How to pay?
How should I pay?
When you make a submission to the Agency that triggers the payment of a fee or the payment of a charge, the Agency will automatically issue an invoice that will be sent to you electronically. (REACH requires that all submissions to the Agency are made electronically.)
Except for payments linked to appeals, you should not transfer money to the Agency until you receive an invoice. You are requested to quote the relevant invoice number in the communication of your transfer.
If you are appealing a decision before the Board of Appeal of the Agency, you may pay the fees linked to your appeal before an invoice is issued to you. You are requested to indicate in your transfer the identity of the appellant as well as the number of the decision, if available. The reason why appellants may exceptionally pay the relevant fees prior to the Agency issuing an invoice is that requiring the appellants to wait for the Agency to issue the relevant invoice would, de facto, shorten the deadline for appeals foreseen in the REACH Regulation.
All payments must be made in Euros by means of a transfer to the bank account of the Agency:
Bank: Pohjola Bank Plc, Box 308, FIN-00013 POHJOLA Finland
Account number: 500001-20243349
IBAN Code: FI9850000120243349
BIC/SWIFT Code: OKOYFIHH
However, payments of fees related to appeals should be made by means of a transfer to the following bank account of the Agency:
Bank: Pohjola Bank Plc, Box 308, FIN-00013 POHJOLA Finland
Account number: 500001-20247084
IBAN Code: FI3650000120247084
BIC/SWIFT Code: OKOYFIHH
How much time do I have to pay?
The deadlines for payment depend on the type of submission under consideration.
Registrations (including confidentiality requests and updates):
The first deadline for payment in connection with registration submissions and updates is 14 days. This is because Article 20(2) of the REACH Regulation requires the Agency to perform the completeness check, including whether the fee has been paid, within three weeks.
However, in the case of registration submissions of pre-registered substances notified within the two months that precede the relevant deadline of Article 23 of the REACH Regulation, the first deadline for payment is 30 days.
It is important to note that the Agency will fix a second deadline before the submission is rejected.
PPORDs
The first deadline for payment in connection with a request for a PPORD exemption is seven days. This is because the exemption automatically applies if the Agency has not reacted within two weeks (see Article 9(5) of the REACH Regulation). The first deadline for payment of a request for an extension is 30 days.
It is important to note that the Agency will fix a second deadline before the submission is rejected.
Authorisations
There is no specific deadline for payment of fees (or charges) in connection with authorisations. It is important to note, however, that the authorisation (or the review report) is not deemed to have been received by the Agency until the fee has been received.
Appeals
There is no specific deadline for payment of fees in connection with appeals. It is important to note, however, that the appeal is not deemed to have been received by the Agency until the fee has been received.
