Article 13 Reductions and fee waiver

A natural or legal person that claims to be entitled to a reduced fee or charge under Articles F13 to 9 shall inform the Agency thereof at the time of the submission of the registration, update of registration, request, notification, application, review report or appeal giving rise to the payment of the fee.

A natural or legal person that claims to be entitled to the fee waiver under Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall inform the Agency thereof at the time of the submission of the registration.

The Agency may request, at any time, evidence that the conditions for a reduction of fees or charges or for a fee waiver apply.

F2Where the evidence to be submitted to the Agency is not in F3English, it shall be accompanied with a certified translation into F4English.

Where a natural or legal person that claims to be entitled to a reduction or a fee waiver cannot demonstrate that it is entitled to such a reduction or waiver, the Agency shall levy the full fee or charge as well as an administrative charge.

Where a natural or legal person that has claimed to be entitled to a reduction has already paid a reduced fee or charge, but cannot demonstrate that it is entitled to such a reduction, the Agency shall levy the balance of the full fee or charge as well as an administrative charge.

Paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of Article 11 shall apply mutatis mutandis.