For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘fees’ means the amounts levied by the Agency and payable by applicants for certification tasks;

2. (b)

   ‘charges’ means the amounts levied by the Agency for services provided other than certification tasks;

3. (c)

   ‘certification task’ means any activity carried out by the Agency directly or indirectly for the purposes of issuing, maintaining or amending certificates pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis of that Regulation;

4. (d)

   ‘service’ means any activity carried out by the Agency other than certification tasks, including the supply of goods;

5. (e)

   ‘applicant’ means any natural or legal person that requests a certification task or a service provided by the Agency;

6. (f)

   ‘billing cycle’ means the recurring 12-month period applied to multiannual projects and to surveillance tasks. The period starts:

   1. (1)

      for fees and charges listed in tables 1 to 6 of Part I of the Annex, on the date on which the application is received;

   2. (2)

      for fees listed in table 8 of Part I of the Annex, on 1 June following the issuance of the certificate;

   3. (3)

      for approval fees listed in tables 9 to 15 of Part I of the Annex, on the date on which the application is received;

   4. (4)

      for surveillance fees listed in tables 9 to 15 of Part I of the Annex, on the date on which the certificate is issued.