Judgment_paragraph 36 · BFF Finance Iberia S.A.U v Gerencia Regional de Salud de la Junta de Castilla y León (C-585/20)

36Thus, Directive 2011/7 is intended not only to discourage late payment, by preventing it being financially attractive to debtors on account of the low or lack of interest charged in such a situation, but also to provide effective protection for creditors against such late payment, by ensuring that they have access to the fullest possible compensation for recovery costs incurred (see, to that effect, judgment of 13 September 2018, Česká pojišťovna, C‑287/17, EU:C:2018:707, paragraphs 25 and 26 and the case-law cited). Recital 19 of that directive states that recovery costs should also include the recovery of administrative costs and compensation for internal costs incurred due to late payment and that compensation in the form of a fixed sum should aim at limiting the administrative and internal costs linked to the recovery.

BFF Finance Iberia S.A.U v Gerencia Regional de Salud de la Junta de Castilla y León (C-585/20)

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