# Implementation of the Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payment in commercial transactions

European Parliament procedure 2018/2056(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 114 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2018-10-17 and 2018-10-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier reviews implementation of the Directive on combating late payment in commercial transactions. The amendments revise recitals on prompt payment as the bloodstream of businesses, the vulnerability of SMEs, public authorities' special responsibility, payment periods for business-to-business and public-authority-to-business transactions, interest for late payment, the role of late payment in bankruptcies, and stricter payment terms by Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Jasenko SELIMOVIC | Sweden | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134243.md |
| Lara COMI | Italy | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96775.md |
| Lucy ANDERSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124949.md |
| Dita CHARANZOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124708.md |
| Virginie ROZIÈRE | France | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103845.md |
| Igor ŠOLTES | Slovenia | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125003.md |
| Jiří POSPÍŠIL | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125706.md |
| Nicola DANTI | Italy | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124821.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Liisa JAAKONSAARI | Finland | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96684.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |

## Official source documents

- PE629.463: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-629463_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2056-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2056-INI.json

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