In a ruling handed down on Thursday 5 June (Case C-543/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union condemned Belgium for failing to fulfil its obligations under the directive (2011/7) governing late payment in commercial transactions.
The European Court finds that the Federal Government, the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region had not complied with the payment deadline set at 30 calendar days after the date of receipt of an invoice (Article 3 of the directive).
On the other...