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Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.By 1 February 2014, credit transfers shall be carried out in accordance with the technical requirements set out in Article 5(1), (2) and (4) and points 1 and 2 of the Annex.
2.By 1 February 2014, direct debits shall be carried out in accordance with Article 8(2) and (3) and with the requirements set out in Article 5(1), (3), (5), (6) and (8) and points 1 and 3 of the Annex.
3.Without prejudice to Article 3, direct debits shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Article 8(1) by 1 February 2017 for national payments and by 1 November 2012 for cross-border payments.
4.For national payment transactions a Member State or, with the approval of the Member State concerned, the PSPs of a Member State may, after taking into account and evaluating the state of preparedness and readiness of their citizens, set earlier dates than those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
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