Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#FRANCK d.d., Zagreb v Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske, Samostalni sektor za drugostupanjski upravni postupak.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Upravni sud u Zagrebu.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Exemptions – Article 135(1)(b) and (d) – Definitions of ‘granting of credit’ and ‘other negotiable instruments’ – Complex transactions – Principal supply – Provision of funds in return for payment – Transfer of a bill of exchange to a factoring company and the money obtained to the issuer of the bill of exchange.#Case C-801/19.