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Organization of this Chapter
Latin America and the Caribbean Region Rules
Organization of this Chapter
The Rules in this Chapter 13 are variances and additions to the “global” Rules
that apply in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
Refer to Appendix A for the A.4 Latin America and the Caribbean Region
geographic listing.
2.6 Obligation to Issue Cards
Rule 2.6 of Chapter 2, “Licensing and Licensed Activities,” is modified to include
the following.
A Customer that is Licensed to acquire Transactions in the United States that
extends its Area of Use to acquire Transactions in Puerto Rico is not required to
issue Cards in Puerto Rico if its acquiring Activity in Puerto Rico is limited to
only the Transactions of Merchants located in Puerto Rico that are also located
and have headquarters in the United States, and with whom the Customer has
an existing acquiring relationship in the United States.
3.2 Conduct of Activity
3.2.7 Acquirers
This rule applies in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands only:
An Acquirer must not prohibit its Merchant from requesting or encouraging
a customer to use a payment card with an acceptance brand other than a
MasterCard or other form of payment or a Card of a different product type than
the Card the consumer initially presents, or otherwise prohibit its Merchant from
engaging in actions consistent Rule 5.11.1 of this Chapter 13.
4.1 Right to Use the Marks
4.1.2 Protection and Registration of the Marks
Rule 4.1.2 of Chapter 4, “Trademarks and Service Marks” is modified as it
applies to debit Cards issued in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands:
No use of a Mark may be made on or in connection with any card, device or
other application associated with a payment service that the Corporation deems
to be competitive with any Activity except as set forth in this chapter.
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