CUP service opening time       December 2005

Local CUP service hotline     0800-905942

CONSUMPTION BY WIPING CARD ON POS

Application Range

Merchants with CUP labels all accept CUP cards. Some merchants may not have put up the CUP label, so cardholders can inquire the cashier whether CUP cards are accepted.

Merchant Characteristics

Currently, nearly a thousand merchants popular with tourists in France accept CUP cards, including large department stores like the world famous Galerie Lafayette, Spring Department Store, dutyfree stores like Paris Look, Haitian and Benlux, brand monopolized stores like Longchamp and Kenzo, Sephora perfume chain stores, restaurants and hotels in resort cities like Paris, Nice and Cannes.

Accepted Cards and Relevant Procedure

Bank cards with the CUP label apart from JCB dual currency cards.

Reminder: When using dual currency cards, cardholders are recommended to ask the cashier to choose CUP network, so as to assure the enjoyment of various favorable treatments and services provided by CUP network.  As certain amounts of limits exist for credit card consumption, CUP debit cards are more suitable for large consumption on luxuries, as they are subjected only to the limit of balance account of the cards.

Relevant Charges

No commission charge for overseas card-using.

When consuming through CUP network, the currency exchange charge of 1%-2% will be exempted. CUP will change the amount in local currency into RMB amount to deduct from the holder’s RMB account.

Application Range

Currently several ten thousands of ATMs all over France can perform Euro cash withdrawal with CUP cards.

CUP cards cannot perform over-counter transfer and cash withdrawal abroad.

Accepted Cards

Bank cards with the CUP label apart from JCB dual currency cards.

Reminder: Cardholders are recommended to use CUP debit cards abroad since overdraft interest will be charged when drawing cash with credit cards.

How to Identify ATMs Accepting CUP Cards?

ATM that accept CUP cards have CUP label on the screen.

They can also be identified through following labels:

Chinese Interface

Credit Agricole’s ATMs in Paris provide Chinese interface，other ATMs still do not provide Chinese interfaces.

Cash Withdrawal Procedure

The card will be returned before cash given.

Charge and Limit on Withdrawal

Daily cash withdrawal from a debit card should not surpass the Euro equivalent of 10 thousand RMB.Daily cash withdrawal from a credit card should not surpass the Euro equivalent of 5 thousand RMB

Issuing banks charge a certain amount of commissions for overseas cash withdrawal. Limits on daily withdrawal times and amount as well as commission charges can be obtained from card issuing banks.

When drawing cash through CUP network, the currency exchange charge of 1%-2% will be exempted. CUP will change the amount in local currency into RMB amount to deduct from the holder’s RMB account.