# Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 of 16 April 2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 17: Identification of the payment

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Every payment must indicate in the reference field the submission number assigned by the Agency under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
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2. If the purpose of the payment cannot be established, the Agency shall set a deadline by which the payer must notify it in writing of the purpose of the payment. If the Agency does not receive a notification of the purpose of the payment before expiry of that deadline, the payment shall be considered invalid and the amount concerned shall be refunded to the payer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/340/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-340/article-17
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