Activities of Catherine STIHLER related to 2013/0265(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (A8-0022/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall be able to maintain or introduce lower caps through national legislation.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall be able to maintain or introduce lower caps through national legislation.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When entering into a contractual agreement with a payment services provider, the consumer shall be provided with clear and objective information and shall be able to decide whether or not he needs two or more different brands of payment instruments on his card, telecommunication, digital or IT device.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Where a payment device offers the choice between different brands of payment instruments, the brand applied to the payment transaction at issue shall be determined by the payer at the point of sale. Prior to the contract being signed the payment service provider shall provide the consumer with clear and objective information on all the payment brands available including their interchange fees and their characteristics.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Payment card schemes, issuers, acquirers, merchants and payment card handling infrastructure providers shall not insert automatic mechanisms, software or devices on the payment instrument or at equipment applied at the point of sale which limit the choice of application by the payer when using a co-badged payment instrument.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Contracts between acquirers and payees mayshall include a provision that the information referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be provided or made available periodically, at least once a month, and in an agreed manner which allows payees to store and reproduce information unchanged. When entering into a contractual agreement with a payment services provider, the consumer shall also be provided with clear and objective periodical information about the payment characteristics and payment fees applied to payment transactions.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish independent, adequate and effective out- of-court complaint and redress procedures for the settlement of disputes arising under this Regulation between payees and their payment service providers. For those purposes, Member States shall designate existing bodies, where appropriate, or establish new bodies.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Payment service providers shall adhere to one or more Alternative Dispute Resolution bodies.