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Chemicals: REACH Regulation

Volume 718: debated on Thursday 8 April 2010

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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 6 April (HL3057), what are the reduced fees for small and medium-sized enterprises when they apply for authorisation of a critical substance under the European Union Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). [HL3239]

In order to provide assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in complying with their REACH obligations, reduced fees for authorisation applications and reduced charges for authorisation reviews apply. Currently, these are the same in both cases. The reduced fees/charges are given in Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 as follows:

Reduced fees/charges for medium enterprises

Base fee/charge

€40,000

Additional fee/charge per substance

€8,000

Additional fee/charge per use

€8,000

Additional fee/charge per applicant

Additional applicant is a medium enterprise: €30,000

Additional applicant is a small enterprise: €18,750

Additional applicant is a micro enterprise: €5,625

Reduced fees/charges for small enterprises

Base fee/charge

€25,000

Additional fee/charge per substance

€5,000

Additional fee/charge per use

€5,000

Additional fee/charge per applicant

Additional applicant is a small enterprise: €18,750

Additional applicant is a micro enterprise: €5,625

Reduced fees/charges for micro enter rises

Base fee/charge

€7,500

Additional fee/charge per substance

€1,500

Additional fee/charge per use

€1,500

Additional fee/charge per applicant

Additional applicant is a micro enterprise: €5,625

The definitions of medium, small, and micro enterprise are set out in Commission Recommendation 2003/361 /EC of 6 May 2003, and are based on the number of employees together with the company turn-over ceiling or balance-sheet ceiling.