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These Regulations implement requirements of Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions (OJ No L 48, 23.2.2011, p.1).
These Regulations substitute a new Regulation 3 of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002. The new provision clarifies that certain bodies are able to challenge the use of certain grossly unfair terms or practices in or in relation to contracts to which the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 applies.
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