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Regulation (EU) 2015/751 Article 5

Regulation (EU) 2015/751 Article 5

Prohibition of circumvention

Article 5

For the purposes of the application of the caps referred to in Articles 3 and 4, any agreed remuneration, including net compensation, with an equivalent object or effect of the interchange fee, received by an issuer from the payment card scheme, acquirer or any other intermediary in relation to payment transactions or related activities shall be treated as part of the interchange fee.

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CitationArticle 5 of Regulation (EU) 2015/751 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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