Request for a preliminary ruling from the Varhoven administrativen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 12 November 2020 – AKZ Burgas EOOD v Direktor na Direktsiya Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika – Burgas
(Case C-602/20)
Language of the case: Bulgarian
Referring court
Varhoven administrativen sad
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant and appellant on a point of law: AKZ – Burgas EOOD
Defendant and respondent on a point of law: Direktor na Direktsiya Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika – Burgas
Questions referred
Does EU law preclude a national system, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which limits the statutory interest granted on repayment of social insurance contributions which were levied in breach of EU law to the interest accruing from the day following the date of the claim for repayment of the principal amount?
Does EU law, and in particular the principles of equivalence and effectiveness, preclude a national system, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which limits the statutory interest granted on repayment of compulsory social insurance contributions which were levied in breach of EU law to the interest accruing from the day following the date of the claim for repayment of those unduly paid/levied sums until their repayment?
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