Country Risk · Western Europe
Payment behaviour is generally good, but the LME 60-day cap is often stretched in practice. Local-language outreach materially improves outcomes.
Payment risk
Enforcement difficulty
Currency & transfer risk
Currency
EUR
Avg DSO
50–65 days
Insolvency trend
Rising
Limitation period
5 years
Payment behaviour is generally good, but the LME 60-day cap is often stretched in practice. Local-language outreach materially improves outcomes.
Injonction de payer is fast and inexpensive for undisputed claims; huissiers de justice have direct enforcement powers.
Euro-denominated, fully free transfer, deep SEPA integration.
DECOL recommendation
French-language mise en demeure, then injonction de payer. Expect 60–120 days end-to-end on undisputed files.
