A European debt collection agency has to navigate 27 different national procedures under the shared framework of Directive 2011/7/EU and Brussels I Recast.
The EU Late Payment Directive guarantees statutory interest and minimum recovery costs across all member states, but each country implements it slightly differently, so the practical entitlement varies by jurisdiction.
This regulation allows a judgment obtained in one EU member state to be recognized and enforced in another without a separate exequatur procedure, a meaningful simplification for creditors with cross-border EU debtors.
Whether it's Germany's Mahnverfahren, France's injonction de payer, or a dozen other national equivalents, the fastest route to an enforceable title for undisputed debt is almost always the local payment order procedure, not full litigation.
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Read the full guideHow a European debt collection agency handles cross-border B2B recovery under Directive 2011/7/EU, Brussels I Recast, and national payment order procedures.