Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 October 2024.#SC AA SRL v MFE.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) – Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 – Article 60 – Principle of sound financial management – Article 80 – Right of beneficiaries to receive payments as soon as possible and in full – Right to obtain interest for late payment – Principles of effectiveness and equivalence – Termination of an ERDF financing contract on account of irregularities committed during its implementation – Annulment of that termination – Correction of irregularities – Combating late payment in commercial transactions – Directive 2011/7/EU