The European Commission has informed ECHA that it amended the REACH fee regulation and asked for immediate introduction of the new fees, which will benefit SMEs. Fees for large companies will increase so that ECHA's revenue is not reduced. The changes will come into effect on 22 March 2013 after REACH-IT has been updated.
In order to avoid any negative effect on ECHA's revenues, the standard registration fees and charges will be increased by 4 per cent and the standard authorisation fees by 3.5 per cent. Moreover, all fees will for the first time be adjusted for the inflation that was recorded in the EU in 2011, which was 3.1 per cent. REACH fees have not been updated in the four consecutive years (from 2009 to 2012).
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