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9.6 Cost Studies
9.5.2 Intraregional Fees
In the event that no bilaterally agreed interchange fee or service fee applies
and no default interchange fee or service fee has been otherwise established
pursuant to these Rules, the applicable intraregional fee or if none, the
interregional fee, applies to Intracountry Transactions and intracountry cash
disbursements.
NOTE
A variation to this Rule appears in Section 10a, “New Zealand Rules.”
9.5.3 Bilateral Agreement
Any two Customers may establish by bilateral agreement the interchange and
service fees applicable to Transactions and cash disbursements between them.
All such fees must be submitted promptly to the Corporation. When applicable
to Transactions and cash disbursements processed through the Interchange
System, they must be submitted to the Corporation sufficiently in advance of
the effective date to allow the Corporation to incorporate the fees into future
Interchange System releases as necessary or appropriate.
NOTE
9.6 Cost Studies
An addition to this Rule appears in Chapter 10, “Asia/Pacific Region Rules.”
The Corporation or its agent(s) may conduct one or more cost studies on a
country-specific or regional or other basis for the purpose of establishing
interchange and service fees. In order to ensure a sufficient quantity and level
of data quality and representativeness as the Corporation deems necessary
or appropriate, the Corporation may designate any number of Customers
to participate in cost studies. All Customers so designated are required to
participate and must provide and be able to certify that the Customer has
provided the Corporation or its agent(s) with complete and accurate information
in the form and manner and for such period of time and by a date as requested.
9.6.1 Allocation of Expenses
The Corporation may allocate expenses related to any cost study among
Customers conducting Activity in the country or region or other area that is the
subject of the cost study. The expenses may be allocated as the Corporation
deems appropriate and the decision of the Corporation is binding on all
Customers in that country or region or other area.
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