Processing entities shall adopt remuneration policies that do not create incentives for their staff to provide a payment card scheme with preferential treatment or privileged information which is not available to other competitors. Remuneration of their staff shall therefore reflect the performance of the processing entity and shall not be directly or indirectly linked to the performance of the payment card scheme to which the processing entity provides services.

Payment card schemes shall adopt remuneration policies that do not create incentives for their staff to provide a processing entity with preferential treatment or privileged information which is not available to other competitors. Remuneration of their staff shall therefore reflect the performance of the payment card schemes and shall not be directly or indirectly linked to the performance of a processing entity.

Remuneration policies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be made fully available to competent authorities upon their request.