Decision (EU) 2025/222 (ECB/2025/2)

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This text since 11 Jun 2025law://eu/dec/2025/222/art_1__pnt_3__pnt_a@2026-11-13

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(a)a payment institution as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note, with the exception of those benefitting from an exemption pursuant to Article 2(5), or Articles 32 or 33 of that Directive;

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Key facts

Type: Decision · (EU) 2025/222
Adopted: 27 Jan 2025
In force: 26 Feb 2025
Applies from: 9 Apr 2025
Text current to: 11 Jun 2025
Made by: European Central Bank
Official: EUR-Lex 32025D0222 · ELI

Topics

Eurosystem financial institution financial legislation financial services payment system provision of services Free movement of capital Internal market - Principles Payment and settlement systems

History · 1 version

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Cited by 1: Decision (EU) 2025/1148 (ECB/2025/18)5 provisions
Cites 2: Directive (EU) 2015/2366; this act

Defined terms · 6

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cash transfer order
means a cash transfer order as defined in Annex III, point (16) of Guideline (EU) 2022/912 (ECB/2022/8);
central bank operated payment system
means a payment system operated by a Eurosystem central bank which includes a TARGET component system;
crypto-asset service provider
means a crypto-asset service provider as defined in Article 3(1), point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114;
end of the business day
means the cut-off time, as provided for in the rules of the relevant central bank operated payment system, for the settlement of cash transfer orders for that specific business day.
Eurosystem central bank
means the European Central Bank or a national central bank of a Member State whose currency is the euro;
safeguarding account
means a separate account in either a credit institution or, at the discretion of a Eurosystem central bank, in that central bank, that is opened by either: