The EPC payment schemes are updated every two years to reflect the market needs and the evolution of technical standards..
Anyone interested in the evolution of the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) Business-to-Business (B2B) scheme can participate in the public consultation on the 2026 SDD B2B change requests from 13 March to 11 June 2026 closing at 17h00 CET.
The SDD B2B Scheme Rulebook - Public Consultation Document on 2026 Change Requests provides more details about how each stakeholder can take part in this public consultation.
The next EPC payment scheme rulebook change management cycle will take place in 2028. Stakeholders are invited to submit change requests to the EPC payment scheme rulebooks by 12 November 2027 by completing a dedicated template. The change requests received will be considered for future versions of the SDD B2B rulebook and associated implementation guidelines. The 2029 SDD B2B rulebook and implementation guidelines will be published in November 2028, to take effect in November 2029.
The previous EPC payment scheme rulebook change management cycle took place in 2024 and ended with the publication of the 2025 SCT and SDD rulebooks on 28 November 2024.
In line with its commitment to transparency, the EPC has published all comments received during the public consultation, as well as the position of the EPC multi-stakeholder groups on these comments.
Read more about the comments received during the 2024 public consultation
Read more about the positions of the EPC multi-stakeholder groups