Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

verwijlrente

English translation:

late payment interest

Added to glossary by katieker
Jun 3, 2003 00:09
21 yrs ago
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Dutch term

verwijlrente

Dutch to English Bus/Financial
bij niet-betaling is vanaf de vervaldag, van rechtswege en zonder aanmaning, verwijlrente veschuldigd ten belope van 1% per maand, berekend op het bedrag aan achterstallige vergoedingen en BTW

(Belgian document - general terms and conditions of sale.)

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late payment interest

or interest charged on overdue charges
Peer comment(s):

agree Lucinda Hollenberg
35 mins
agree Tina Vonhof (X) : or just 'interest' because the late payment is mentioned in the first part of the sentence.
1 hr
agree Jacqueline van der Spek
5 hrs
neutral joeky janusch : it is not late payment, but rather non-payment
6 hrs
agree Meturgan : www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021674.htm - 15k
11 hrs
agree Chris Hopley : Agree with Tina: just 'interest' will do perfectly well given the context.
13 hrs
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penalty interest

penalty interest (for late payment). way I usually translate it.

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... Penalty Interest Rate. Date Posted to Website: 04 May 2002. ... View a full listing of the Penalty Interest Rates. © Copyright Law Institute of Victoria 1998 - 2003. ...
www.liv.asn.au/news/practicenotes/ 20020504_pirmay2002.html

.. government\'s voluminous advice pamphlet from www.payontime.co.uk or order it on paper from 08 701 502 500. In other EU countries the penalty interest rate is ...
media.gn.apc.org/fl/0207late.html - 10k

. Choosing between UK mortgage companies. ... element of competition is the interest rate charged. ... Sometimes lenders require penalty interest payments for paying off ...
ukcreditcardapplication.co.uk/UK_Mortgages/ UK_Mortgages_7.shtml - 13k -
Peer comment(s):

agree joeky janusch
36 mins
agree Kate Hudson (X)
1 hr
agree J. Leo (X)
2 hrs
agree Meturgan
5 hrs
agree Chris Hopley
7 hrs
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statutory interest, interest for late payment

Without wanting to detract from the first two excellent answers, it is also sometimes referred to as 'statutory interest' (cf. 'wettelijke rente' in the Netherlands).

E.g.:
-> "From 1 November 1998 small businesses can claim statutory interest for late payment from large businesses and most of the public sector. From 1 November 2000 in addition to the above, small businesses can charge other small businesses statutory interest for late payment."
http://www.payontime.co.uk/legislation/legislation_main.html

In the UK, this type of late payment interest is more fully known as 'interest on the late payment of commercial debts' following the introduction of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act (see Meturgan's link, for example).

The EU Directive which obligated EU countries to implement legislation regarding late payment interest refers to it as 'interest for late payment' and the interest rate is referred to as 'the statutory rate'. E.g.:

-> "3.1(d) the level of interest for late payment ("the statutory rate"), which the debtor is obliged to pay, shall be the sum of the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operation carried out before the first calendar day of the half-year in question ("the reference rate"), plus at least seven percentage points ("the margin"), unless otherwise specified in the contract. ..."
Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on combating late payment in commercial transactions
Official Journal L 200 , 08/08/2000 P. 0035 - 0038
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