Order;Summary — ECLI:EU:C:2019:306
Date: 2019-04-11
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Tenth Chamber
Subject matter: Approximation of laws
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 19 February 2018 — Vanessa Gambietz v Erika Ziegler (Case C-131/18) Language of the case: German Referring court Bundesgerichtshof Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: Vanessa Gambietz Defendant: Erika Ziegler Question referred Is Article 6(3) of Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions 1 to be interpreted as meaning that the fixed sum of EUR 40 referred to in Article 6(1) of that directive is to be offset against external legal costs which have been incurred in connection with the pre-litigation instruction of a lawyer following late payment on the part of the debtor and are therefore reimbursable under Article 6(3) of that directive? ____________ 1 OJ 2011 L 48, p. 1.