The Court said that it is first necessary to determine whether the categories of services rendered by Fund O under the sub-participation agreement qualify as services against remuneration. In the case at hand, the Court stated that the originator receives a service (i.e. the making available of a financial contribution) against a remuneration paid to Fund O (i.e. the transfer of the proceeds from the receivables specified in the agreement).
In a second step, the Court examines whether this supply qualifies as “granting of credit”.
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