[author: Heidi Wardle]

On February 14, the European Parliament published a press release announcing it had adopted in plenary at first reading the proposed Regulation amending the Regulation on cross-border payments (924/2009) regarding certain charges on cross-border payments in the EU and currency conversion charges (20189/0076/(COD)). On the same day the provisional edition ((P8_TA-PROV(2019)0124) of the text of the legislative resolution was also published.

The next step is for the proposed Regulation to be adopted by the Council, after which it will enter force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal (“OJ“) and the majority of provisions will apply from December 15, 2019.

An FAQs and factsheet have also been published in relation to the proposed Regulation.