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General provisions as regards payment of charges
1. The amount of the charges levied by the Agency in accordance with Part II of the Annex shall be invoiced at the applicable hourly rate. 2. Charges for the provision of training services, shall be levied in accordance with Part IIa of the Annex.
Time of levying charges and billing periods
1. Unless otherwise decided by the Agency, after due consideration of the financial risks involved, the charges shall be levied before the service is provided. 2. Charges referred to in Part I, Table 6 point (1), of the Annex shall be levied per application and per billing cycle. For the period after billing cycle, the charges shall be 1/365th of the relevant annual charge per day. 3. Charges referred to in Part I, Table 5 and Table 6 point (2), of the Annex shall be levied per application. 4. Charges for the issuance of the environmental label referred to in Part I, Table 23, of the Annex shall be levied per application. Renewal charges referred to in Part I, Table 23, of the Annex shall be levied per billing cycle. 5. Charges for the Data 4 Safety Platform referred to in Part I, Table 24, of the Annex shall be levied per application and per billing cycle. The access to the Data 4 Safety Platform shall be renewed automatically unless the applicant notifies the Agency at least 90 days before the end of the subscription period. 6. Where the reclassification of an application leads to a change of the applicable charge, the charges shall be recalculated accordingly with effect from the date of receipt of the application.
Rejection of applications, termination and interruption of the performance of tasks related to applications
1. Where an application is rejected, or the performance of a task related to an application is terminated or interrupted, the applicable charges together with the related travel expenses and any other amounts due shall be payable in full at the time the Agency stops performing the task, taking into account the adjustments set out in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Where an application is rejected or the performance of a task related to an application is terminated, the balance of any charges due shall be calculated as follows: (a) for charges referred to in Part I, Table 6 point (1) and Table 23, of the Annex, levied per application and per billing cycle, the balance of any charges due for the ongoing billing cycle shall be 1/365th of the relevant annual charge per day, while for the periods preceding the ongoing billing cycle the applicable charges shall remain due; (b) for charges referred to in Part I, Table 5 and Table 6 point (2), of the Annex and for fixed charges referred to in Part II of the Annex, levied per application, the balance of any charges due shall be 50 % of the applicable charge; (c) for charges referred to in Part I, Table 24, of the Annex, levied per application and per billing cycle, the balance of any charges due for the ongoing billing cycle shall be the full amount; (d) for charges referred to in Part II of the Annex, levied on an hourly basis, the balance of any charges due shall be calculated on an hourly basis; (e) for any charges not referred to in points (a) to (d), the balance due shall be calculated on an hourly basis, unless otherwise agreed between the applicant and the Agency. 3. Where an interruption of the performance of a task related to an application takes effect within the first billing cycle, the charges for that billing cycle shall not be reimbursed. Where such interruption takes effect after the first billing cycle, the balance of any charges due shall be calculated in accordance with the criteria set out in paragraph 2, point (a). Where, following an interruption of performance of a task related to an application, the Agency resumes the performance of that task, automatically after the expiry of the interruption period chosen by the applicant or earlier on demand of the applicant, the Agency shall levy a new charge, irrespective of the charges already paid for the interrupted task. 4. For the purposes of this Chapter, (a) termination of performance of a task upon request of the applicant shall be deemed to take effect on the date of receipt of the request; (b) termination of performance of a task on initiative of the Agency shall be deemed to take effect on the date the decision on the termination is communicated to the applicant; (c) interruption of performance of a task upon request of the applicant shall be deemed to take effect on the date indicated by the applicant but not earlier than the date when the request is received by the Agency. 5. Charges paid for a task related to an application, whose performance has been terminated, shall not be taken into account for any subsequent task, even if that task is of the same nature as the terminated task.
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