Brussels, 07/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - EU Enterprise Commissioner Günter Verheugen will unveil draft legislation on Wednesday 8 April 2009 to amend Directive 2000/35/EC on payment deadlines, which has been called for by European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since 2004 (see EUROPE 9862). Announced in the Small Business Act for Europe, the legislation introduces a maximum deadline of 30 days for payments made by public bodies in Europe. For any commercial transaction, companies...