# PSD3 Article 51 — Addressees

Textual state: amended_limited. Heading changed

- Compared text: Council position at first reading (Council document 8535/26) — not yet law.
- Compared against: Council document 8222/26 — superseded.
- Classification is mechanical; method: https://paymentslaw.eu/method/
- Editorial review state: not_assessed. Editor's notes are selective, not a complete assessment.

Word-level diff for each step, earlier → later edition: `{+text+}` was inserted, `[-text-]` was deleted.

## Step 1 · Commission proposal (2023) to Council compromise text (April 2026)

Article 51 → 51. Textual state: unchanged. No text changes from the 2023 proposal.

- Editorial review state: not_assessed.

### Unnumbered text

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

## Step 2 · Council compromise text (April 2026) to Council position at first reading (October 2026)

Article 51 → 51. Textual state: amended_limited. Heading changed

- Editorial review state: not_assessed.

### Unnumbered text

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.