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10.8.2 Intraregional Fees
Settlement and Reconciliation
10.9 Cost Studies
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.
10.8.3 Bilateral Agreement
10.9 Cost Studies
Any two Customers may establish by bilateral agreement the interchange and
service fees applicable to Transactions between them. All such fees must be
submitted promptly to the Corporation. When applicable to Transactions
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.
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.
10.9.1 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.
10.9.2 Noncompliance with a Cost Study
A Customer designated to participate in a cost study that fails to fully and timely
participate is subject to assessments and other disciplinary action at the sole
discretion of the Corporation.
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