I. – The payment service provider issuing a payment instrument must ensure that personalised security data as defined in Article L. 133-4 is not accessible to persons other than the Payment Service User authorised to use the instrument.
The payment service provider shall refrain from sending any unsolicited payment instrument, except where a payment instrument already given to the payment service user needs to be replaced.
II. – The payment service provider shall put in place, free of charge, the appropriate means enabling the payment service user to obtain the information provided for in article L. 133-17 at any time.
On request, it shall provide users with the means to prove that they have provided the information provided for in article L. 133-17, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree.
III. – The payment service provider shall prevent any use of the payment instrument after having been informed, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 133-17, of its loss, theft, misappropriation or any unauthorised use of the payment instrument or the data linked to it.
IV. – The payment service provider bears the risk associated with sending the payer a payment instrument or any personalised security data relating thereto.