http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/340/article/7 Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008of 16 April 2008on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)(Text with EEA relevance)Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 of 16 April 2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenttexttext/xmlen2025-05-27Expert Participation2025-04-01 CHAPTER IIFEES AND CHARGESFees and charges for notifications under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Article 7 1 The Agency shall levy a fee, as set out in Table 1 of Annex V to this Regulation, for any notification for an exemption from the general obligation to register for product and process orientated research and development, hereinafter ‘PPORD’, under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Where the notification is made by an SME, the Agency shall levy a reduced fee as set out in Table 1 of Annex V. 2 The Agency shall levy a charge, as set out in Table 2 of Annex V to this Regulation, for any request to extend an exemption from the general obligation to register for PPORD under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Where the request is made by an SME, the Agency shall levy a reduced charge as set out in Table 2 of Annex V. 3 Fees due under paragraph 1 shall be paid within seven calendar days from the date on which the invoice is notified by the Agency to the manufacturer, importer, or producer of articles making the notification. Charges due under paragraph 2 shall be paid within 30 calendar days from the date on which the invoice is notified by the Agency to the manufacturer, importer, or producer of articles requesting an extension. 4 Where the payment is not made before expiry of the deadline provided for in paragraph 3, the Agency shall set a second deadline for the payment. Where the payment is not made before expiry of the second deadline, the notification or the request for an extension shall be rejected. 5 Where a notification or the request for an extension has been rejected due to the failure of the manufacturer, importer, or producer of articles to submit missing information or due to his failure to pay the fee or charges before expiry of the deadlines, the fees or charges paid in relation to that notification or that request for an extension before their respective rejection shall not be refunded or otherwise credited to the person making the notification or the request. Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 254/2013 of 20 March 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance).