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This Directive lays down the rules in accordance with which Member States shall distinguish the following six categories of payment service provider: credit institutions within the meaning of Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2006/48/EC; electronic money institutions within the meaning of Article 1(3)(a) of Directive 2000/46/EC; post office giro institutions which are entitled under national law to provide payment services; payment institutions within the meaning of this Directive; the European Central Bank and national central banks when not acting in their capacity as monetary authority or other public authorities; Member States or their regional or local authorities when not acting in their capacity as public authorities.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.