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18 April 2008

McCreevy does not rule out interchange fee




The Commission’s decision against Mastercard's cross-border MIF” did not conclude that all MIFs are illegal per se”, Commissioner McCreevy underlined. If banks intend create a new EU debit card player “a possible MIF that is compatible with EU competition law is crucial”, he continued.


Speaking on the National Payments Conference in
Dublin, McCreevy called for ‘a realistic timeline’ for the full completion of the SEPA project. On the SEPA governance he noted that “further reflection” may be needed on how to incorporate the user consultation into EPC decision-making.

 

McCreevy finally announced that the Expert Group on e-Invoicing will come forward with a "European Electronic Invoicing Framework" (EEIF) by 2009.

 

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