Implementing Regulation 254/2013 amending the regulation on fees and charges pursuant to REACH published today!

Following our blog from 14 March, the changes on the fees and charges for REACH have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union today, 21 March 2013. The main changes in brief:

–    fees for lager companies will rise, for example for the base fee for application of an authorization by ca. 6.6 % (€ 3.300) or for a joint registration in the range of 100-1000 tonnes by ca. 7 % (€ 1.651).

–    fees for Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) will be reduced, for example for the base fee for application of an authorization for a small enterprise by ca. 4 % (€ 1.015) or for a joint registration in the range of 1-10 tonnes for a small enterprise by ca. 6,25 % (€ 30).

–    Change of wording of some articles due to a stronger required legal security , e.g. for refunding in case of missed terms of payments.

The regulation will come into force tomorrow on Friday 22 March 2013 and does not apply to valid submissions peding on that day.