6 Amendments of Arlene McCARTHY related to 2013/0139(COD)
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that consumers legally resident in the Union are not discriminated against by reason of their nationality or place of residence or any other ground, including sex, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, when applying for or accessing a payment account within the Union.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that at least onell payment service providers in their territory offers a payment account with basic features to consumers. Member States shall ensure that payment accounts with basic features are not only offered by payment service providers that provide the account solely with online banking facilities.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that payment service providers provide all consumers with accessible information, premises, ATM and online facilities, and offer alternatives to digital services.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the services indicated in Article 16 are offered by payment service providers free of charge, notably for people with low income receiving social benefits, or for a reasonable fee.
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that payment service providers make available to consumers informationaccessible information and adequate assistance about the specific features of the payment account with basic features on offer, their associated fees and their conditions of use. Member States shall also ensure that the consumer is informed that the purchase of additional services is not compulsory to access a payment account with basic features.
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall regularly consult relevant stakeholders, including consumers' representatives, to ensure and monitor effective compliance with this Directive, without prejudice to the independence clause referred to in paragraph 1.