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The proceedings were concluded in an accelerated manner pursuant to Article&nbsp;22 para.&nbsp;2b of the Financial Market Authority Act (FMABG; Finanzmarktaufsichtsbeh&ouml;rdengesetz). Specifically, in contravention of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 260\/2012, AAE Naturstrom Vertrieb GmbH had prescribed the Member State in which a payer was required to hold an account. The rule in Article&nbsp;9 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 260\/2012 is intended to contribute towards the orderly functioning of the internal market for payments. 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