Case C‑279/23

Skarb Państwa – Dyrektor Okręgowego Urzędu Miar w K.

v

Z. sp.j.

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy Katowice – Zachód w Katowicach)

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 11 July 2024

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Combating late payment in commercial transactions – Directive 2011/7/EU – Article 6(1) – Fixed minimum sum by way of compensation for recovery costs – Provision of national law permitting the rejection of claims for payment of that fixed sum in cases where the delay is not significant or the claim is small – Obligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU law)

Approximation of laws – Combating late payment in commercial transactions – Directive 2011/7 – Right to compensation for recovery costs – Fixed minimum sum of EUR 40 – National case-law rejecting claims for payment of that sum in cases where the delay is not significant or the claim is small – Not permissible

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/7, Arts 3(1), 4(1) and 6(1) and (2))

(see paragraphs 22-28, 32, operative part)

See the text of the decision.