6 Amendments of Catherine STIHLER related to 2009/0054(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Late payment is particularly regrettable if it occurs despite the debtor’s solvency. Surveys show that public authorities often pay invoices very late after expiration, regardless of twhe applicable payment period. Public authorities may face lighter financing constraints because they may benefit from more secure, predictable and continuous revenue streamsther the debtor is from the public or thane private undertakings. At the same time, they depend less than private undertakings on the building stable commercial relationships for the achievement of sector. Therefore penalties and otheir aims. Consequently, public authorities can obtain financing at more attractive conditions than private undertakings. Therefore, late payment by public authorities not only leads to unjustified costs for private undertakings, but to inefficiency in general. It is therefore appropriate to introduce correspondingly higher dissuasive compensation in case of late payment by public authoritiemeasures intended to dissuade late payment should as a general rule apply equally to both sectors.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
(5) “interest for late payment” means statutory interest or interest negotiated and agreed upon between undertakingthe parties;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
6. “statutory interest” means simple interest for late payment at a rate which is the sum of the reference rate, plus at least sevennine percentage points;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that in commercial transactions between undertakings and between undertakings and public authorities, the creditor is entitled to interest for late payment without the necessity of a reminder if the following conditions are satisfied:
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Member States shall ensure that where services of general interest are also provided by the private sector, the provisions of this Article shall apply to both.