letters with Posteasy
Hybrid or 100% electronic letters
Lettrerecomandée.com website
The Lettrerecomandée.com site offers, with or without subscription, the sending of hybrid electronic registered letters (with paper printing delivered to the recipient) or 100% dematerialized registered letters.
- Sending electronic registered letters printed with AR
- Sending 100% electronic registered letters with AR
Operation
- The user writes his mail in a window provided for this purpose (as for sending an e-mail), he attaches any attachments, everything will be printed to be delivered to the recipient.
- The certified copy and proof of sending are sent to the user by e-mail
- The recipient receives a transit advice note by e-mail
- The recipient receives an acknowledgment of receipt by e-mail
The e-mail-recéquence.com site
The e-mail-recherche.com site offers a free service (upon registration) for sending registered e-mail with Notice of Receipt.
Priority letters online from La Poste
Advantages
- speed: around 80% of priority letters are delivered the day after dispatch
- enhances the image of your company with your customers, by proving your responsiveness and dynamism
- reliability: receipt of mail within a maximum of two days, possibility of tracking your letter
- versatility: for all current and urgent shipments (management, financial, administrative letters, etc.), up to three kilos
Sending
- Connect to La Poste's online Priority Letters space
- Provide your identity and contact details
- Download the document to send
It can be in different formats (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF, text file, image .gif, .jpg, .tif, .png) and is then converted to PDF file. You have the option of inserting your company logo in the letter (not on the envelope).
- Online payment by credit card
- Printing, enveloping and sending of your mail by La Poste services
The priority letter followed
Allows you to follow the delivery of your mail. The information is available 48 hours after your sending and for 60 days
To know the sending status of your mail:
- consult the space followed by La Poste
- call the La Poste voice server reserved for professionals on 36 34, from 8 a.m. to 18 p.m.
- send an sms to 6 20 80
- download the tracking module
The rates
20 g -> 0,55 €
50 g -> 0,88 €
100 g -> 1,33 €
250 g -> 2,18 €
500 g -> 2,97 €
1 g -> 000 €
2 g -> 000 €
3 g -> 000 €
To find out more about the access methods and prices, consult the explanatory pdf of La Poste.
Legal aspects
In the event of a dispute, article 1369-8 of the Civil Code guarantees the probative value of an electronic registered letter under certain conditions.
To consult:
- article 1369-8 of the Civil Code
