No, the ticket distributors will not disappear. No, you should not provide proof of identity from the summer of 2025 to withdraw money. These rumors circulating on social networks are simply false information. However, yes, a new European standard comes into force this Saturday, June 28, and this is good news. Capital Explain to you why.
This new obligation, which results from the Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and the Council of April 17, 2019must allow better accessibility to the products and services of the member countries of the European Union, including the ATM (Dab). “”An environment in which products and services are more accessible makes it possible to create a more inclusive company and facilitates the autonomy of disabled“, Details the directive.
What compulsory news on automatic ticket distributors?
Among these measures, there is for example, the possibility for people with disabilities to be able to use a helmet when voice instructions are communicated, have a reinforced contrast on screens, texts in larger print, etc. The authorities of the European Union therefore left a few years to the member states to organize. These accessibility obligations must apply to products “Put on the market after June 28, 2025».
France is not late since the State explains that it has transposed this directive into domestic law “End of 2023». For its part, the French banking federation explains “that in the state, almost all of the ticket distributors) of the profession comply with the accessibility directive (…). Banks have already implemented the 2005-102 law of February 11, 2005 (Chapter III on the accessibility of establishments open to the public)».
What sanctions for banks in the event of non-compliance with these new rules?
However, there is still efforts to make. Some distributors are not yet accessible to the greatest number. He “There are still difficulties on automatic banking counters for the “cash deposits” or for “jack” sockets, because there are fewer and fewer headsets on the market with this kind of connectors“, Details the Federation. These problems should be resolved in the coming years “with the change of the park and The new automata put on the market by manufacturersalso affected by the directive».
Current distributors and counters, even if they do not meet new requirements, will be able to continue to operate until their update or replacement, at the latest Until June 28, 2030. In France, it is the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and the Repression of Frauds (DGCCRF) which will be responsible for verifying compliance with this new regulations. The Ministry of Economy specifies however on its website that the self-service terminals, such as the automatic distributors installed before this date, will be able to continue to be used until the end of their “Economically useful lifespan” without exceeding fifteen years after their commissioning. In the event of non-compliance with the rules, banks risk a fine of 1,500 euros per offense foundthe sanctions being cumulative.
