Article 4
Payment of annual supervisory fees
1. The annual supervisory fee shall be paid in full to the EBA not later than 31 March of the calendar year for which it is due.
2. The EBA shall send the invoices to issuers of significant ARTs and issuers of significant EMTs at least 30 days before the payment is due. The annual supervisory fees shall be payable in euro.
3. Any late payments shall incur the default interest laid down in Article 99 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
4. Communications between the EBA and issuers of significant ARTs or issuers of significant EMTs shall take place by electronic means.
(2) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/2022-12-14).