Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 October 2022.#BFF Finance Iberia S.A.U v Gerencia Regional de Salud de la Junta de Castilla y León.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado Contencioso-Administrativo Valladolid.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2011/7/EU – Combating late payment in commercial transactions – Recovery from a public authority of debts assigned by undertakings to a collection agency – Compensation for recovery costs incurred by the creditor in the event of late payment by the debtor – Article 6 – Fixed minimum sum of EUR 40 – Transactions between undertakings and public authorities – Article 4 – Procedure for ascertaining the conformity of goods or services – Payment period – Article 2(8) – Definition of ‘amount due’ – Inclusion of value added tax for the purpose of calculating default interest.#Case C-585/20.