The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2009

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE REGISTRAR

PART 1 INTERPRETATION

Meaning of “the EC Regulation” and “the EEIG Regulations” and words and expressions used in those Regulations

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

the “EC Regulation” means Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company;

the “EEIG Regulations” mean the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989(1).

(2) Words and expressions used in the enactments set out in sub-paragraph (1) have the same meaning when used in this Schedule as they have in those enactments.

Meaning of “same day registration”

2.  For the purposes of this Schedule documents are delivered for “same day registration” if—

(a) a request for same day registration and all documents required to be delivered to the registrar in connection with that registration are received by the registrar by 3.00 pm on the day in question; and

(b) the registration is completed on that day.

General

3.  Where, in relation to any matter in respect of which a fee is payable under this Schedule, the means of delivery to the registrar of the documents required to be delivered in relation to that matter, or the form of those documents are not specified, that fee is payable only in respect of documents that are delivered in hard copy form.

4.  Where, in relation to any matter in respect of which a fee is payable under this Schedule, no provision is made for same day registration of the documents required to be delivered to the registrar in relation to that matter, that fee is only payable in respect of the delivery of documents other than for same day registration.

PART 2 FEES PAYABLE

European Economic Interest Groupings

5.  In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of EEIGs, the fee specified in relation to each matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–

Matter in relation to which the fee is payable	Amount of fee
(a) for the registration under regulation 9 of the EEIG Regulations(2) of an EEIG;	£20.00
(b) for the registration under regulation 12 of the EEIG Regulations(3) of an EEIG that is situating an establishment in the United Kingdom but whose official address is outside the United Kingdom;	£20.00
(c) for the registration of a change of name of an EEIG under regulation 11 of the EEIG Regulations(4);	£10.00
(d) for the registration of a charge under paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations(5).	£13.00

European Public Limited-Liability Companies

6.  In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of SEs, the fee specified in relation to each matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–

Matter in relation to which the fee is payable	Amount of fee
(a) for the registration of an SE whose registered office is in the United Kingdom on its formation–
(i) by merger in accordance with Article 2(1) of the EC Regulation,	£20.00
(ii) by the formation of a holding SE in accordance with Article 2(2) of the EC Regulation,	£20.00
(iii) by the formation of a subsidiary SE in accordance with Article 2(3) of the EC Regulation,	£20.00
(iv) by the transformation of a public company in accordance with Article 2(4) of the EC Regulation,	£20.00
(v) by the formation of a subsidiary SE in accordance with Article 3(2) of the EC Regulation;	£20.00
(b) for the registration of a public company by the conversion of an SE in accordance with Article 66 of the EC Regulation;	£20.00
(c) for the registration of an SE on the transfer of its registered office to the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 8 of the EC Regulation.	£20.00

(1)

S.I. 1989/638 amended by S.I. 2009/2399.

(2)

Regulation 9 was amended by regulation 12 of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

(3)

Regulation 12 was amended by regulation 15 of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

(4)

Regulation 11(2A) was inserted by regulation 14(4) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

(5)

Paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 was inserted by regulation 23(3) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).