23As regards specifically the debit note, it is clear from paragraphs 25 and 26 of the judgment under appeal that that note falls within the contract’s scope, since the note’s purpose is the recovery of a debt which is grounded on the provisions of the contract. The debit note must be understood as a formal demand for payment setting out the maturity date and also the payment terms and it cannot be equated to an enforcement order, even though it refers to enforcement pursuant to Article 299 TFEU as a possible option among others open to the Commission where a party fails to perform an obligation by the delivery date laid down.
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