Activities of Edvard KOŽUŠNÍK related to 2009/0054(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating late payment in commercial transactions (recast) PDF (458 KB) DOC (662 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Surveys show that public authorities often require contractual payment periods for commercial transactions that are significantly longer than 30 days. Therefore, payment periods for procurement contracts awarded by public authorities should be as a general rule limited to a maximum of 30 days. Staggered payments should be allowed where this is objectively justified in the light of the particular nature or features of the contract, such as in the case of large construction projects, but should not be allowed to be used by public authorities as a means of undermining the principles or rules laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The European Union institutions are in a situation comparable to that of the public authorities of the Member States with regard to their financing, payments of subsidies and grants and commercial relationships. The payment periods for public authorities as set out in this Directive accordingly apply to the European Union institutions.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the period for payment fixed in the contract shall not exceed the time limits provided for in paragraph 2(b), unless it is specifically agreed between the debtor and the creditor and is duobjectively justified in the light of the particular circumstances such as an objective need to schedule payment over a longer periodnature or features of the contract. Except in the case of staggered payment arrangements, the period of payment shall never exceed 60 days. Debtors should also not be allowed to use staggered payment arrangements as a means of undermining the rules and principles laid down in this Directive.