A payment service provider shall , where applicable , communicate to the payment service user the latter 's International Bank Account Number ( IBAN ) and his Bank Identifier Code ( BIC ) .

Liquidity transfer orders initiated via the ICM are urgent payment orders .

Quick tenders are executed within a time frame of one hour and are restricted to a limited set of counterparties .

From then on , it was possible for , say , someone in Portugal to send money , denominated in euros , via bank transfer to a bank account in the Netherlands .

Variable rate issues include all coupon paying issues where the coupon or principal is periodically re fixed by reference to an independent interest rate or index .

Primary balance government net borrowing or net lending excluding interest payments on consolidated government liabilities .

Article 13 Types of payment orders The following are classified as payment orders for the purposes of TARGET2 ( a ) credit transfer orders

S E PA PAY M E N T I N S T R U M E N T S The EPC has defined two new payment schemes the SEPA credit transfer and SEPA direct debit schemes as well as a SEPA card framework .

Official Journal of the European Union TABLE 7 Participation in selected interbank funds transfer systems ( ) Items Non TARGET payment system Refer to list of payment systems

Settlement date the date on which a transaction is settled . The settlement might take place on the same day as the trade ( same day settlement ) or one or several days after the trade ( the settlement date is specified as the trade date ( T ) the settlement lag ) .

balances ( interest bearing or not ) which are transferable by cheque , banker 's order , debit entry or the like , without any significant penalty or restriction

Balances ( interest bearing or not ) which are transferable by cheque , banker 's order , debit entry or the like , without any significant penalty or restriction .

Securities settlement system ( SSS ) a system which permits the holding and transfer of securities , either free of payment or against payment ( delivery versus payment ) or against another asset ( delivery versus delivery ) .

( 3 ) Execution of payment transactions , including transfer of funds , where the funds are held on deposit in a payment account with the user 's payment service provider or with another payment service provider execution of direct debits , including one off direct debits

( iii ) Execution of payment transactions , including transfer of funds , where the funds are held on deposit in a payment account with the user 's payment service provider or with another payment service provider execution of direct debits , including one off direct debits

Execution of payment transactions , including transfer of funds , where the funds are held on deposit in a payment account with the user 's payment service provider or with another payment service provider ( 4 ) execution of direct debits , including one off direct debits

Settlement date the date on which a transaction is settled . The settlement might take place on the same day as the trade ( same day settlement ) or can occur one or several days after the trade ( the settlement date is specified as the trade date ( T ) the settlement lag ) .

Payments processed by selected interbank funds transfer systems number of transactions ( ) Items Non TARGET payment system ( Refer to list of payment systems ) TARGET component LVPS ( 1 ) ( reported separately for each LVPS 1 , 2 ) Retail system ( Reported separately for each retail payment system 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 )

TABLE 9 Payments processed by selected interbank funds transfer systems value of transactions ( ) Items Non TARGET payment system ( Refer to list of payment systems ) TARGET component LVPS ( Reported separately for each LVPS 1 , 2 ) Retail system ( Reported separately for each retail payment system 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 )

Settlement date the date on which a transaction is settled . The settlement might take place on the same day as the trade ( same day settlement ) or can occur one or several days after the trade ( the settlement date is specified as the trade date ( T ) the settlement lag ) .

Chapter IV Obligations for intermediary payment service providers Article 12 Retaining information on the payer with the transfer Intermediary payment service providers shall ensure that all received information on the payer that accompanies a transfer of funds is retained with the transfer .

Start date the date on which the first leg of a monetary policy operation is settled . The start date corresponds to the purchase date for operations based on repurchase agreements and foreign exchange swaps .

letters , numbers or symbols , determined by the payment service provider , in accordance with the protocols of the payment and settlement system or messaging system used to effect the transfer .

Companies will be able to perform all of their euro denominated financial transactions centrally from one bank account , using S E PA p ay m e n t i n s t r u m e n t s .

Securities settlement system a system which permits the transfer of securities either free of charge or against payment . 1

Insurance corporations and pension funds comprise non monetary financial corporations and quasi corporations principally engaged in financial interme diation as a consequence of the pooling of risks ( ESA 95 , paragraphs 2.60 2.67 ) .

In order to promote co ordination of the policies of Member States to the full extent needed for the functioning of the internal market , Article 109c of the Treaty lists a set of areas where the Monetary Committee was to contribute to the preparation of the work of the EU Council . At the start of Stage Three of EMU the Monetary Committee was dissolved and the Economic and Financial Committee established .

Loans are funds lent by reporting agents to borrowers that are not evidenced by documents or are represented by a single document ( even if it has become negotiable ) .

( EUR ) Share paid up on 30 April 2004 Share paid up from 1 May 2004 Amount of transfer payment ( EUR )

Settlement agent an institution that manages the settlement process ( e.g. the determination of settlement positions , monitoring the exchange of payments , etc .) for transfer systems or other arrangements that require settlement . Settlement risk a general term used to designate the risk that settlement in a transfer system will not take place as expected .

the accessing and operation of payment systems for the purposes of transferring , clearing and settling funds , including any instruments and procedures relating to the systems .

By contrast with the proposal of the European Commission , electronic money holders should have the possibility of exchanging their electronic money against cash or a bank transfer at all times

If , in the case referred to in paragraph 1 , an intermediary payment service provider does not receive complete information on the payer , it shall inform the payment service provider of the payee accordingly , when transferring the funds .

Therefore , when the central government makes a payment as a consequence of a transfer to the other resident sectors , the entries are as follows

( c ) the accessing and operation of payment systems for the purposes of transferring , clearing and settling funds , including any instruments and procedures relating to the systems .

A customer should only need one bank account and one card to make any payment in the euro area safely and efficiently .

If , in the case referred to in paragraph 1 , an intermediary payment service provider does not receive complete information on the payer , it shall inform the payment service provider of the payee accordingly , when transferring the funds . Delete .

Treaty the Treaty establishing the European Community ( or EC Treaty ) .

BANKING SUPERVISION

Banking supervision

Banking supervision

Transfer of banknotes

Control transfers.

Each country has its own national payment instruments and different standards for payments made by credit transfers , direct debits and card payments .

ensure that SEPA offers to the banking industry the opportunity to define and implement safe , efficient and fully automated payment services that make use of the best available technology .