Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 is amended as follows:

In Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The Agency shall levy a base fee for any application for an authorisation of a substance, as set out in Annex VI. The base fee shall cover the application for an authorisation for one substance and one use.

The Agency shall levy an additional fee, as set out in Annex VI to this Regulation, for each additional use and for each additional substance that meets the definition of a group of substances as defined in point 1.5 of Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and that is covered by the application. No additional fee shall be levied where more than one applicant is party to the application for an authorisation.

Where the applicants that are party to a joint application for an authorisation are of different sizes, the highest fee applicable to any of those applicants shall be levied for that application.

Where a joint application for an authorisation is submitted, the applicants shall make every effort to share the fee in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner, in particular with regard to SMEs.

The Agency shall issue one invoice covering the base fee and any applicable additional fees.’

In Article 9, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The Agency shall levy a base charge for submission of any review report, as set out in Annex VII. The base charge shall cover the submission of a review report for one substance and one use.

The Agency shall levy an additional charge, as set out in Annex VII to this Regulation, for each additional use and for each additional substance that meets the definition of a group of substances as defined in point 1.5 of Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and that is covered by the review report. No additional charge shall be levied where there is more than one party to a review report.

Where the entities that are party to the submission of a joint review report are of different sizes, the highest charge applicable to any of those applicants shall be levied to that submission.

Where a joint review report is submitted, the holders of the authorisation shall make every effort to share the charge in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner, in particular with regard to SMEs.

The Agency shall issue one invoice covering the base charge and any applicable additional charges.’

Annexes VI and VII are replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/895 of 22 June 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency ANNEX ‘ANNEX VI ANNEX VII