Composition of the National SEPA Committee

The Banque de France and the French Banking Federation set up the National SEPA Committee, which they jointly chair. The Committee has some 50 members, who represent all the parties involved: banks, payment infrastructures, public administrations, companies, merchants and consumers, as well as members of Parliament, a representative of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, a representative of the French Mayors Association and a representative of the press.
The Committee’s secretariat is provided jointly by the Banque de France and the French Banking Federation.
The Comittee is jointly chaired by:

  • Robert Ophèle, Directorate General Operations, Banque de France
  • Jean Clamon, Managing Director, BNP Paribas.

Members:

Banks, credit institutions and equivalent Card schemes and payment infrastructures Public administrations Customers representatives Representatives of Parliament and personnalities
  • Banque de France
  • Banque Populaire
  • BNP Paribas
  • Caisses d'Épargne
  • Caisse des dépôts et consignations
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Crédit Mutuel - CIC
  • HSBC
  • La Banque Postale
  • Société Générale
  • IEDOM (French Overseas Departments Note-Issuing Bank)
  • OCBF (Office for Banking and Financial Coordination)
  • The CFONB Chairman (French Committee for Banking Organization and Normalisation)
  • ASF (French Association of Financial Companies)
  • Monaco's Banking association
  • GCB (CB Bank Card consortium)
  • STET (Technological Systems for Exchange and Processing)
  • DGFiP (public finance department)
  • DGME (government modernisation department)
  • DGTPE (treasury and economic policy department)
  • DGCCRF (competition, consumer protection and fraud repression department)
  • DGDDI (customs and indirect taxes department)
  • DSS (social security department)
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Principality of Monaco – Budget and Treasury Direction
  • 5 members named by the Conseil du commerce de France
  • 5 representatives of consumers associations: ADEIC, AFOC, CLCV, Indecosa CGT, UFC Que Choisir
  • AFTE (French Association of Corporate Treasurers)
  • CGPME (General Confederation of Small and Medium sized Enterprises)
  • MEDEF (French Business Confederation)
  • A member of Parliament
  • A senator
  • A representative of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council)
  • AMF (French Mayors Association)
  • The CCSF Chairman (Consultative Committee on the Financial Sector)
  • A representative of the press