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Objectifs du SEPA et réalités économiques

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[fre] Dans le vaste chantier de l’Europe financière, celui relatif aux systèmes de paiements est sans aucun doute l’un des plus complexes. Non seulement par ses mécanismes techniques, mais aussi par sa composante économique. Avec le SEPA, c’est toute cette logique économique qu’il faut reconsidérer. La Commission européenne poursuit simultanément des objectifs très nombreux, bien au-delà de la constitution d’un espace unique de paiements, ce qui conduit à une confusion sur les attentes réelles et sur les règles à appliquer. Le rappel de la logique économique des systèmes de paiements permet de démontrer la validité de son modèle économique. La remise en cause par voie réglementaire du modèle économique d’une industrie qui marche ne peut que remettre en cause la dynamique des systèmes de paiements et des services qu’ils apportent à l’économie. . Classification JEL : F36, G21, G28 [eng] Objectives of SEPA and economic realities . Concerning the European financial construction, the integration of payments systems is one of the most complex, not only by its technical mechanisms, but also by its economic element. But the SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area) questions all this economic logic. The European Commission follows numerous objectives, on top of the constitution of a single payment area, what leads to a confusion on real waits and on rules to apply. This article presents the economic logic of payments systems and shows the validity of its economic model. The calling into question by regulation way of this economic model can only upset the dynamics of payments systems and the services which they provide to economy. . JEL classification : F36, G21, G28

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  • Hervé Sitruk, 2007. "Objectifs du SEPA et réalités économiques," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 87(1), pages 169-184.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_2007_num_87_1_4238
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2007.4238
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    JEL classification:

    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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