Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1298 of 11 July 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adjustment to the inflation rate of the amounts of the fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use (Text with EEA relevance.)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1298of 11 July 2018amending Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adjustment to the inflation rate of the amounts of the fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human useOJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 112., and in particular Article 15(6) thereof,Whereas:(1)In accordance with Article 67(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1)., the revenue of the European Medicines Agency consists of a contribution from the Union and fees paid by undertakings for obtaining and maintaining Union marketing authorisations and for other services provided by the Agency, or by the coordination group as regards the fulfilment of its tasks in accordance with Articles 107c, 107e, 107g, 107k and 107q of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDirective 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67)..(2)The inflation rate of the Union for 2017, as made available by the Statistical Office of the European Union, was 1,7 %. Taking into consideration the level of the inflation rate for that year, it is considered justified to adjust, in accordance with Article 15(6) of Regulation (EU) No 658/2014, the amounts of the fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use.(3)For the sake of simplicity, the adjusted amounts should be rounded to the nearest EUR 10, with the exception of the annual fee for information technology systems and literature monitoring where the adjusted level should be rounded to the nearest EUR 1.(4)Fees laid down in Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 are due either at the date of the start of the respective procedure or, in the case of the annual fee for information technology systems and literature monitoring, on 1 July of every year. Consequently, the applicable amount will be determined by the due date of the fee and there is no need to set specific transitional provisions for pending procedures.(5)According to Article 15(6) of Regulation (EU) No 658/2014, where a delegated act adjusting the amounts of the fees laid down in Parts I to IV of the Annex to that Regulation enters into force before 1 July, the adjustments are to take effect as from 1 July, whereas where it enters into force after 30 June, the adjustments are to take effect from the date of entry into force of the delegated act.(6)Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 is amended as follows:(1)in Part I, point 1 is amended as follows:(a)"EUR 19770" is replaced by "EUR 20110";(b)"EUR 13290" is replaced by "13520";(2)in Part II, point 1 is amended as follows:(a)in the introductory sentence, "EUR 43600" is replaced by "EUR 44340";(b)point (a) is amended as follows:(i)"EUR 17440" is replaced by "EUR 17740";(ii)"EUR 7380" is replaced by "EUR 7510";(c)point (b) is amended as follows:(i)"EUR 26160" is replaced by "EUR 26600";(ii)"EUR 11070" is replaced by "11260";(3)in Part III, point 1 is amended as follows:(a)the first subparagraph is amended as follows:(i)"EUR 181510" is replaced by "EUR 184600";(ii)"EUR 39350" is replaced by "EUR 40020";(iii)"EUR 299560" is replaced by "EUR 304660";(b)the second subparagraph is amended as follows:(i)in point (a), "EUR 121000" is replaced by "EUR 123060";(ii)in point (b), "EUR 147240" is replaced by "EUR 149740";(iii)in point (c), "EUR 173470" is replaced by "EUR 176420";(iv)in point (d), "EUR 199700" is replaced by "EUR 203090";(c)in the fourth subparagraph, point (b) is amended as follows:(i)"EUR 1010" is replaced by "EUR 1030";(ii)"EUR 2020" is replaced by "EUR 2050";(iii)"EUR 3050" is replaced by "EUR 3100";(4)in point 1 of Part IV, "EUR 68" is replaced by "EUR 69".Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 18 October 2018.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 July 2018.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude Juncker