Fees
Article 30
1. The Office shall establish means of payment pursuant to Article 157(4), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, for the fees. 2. All payments referred to in Annex II of this Regulation, shall be made in euros within ten calendar days after filing the application for registration, the request for Union amendment, the request for cancellation or the notice of appeal. 3. Every payment shall indicate the corresponding geographical indication, and the name of the person making the payment and shall contain the necessary information to enable the Office to establish immediately the purpose of the payment. 4. If the purpose of the payment referred to in paragraph 3 cannot immediately be established, the Office shall require the person making the payment to notify it by electronic means of communication within a given reasonable period indicated in the notification. If the person does not comply with this notification in the prescribed period, the payment shall be considered not to have been made. Any amount which has been paid shall be refunded. 5. The appeal fee shall be reimbursed by order of the Board of Appeal in any of the following events: (a) where the Geographical Indications Division revokes the contested decision pursuant to Article 103, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001; (b) where the appeal is deemed not to have been filed in accordance with Article 5(3), second sentence, of Delegated Regulation C(2025) 9101; (c) where the Board of Appeal considers such reimbursement equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation. 6. Upon request by the Commission, the Office shall assess the possibility of adopting a fee rebate mechanism for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (‘MSMEs’) in cooperation with the Commission. 7. The fees referred to in Annex II to this Regulation shall apply.