Payment services, Payment Services Directive – PSD, Member States’ options

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Member States' options

Information on the intended use of options by Member States PDF - 32 KB

Measure Deadline
Waiver of the application of PSD provisions with regard to institutions under Article 2 of the capital requirements' Directive – Article 2(3) 1 November 2009
Not to apply on going capital requirements when a payment institution is included in the consolidated supervision of the parent credit institution – Article 7(3) 1 November 2009
Calculation of safeguarding requirements when funds can be used for future payment transactions and for non-payment services – Article 9(2) 1 November 2009
Application of safeguarding requirements to genuine (non hybrid activities) payment institutions – Article 9(3) 1 November 2009
Threshold of EUR 600 for applying safeguarding requirements – Article 9(4) 1 November 2009
Option to take into account professional secrecy rules under the relevant provisions of the capital requirements Directive – Article 22(3) 1 November 2009
Waiver of authorisation/supervision requirements of payment institutions – Article 26(1) 1 November 2009
Limitation of payment activities carried out by waived entities under Article 26 – Article 26(4) 1 November 2009
Application of information requirements to micro enterprises – Article 30(2) 1 November 2009
Burden of proof on the provision of information requirements lies with the payment service provider – Article 33 1 November 2009
Low-value/e-money payments: reduce/double amounts under Article 34(1) and increase them for prepaid instruments up to EUR 500 – Article 34(2) 1 November 2009
More favourable provisions on termination conditions – Article 45(6) 1 November 2009
Provision of information to the payer on paper once a month by free – Article 47(3) 1 November 2009
Provision of information to the payee on paper once a month by free – Article 48(3) 1 November 2009
Not application of out-of-court procedures to corporates – Article 51(2) 1 November 2009
Application of right/obligations under Title IV to micro enterprises – Article 51(3) 1 November 2009
Limitation of the application of the surcharge rule – Article 52(3) 1 November 2009
Low-value/e-money payments: reduce/double amounts under Article 34(1) and increase them for prepaid instruments up to EUR 500 – Article 53(2) 1 November 2009
Limit derogation under this provision to accounts or instruments of a certain value – Article 53(3) 1 November 2009
Reduction of payer's liability for unauthorised use of payment instrument taking into account the nature of personalised security features of the payment instrument – Article 61(3) 1 November 2009
Shorter maximum execution times for purely national payment transactions – Article 72  1 November 2009
Transitional provision in favour of legal persons under certain conditions – Article 88(3) Until 30 April 2011
Transitional provision for natural or legal persons eligible for the waiver under Article 26 – Article 88(4) 1 November 2009
 

 

 

Last update: 06.02.2012