# Electronic money: taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions

European Parliament procedure 2008/0190(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 43 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2008-12-17 and 2008-12-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions. The amendments define electronic money and its issuance and redeemability at par value, set the scope and exclusions including limited-use instruments, initial capital and own funds requirements, the relationship to credit institutions, permitted activities such as payment services and related credit, treatment of received funds as not constituting deposits, and safeguarding of funds.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John PURVIS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/729.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Bilyana Ilieva RAEVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38600.md |
| Gianni PITTELLA | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4436.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.029: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.029+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0190-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0190-COD.json

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