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# Article 8 — Relations with third countries

*In force · Consolidated version of 13 January 2018 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 6 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009L0110-20180113)

1. Member States shall not apply to a branch of an electronic money institution having its head office outside the Community, when taking up or pursuing its business, provisions which result in more favourable treatment than that accorded to an electronic money institution having its head office within the Community.
2. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission of all authorisations for branches of electronic money institutions having their head office outside the Community.
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Community may, through agreements concluded with one or more third countries, agree to apply provisions that ensure that branches of an electronic money institution having its head office outside the Community are treated identically throughout the Community.

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[Title II — Requirements for the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions](/emd/titles/ii.md) · [← Article 7](/emd/articles/7.md) · [Article 9 →](/emd/articles/9.md)


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