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10.7 Interchange and Service Fees
2. the Bank of England;
3. any relevant office holder (as defined in the UK SFD Regulations); and
4. any authority, body or person having responsibility for any matter arising
out of, or connected with, the default of a Customer.
10.2.4.2 Provision of Information >>
For the purposes of the UK SFD Regulations, each Europe Region Customer
must (except if such request is frivolous or vexatious) provide to any interested
person who requests it, within 14 days of such request and upon payment by
such a person of a reasonable charge:
1. details of the systems which are designated for the purposes of the
Settlement Finality Directive in which such Customer participates; and
2. information about the main rules governing the functioning of such systems.
10.2.4.3 Notification of Winding Up Resolution or Trust Deed >>
For the purposes of the UK SFD Regulations, each Europe Region Customer
must:
1. upon the passing of a creditor’s voluntary winding up resolution (or
analogous procedure in the jurisdiction of incorporation of such Customer)
in respect of that Customer; or
2. upon a trust deed granted by the Customer becoming a protected trust deed.
notify the Corporation and the Bank of England that such a resolution (or
analogous procedure) has been passed or that such a trust deed has become a
protected trust deed, as the case may be.
10.7 Interchange and Service Fees >>
The following additional Rule applies in the Europe Region:
Acquirers must submit Transactions completed at Merchants with the
interchange rate designator for the lowest fee tier applicable to them.
10.11 Customer Insolvency and Settlement Liability
In addition to the Rules in Chapter 10, “Settlement and Reconciliation,” in part 1
of this rulebook, the following apply:
Customers must at all times comply with the policy presented in MasterCard
Customer Risk Management—A Quick Glance.
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