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Article L133-27 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The payee shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider and the payer shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider where:

1° A payment transaction is made within the European Economic Area and both the payer’s payment service provider and the payee’s payment service provider are located in a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;

2° The sole payment service provider involved in the payment transaction is located in a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L133-27

Le bénéficiaire paie les frais prélevés par son prestataire de services de paiement et le payeur paie les frais prélevés par le sien, lorsque :


1° Une opération de paiement est effectuée à l’intérieur de l’Espace économique européen et que le prestataire de services de paiement du payeur et celui du bénéficiaire sont tous deux situés dans un Etat membre de l’Union européenne ou d’un autre Etat partie à l’accord sur l’Espace économique européen ;


2° L’unique prestataire de services de paiement intervenant dans l’opération de paiement est situé dans un Etat membre de l’Union européenne ou d’un autre Etat partie à l’accord sur l’Espace économique européen.

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