Further to Coreper’s discussion on the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the Processing and Transfer of Financial Messaging Data for Purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, a “declassified” document was published and presented to the delegations.
This document comprises an annex which shall be an integral part of the abovementioned Agreement.
Pursuant to Article 3 of the Agreement, the Parties herewith jointly designate as a provider of international financial payment messaging services for the purposes of the Agreement:
· the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, a limited liability co-operative society (S.W.I.F.T. SCRL.) incorporated in Brussels, Belgium on 3 May 1973, with its registered office at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.
The Parties agree that so-called SEPA (Single European Payment Area) data shall not be requested from S.W.I.F.T. SCRL. under the Agreement.
This Annex may be amended where agreed upon by the Parties by exchange of diplomatic notes.