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betalingsmottaker

substantiv

full

payee

noun

Comparative law notes

Norway

Defined in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 as a natural or legal person who holds a payment account and who is the intended recipient of funds which have been the subject of a payment transaction.

Definitions of payee

English

the person to whom money or a note is paid or is to be paid

Plaintiff contends that the checks at issue were made payable to fictitious payees.