Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-778/18Association française des usagers de banques v Ministre de l'Économie et des Finances
- Decided
- 2020-10-15
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2020:831
- CELEX
- 62018CJ0778
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
Also searched as: Case C-778/18, C-778/18 2020, ECLI:EU:C:2020:831.
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Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Payment services in the internal market – Directive 2007/64/EC – Article 45 – Directive (EU) 2015/2366 – Article 55 – Termination of a framework contract – Directive 2014/17/EU – Credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property – Article 12(1), (2)(a) and (3) – Tying practices – Bundling practices – Directive 2014/92/EU – Payment accounts – Articles 9 to 14 – Account switching – Obligation to deposit income on a payment account held with the lender during a period fixed by the credit agreement as consideration for an individual advantage – Duration of the obligation – Loss of the individual advantage in the event of early termination of the account.
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- PSD2: Directive (EU) 2015/236632015L2366
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