# Commercial transactions: combating late payment

European Parliament procedure 2023/0323(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee IMCO). Stage: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position. 380 committee amendments tabled by 46 Members between 2023-12-15 and 2023-12-18.

## What the amendments focus on

Regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions. Amendments address the debtor's liability to pay interest for late payment and force-majeure exceptions, automatic accrual of interest without a reminder, payment periods, the creditor's ability to waive interest including where a public authority or large undertaking is the debtor, and special treatment for the books and cultural-products sector.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffroy DIDIER | France | PPE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190774.md |
| Claude GRUFFAT | France | Verts/ALE | 67 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204420.md |
| Malte GALLÉE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 67 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/229352.md |
| Eugen JURZYCA | Slovakia | ECR | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197767.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Antonius MANDERS | Netherlands | PPE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4560.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197845.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Christian DOLESCHAL | Germany | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197473.md |
| Barbara THALER | Austria | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197667.md |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/247735.md |
| Virginie JORON | France | PfE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197627.md |
| Jean-Lin LACAPELLE | France | ID | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204421.md |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | PPE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197429.md |

## Official source documents

- PE757.130: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-757130_EN.pdf
- PE757.363: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-757363_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0323-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0323-COD.json

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