Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-304/16American Express Co. v The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
- Decided
- 2018-02-07
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2018:66
- CELEX
- 62016CJ0304
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
Also searched as: Case C-304/16, C-304/16 2018, ECLI:EU:C:2018:66.
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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EU) 2015/751 — Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions — Article 1(5) — Three party payment card scheme treated as equivalent to a four party payment card scheme — Conditions — Issuance by a three party payment card scheme of card-based payment instruments ‘with a co-branding partner or through an agent’ — Article 2(18) — Concept of ‘three party payment card scheme’ — Validity).
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