# OB-IF-007 — Testing facility with support

> The ASPSP gives authorised TPPs and applicants a testing facility with support, for connection and functional testing, with no sensitive payment data or other personal data.

- Article: PSR 35(6)
- Who is bound: ASPSP
- Who it is for: API, Operations
- Application: 21 months after entry into force, the general application date (Article 112).
- Level 2: No EBA mandate covers this obligation.
- Origin: RTS 2018/389, Art. 30(5)

Provisional numbering of the April 2026 compromise (Council doc. 8221/26). The final numbering will be added when the Official Journal publishes the text, without changing the id.

## STET 1.6.3: Out of spec

STET does not describe a sandbox. Each bank provides its own.


## Sources

- [Council doc. 8221/26, page 241](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8221-2026-INIT/en/pdf#page=241)

Checked on 2026-10-04. https://openfinanceguide.com/en/dsp3/obligations/ob-if-007