ANNEX III
FEES
1. Application fee
The competent body to which an application is made shall charge a fee according to the real administrative costs of processing the application. This fee shall be no lower than EUR 200 and no higher than EUR 1 200.
In the case of small and medium enterprises (1) and operators in developing countries, the maximum application fee shall be no higher than EUR 600.
In the case of micro-enterprises (1) the maximum application fee shall be EUR 350.
The application fee shall be reduced by 20 % for applicants registered under the Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) and/or certified under the standard ISO 14001. This reduction is subject to the condition that the applicant explicitly commits, in its environmental policy, to ensure full compliance of its ecolabelled products with the EU Ecolabel criteria throughout the period of validity of the contract and that this commitment is appropriately incorporated into the detailed environmental objectives. ISO 14001 certified applicants shall demonstrate annually the implementation of this commitment. EMAS registered applicants shall forward a copy of their annually verified environmental statement.
2. Annual fee
The competent body may require each applicant who has been awarded an EU Ecolabel to pay an annual fee of up to EUR 1 500 for the use of the label.
In the case of small and medium enterprises and operators in developing countries, the maximum annual fee shall be no higher than EUR 750.
In the case of micro-enterprises the maximum annual fee shall be EUR 350.
The period covered by the annual fee will begin with the date of the award of the EU Ecolabel to the applicant.
(1) SMEs and micro-enterprises as defined by Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).