{"reference":"DEM-ACME-DUPONT-INV-2026-0233","sender":{"name":"Acme Supplies SRL","address":"Rue de la Loi 100, 1040 Brussels, Belgium","contact_email":"accounts@acme-supplies.be","representative_name":"Thomas Van den Bergh","representative_role":"Credit Controller"},"recipient":{"name":"Dupont & Fils SAS","address":"24 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France","attention":"Service Comptabilité Fournisseurs"},"date":"2026-04-10","claim_basis":"Invoice INV-2026-0233 dated 2026-02-18 in respect of the February hardware order delivered on 2026-02-20 under purchase order PO-DUPONT-2026-044. Due date: 2026-03-20. As of the date of this letter the invoice remains unpaid in full and no dispute has been validly raised within the agreed 10-business-day notice window. You were reminded of this outstanding balance on 2026-03-25 (first reminder) and again on 2026-04-03 (second reminder, copy of which was acknowledged by your M. Rousseau by email).","amount_claimed_optional":{"amount":2397.38,"currency":"EUR","breakdown":[{"label":"Invoice INV-2026-0233 principal (net of VAT)","amount":1909.09},{"label":"VAT at 21%","amount":400.91},{"label":"Statutory late-payment interest (Dir. 2011/7/EU, from 2026-03-21 to 2026-04-10, 21 days at 10.50% p.a.)","amount":47.38},{"label":"Flat compensation for recovery costs (Art. 6 Dir. 2011/7/EU)","amount":40.0}]},"performance_demanded_optional":"Payment is requested by SEPA credit transfer to IBAN BE68 5390 0754 7034 (BIC BBRUBEBB), account holder Acme Supplies SRL, with mandatory reference 'INV-2026-0233' in the free-text field so payment can be correctly allocated.","deadline":"2026-04-25","consequences_of_non_compliance":"If the amount claimed (updated for interest to the payment date) is not received in cleared funds by the deadline above, our client will, without further notice, (i) refer the matter to its external recovery counsel, (ii) initiate proceedings before the competent Brussels Enterprise Court including an application for a European Payment Order under Regulation (EC) 1896/2006 or a standard summons, and (iii) seek full recovery including continuing statutory interest, the flat EUR 40 recovery fee, all reasonable recovery costs recoverable under Art. 6 Directive 2011/7/EU, and court-awarded legal costs. This letter constitutes a formal mise en demeure / ingebrekestelling and interrupts any applicable limitation period.","governing_law_for_dispute":"Belgian law; exclusive jurisdiction of the Brussels Enterprise Court (French-language section) pursuant to the general conditions of Acme Supplies SRL attached to invoice INV-2026-0233.","signatory":{"name":"Thomas Van den Bergh","role":"Credit Controller, Acme Supplies SRL","place":"Brussels","date":"2026-04-10"}}