I. – Electronic money is monetary value that is stored in electronic form, including magnetic form, representing a claim on the issuer, that is issued against the remittance of funds for the purposes of payment transactions as defined in article L. 133-3 and that is accepted by a natural or legal person other than the electronic money issuer.
II. – Electronic money units are referred to as units of value, each of which constitutes a claim embedded in a security.