Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2153Show full title

CHAPTER III U.K. CHARGES

Article 14 U.K. General provisions as regards payment of charges

1. The amount of the charges levied by the Agency in accordance with Part II of the Annex shall be invoiced at the applicable hourly rate.

2. Charges for the provision of training services including in respect of travel expenses, shall be levied in accordance with Part IIa of the Annex.

Article 15 U.K. Time of levying charges and payment periods

1. Unless otherwise decided by the Agency, after due consideration of the financial risks involved, the charges shall be levied before the service is provided.

2. Charges referred to in Table 6 (point (1) of Part I of the Annex shall be levied per application and per period of 12 months. For the period after the first 12 months, the charges shall be 1/365th of the relevant annual charge per day.

3. Charges referred to in Tables 5 and 6 (point (2) of Part I of the Annex shall be levied per application.

4. Where the reclassification of an application leads to a change of the applicable charge, charges shall be recalculated accordingly with effect from the date of receipt of the application.

Article 16 U.K. Rejection of applications, termination and interruption of the performance of tasks related to applications

1. Where an application is rejected, or the performance of a task related to an application is terminated or interrupted, the applicable charges together with the related travel expenses and any other amounts due shall be payable in full at the time the Agency stops performing the task.

2. Where an application is rejected or the performance of a task related to an application is terminated, the balance of any charges due shall be calculated as follows:

(a) For charges referred to in Table 6 (point (1) of Part I of the Annex, levied per application and per period of 12 months, the balance of any charges due for the ongoing 12-month period shall be 1/365th of the relevant annual charge per day. For the periods preceding the ongoing 12-month period the applicable charges remain due.

(b) For charges referred to in Tables 5 and 6 (point (2) of Part I of the Annex and for fixed charges referred to in Part II of the Annex, levied per application, the balance of any charges due shall be 50 % of the applicable charge.

(c) For charges referred to in Part II of the Annex, levied on an hourly basis, the balance of any charges due shall be calculated on an hourly basis.

(d) For any charges not referred to in the above paragraphs, the balance due shall be calculated on an hourly basis, unless otherwise agreed between the applicant and the Agency.

3. Where an interruption of the performance of a task related to an application takes effect within the first billing cycle, the charges for that billing cycle shall not be reimbursed. Where such interruption takes effect after the first billing cycle, the balance of any charges due shall be calculated in accordance with the criteria set out in point (a) of paragraph 2. Where, following an interruption of performance of a task related to an application, the Agency resumes the performance of that task, automatically after the expiry of the interruption period chosen by the applicant or earlier on demand of the applicant, the Agency shall levy a new charge, irrespective of the charges already paid for the interrupted task.

4. For the purposes of this Regulation,

(a) termination of performance of a task upon request of the applicant shall be deemed to take effect on the date of receipt of the request;

(b) termination of performance of a task on initiative of the Agency shall be deemed to take effect on the date the decision on the termination is communicated to the applicant;

(c) interruption of performance of a task upon request of the applicant shall be deemed to take effect on the date indicated by the applicant but not earlier than the date when the request is received by the Agency.

5. Charges paid for a task related to an application, whose performance has been terminated, shall not be taken into account for any subsequent task, even if of the same nature as the terminated task.