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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 646/2012Show full title

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 646/2012 of 16 July 2012 laying down detailed rules on fines and periodic penalty payments pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 13Fines and periodic penalty payments and maximum amounts

1.Where following the decision-making provided for in Section 2, the Commission finds that the certificate holder has intentionally or negligently breached Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 or its implementing rules, it may adopt a decision imposing a fine not exceeding 4 % of the annual income or turnover of the certificate holder in the preceding business year.

2.Where the certificate holder has not terminated the breach at the time of the adoption of the decision referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may, in that decision, impose periodic penalty payments per day not exceeding 2,5 % of the average daily income or turnover of the certificate holder in the preceding business year.

These periodic penalty payments may be imposed for a period running from the date of notification of the decision until the day on which the breach is brought to an end.

3.For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, the preceding business year refers to the business year preceding the date of the decision referred to in paragraph 1.

4.Fines and periodic penalty payments shall be of an administrative nature.

5.The decision imposing fines and periodic penalty payments shall be enforceable.

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