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International Mail Processing Centres (ETOEs)	An extraterritorial office of exchange (ETOE) is an office of exchange operated by or in connection with a designated operator outside its national territory, and is established for commercial purposes to draw business in markets on the territory of another member country (Congress resolution C 44/2004).   Items sent from ETOEs are considered as commercial items and are not subject to the Acts of the UPU, unless the destination member country/designated operator has announced a policy agreeing to apply the UPU Acts to the items it receives from ETOEs.   The International Bureau conducted a survey in 2005 of member country policies with respect to ETOEs. The replies to the questionnaire are provided below. This data will be updated as a result of a new survey conducted February 2009.     Responses to UPU survey on ETOEs 2005 survey  12kB Responses to the 2005 ETOE Survey  188kB 2009 survey  95kB Responses to the 2009 ETOE Survey  113kB Summary of responses to the 2009 ETOE Survey  13kB   Background information on ETOEs and IMPCs Congress Resolution C 44/2004  13kB 24th Congress document 18/2008  181kB Congress Resolution C 63/2008  168kB

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