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Discounts granted to consumers for the use of a certain means of payment, most typically direct debit, should not automatically be considered ‘fees’ charged for use of other available means of payment, within the meaning of Article 19. This is because the ‘discount’ may be based on the trader’s legitimate interest in encouraging the use of certain means of payment that are more efficient in relation to his business structure (149).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.