11 Amendments of Luigi MORGANO related to 2018/0076(COD)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Currency conversion charges represent a significant cost of cross-border payments when different currencies are in use in the payer’s and the payee’s countries. Article 45 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 requires transparency of charges and of the exchange rate used prior to the initiation of a payment transaction. When alternative currency conversion options are offered at a point of sale (POS) or at an automated teller machine (ATM), that transparency may not allow for a quick and clear comparison between those different currency conversion options. That lack of transparency prevents competition from bringing down costs of currency conversion and increases the risk of payconsumers choosing expensive currency conversion options. It is therefore necessary to develop measures addressed to payment service providers that willArticle 59 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 already provides for general requirements regarding the information disclosed by the currency conversion service provider. It is necessary to ensure consistent application, in line with existing rules, of those measures meant to provide clarity, improve transparency and protect consumers against excessive charges for currency conversion services, in particular when consumers are not given the information they need to choose the best currency conversion option. _________________ 12 Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Charges levied by a payment service provider on a payment service usconsumer in respect of cross-border payments in euro shall be the same as the charges levied by that payment service provider on payment service usconsumers for corresponding national payments of the same value and in the official currency of the payment service user’s Member StateMember State in which the payment service provider offers its service to the consumer.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1a. Charges levied by a payment service provider on a payment service usconsumer in respect of cross-border payments in the national currency of a Member State that has notified its decision to extend the application of this Regulation to its national currency in accordance with Article 14, shall be the same as the charges levied by that payment service provider on payment service usconsumers for corresponding national payments of the same value and in the same currency.
Amendment 84 #
1. From [OP please insert date 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], payment servWith regard to the information obligations laid down in Article providers shall inform payment service users of the full cost of currency conversion services, and where applicable, those of alternative currency conversion services prior to the initiation of a payment59(2) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, the currency conversion charges applied shall be expressed as the difference between the total amount of the transaction, in order that payment service users can compare alternative currency conversion options and their corresponding costs. To that effect, payment service providers shall disclose the exchange rate applied, tthe currency of the payer’s account and the amount resulting from the application of the underlying market rate, which shall be communicated to the consumer. This amount may be expressed as a percentage. The inforeign exchange reference rate used and the total amount of all charges applicable to the conversion of the payment transactionmation referred to in this paragraph shall be provided in a neutral, clear and comprehensible manner.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The obligations arising pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article should apply only to transactions completed with the use of a point of sale terminal (POS) or ATM.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation 2009/924/EC
Article 3a – paragraph 2
Article 3a – paragraph 2
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2009/924/EC
Article 3 b
Article 3 b
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2019[12 months after entry into force of this Regulation].