Funds representing electronic money collected by electronic money institutions for the purpose of issuing and managing electronic money do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meaning of Article L. 312-2.
Payment service users’ funds collected by electronic money institutions with a view to providing payment services do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meaning of Article L. 312-2, or funds representing electronic money.
The electronic money institution may not dispose of the funds mentioned in this article for its own account.