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Enforcement court may fix statutory interest even when contractual penalties sought; binding ruling issued.

Case Number ICCJ_219256
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Buzău Tribunal and issued a binding preliminary ruling for the uniform interpretation of Article 628(4) of the Romanian Civil Procedure Code, holding that the enforcement court may determine interest, penalties, or other sums due by operation of law to the creditor under Article 1,535 of the Civil Code or other special legal provisions, even when the creditor requests contractual late-payment penalties. The dispute arose in an enforcement proceeding where the creditor sought contractual penalties, and the referral questioned whether such sums fall within the court's competence to establish. The ruling is mandatory under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code.

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art. 628 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă, art. 1.535 din Codul civil, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Enforcement court may fix statutory interest even when contractual penalties sought; binding ruling issued: The dispute arose in an enforcement proceeding where the creditor sought contractual penalties, and the referral questioned whether such sums fall within the court's competence to establish. The ruling is mandatory under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code.

Keywords

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payment of interest enforcement article of civil procedure preliminary ruling procedure contractual penalty clause interpretation of the law

Cited Legislation

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art. 628 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă
Provision interpreted and applied to establish that the enforcement court determines interest, penalties, or other sums due by law to the creditor, including when the creditor requests contractual late penalties.
art. 1.535 din Codul civil
Cited as the general legal basis for the sums due by law to the creditor in the interpretation.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
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Decizia nr. 50/2024
Scope of enforcement court authority to determine contractual late-payment penalties under Art. 628(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Decizia nr. 844/2006
Upholds appeal ruling: statutory interest accumulates with contractual penalties; arbitration clause waived if raised late.
Decizia nr. 1323/2012
Contractual penalty collection priority and waiver via late principal payment under Civil Code penalty clauses
ICCJ_136809
Finality of enforcement court rulings on daily penalty interest for non-monetary performance obligations under Article 906 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Decizia nr. 4153/2018
Competence to remove or reduce late-payment penalties: court of enforcement vs. debtor's domicile under Article 906(5) Civil Procedure Code

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art. 628 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă

Provision interpreted and applied to establish that the enforcement court determines interest, penalties, or other sums due by law to the creditor, including when the creditor requests contractual late penalties.

art. 1.535 din Codul civil

Cited as the general legal basis for the sums due by law to the creditor in the interpretation.

art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Used to render the decision binding.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 50 Dosar nr. 552/1/2024

Ședința din 21 octombrie 2024

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Buzău – Secţia a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ şi fiscal, în dosarul nr. 779/200/2022 şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 628 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă, instanţa de executare stabileşte dobânzi, penalităţi sau alte sume care se cuvin de plin drept creditorului, potrivit art. 1.535 din Codul civil sau altor dispoziţii legale speciale, şi în cazul în care creditorul solicită penalităţi de întârziere prevăzute în contract.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 21 octombrie 2024.