It is an offence for any person responsible in any capacity whatsoever for the management or administration of a credit institution or one of the institutions or services mentioned in Article L. 518-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the French Treasury, to charge a customer for electronic payment transactions in euros or credit transfers in euros up to a maximum amount of 50,000 euros between two Member States a fee different from that which the institution or service in question charges for national transactions in euros within the territory of the Member State, of the same type and amount, for which it has the same information, is punishable by the fine laid down for 1st class offences.