New Media Development & Hotel Services (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-327/20 (13 January 2022)

New Media Development & Hotel Services (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-327/20 (13 January 2022)

The concept of 'commercial transaction' in Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/7/EU does not cover the collection by a public authority of a fee due for the perpetual usufruct of land from a company where the public authority is the creditor. The directive is intended to protect companies, especially SMEs, from late...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ C-327/20
Parties
Applicant: Skarb Państwa – Starosta Nyski; Respondent: New Media Development & Hotel Services sp. z o.o.; Intervener: Commission européenne
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment on Reference From Sąd Okręgowy W Opolu
Outcome
Reference answered; the directive does not apply to the situation described.
Legal Topics
Late Payment in Commercial Transactions, Interpretation of Directive 2011/7/eu, Definition of Commercial Transaction, Public Authority as Creditor
European Union Law Commercial Law Late Payment in Commercial Transactions Interpretation of Directive 2011/7/eu Definition of Commercial Transaction Public Authority as Creditor

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Parties

Skarb Państwa – Starosta Nyski

Applicant

New Media Development & Hotel Services sp. z o.o.

Respondent

Commission européenne

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment on Reference From Sąd Okręgowy W Opolu

  1. 1 Does the concept of 'commercial transaction' under Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/7/EU include the collection by a public authority of an annual fee for perpetual usufruct of land from a company?
  2. 2 Is a public authority acting as creditor to a company within the scope of Directive 2011/7/EU?

Ratio Decidendi

The concept of 'commercial transaction' in Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/7/EU does not cover the collection by a public authority of a fee due for the perpetual usufruct of land from a company where the public authority is the creditor. The directive is intended to protect companies, especially SMEs, from late payments by public authorities, not to regulate situations where public authorities are creditors.

Court Disposition

Reference answered; the directive does not apply to the situation described.

Orders

  • The concept of 'commercial transaction' under Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/7/EU does not cover the collection by a public authority of a fee due for the perpetual usufruct of land from a company where the public authority is the creditor.