Payment service providers shall establish and implement procedures for dealing with payment service users’ complaints concerning compliance with the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of Book I, Chapter III of Title III of Book I, Chapter IV of Title I of Book III and Chapter I of Title II of Book V.
These procedures shall be available in one of the official languages of the Member State concerned or in another language if the payment service provider referred to in the first subparagraph and the payment service user have so agreed.
The payment service providers referred to in the first paragraph shall respond to the payment service users’ complaints on paper or, if agreed with the payment service user, on another durable medium.
This reply shall address all the points raised in the complaint and shall be sent as soon as possible and at the latest within fifteen working days of receipt of the complaint.
In exceptional situations, if a response cannot be given within fifteen working days for reasons beyond the Payment Service Provider’s control, the Payment Service Provider shall send a holding response clearly stating the additional time needed to respond to the complaint and specifying the latest date on which the Payment Service User will receive a definitive response. In any event, the Payment Service User shall receive a definitive response no later than thirty-five working days following receipt of the complaint.
Where the Payment Service User is a consumer, the Payment Service Provider shall inform him of at least one out-of-court settlement body competent to hear disputes arising from the application of the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of Book I, Chapter III of Title III of Book I, Chapter IV of Title I of Book III and Chapter I of Title II of Book V. This information shall be mentioned in a clear, complete and easily accessible manner on the website of the payment service provider, where one exists, at the branch or any other place where payment services are marketed, and in the general terms and conditions of the contract concluded between the payment service provider and the payment service user. It shall also state how further information on the relevant out-of-court settlement body and the conditions for such recourse may be obtained.
Where the Payment Service User is not a consumer, the Payment Service Provider shall inform him of the existence or otherwise of an out-of-court settlement body as defined in the penultimate paragraph of this Article.