Update on the transposition and implementation of Directive 2011/7/EU on Late Payments in Commercial Transactions

This in-depth analysis, produced by the Ex-Post Impact Assessment Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), aims to present an updated overview of the state of transposition of Directive 2011/7/EU on late payments in commercial transactions. An analysis of the state of implementation and on the operation in practice of the directive is also provided. It has been drafted following the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee's first "scrutiny session" with the European Commission, on 23rd June 2015, focussing on this directive.