“The fees and charges that will be charged for registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals under the new REACH registration procedures have been adopted by the European Commission and will be published shortly in the Official Journal. The basic registration fee will range from?,600 for substances produced in volumes below 10 tonnes/year, to?1,000 for those above 1,000 tonnes/year. There will be up to 90% discounts for smaller firms and 25% reduction for firms that cooperate together on registrations. The fees, which will be payable to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), were approved by the Committee of Member State representatives in December.”
2003/361/EC:Staff headcount and financial ceilings determining enterprise categories
1. The category of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is made up of enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million.(人数低于250人,销售额低于5000万欧元)
2. Within the SME category, a small enterprise is defined as an enterprise which employs fewer than 50 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 10 million.(人数低于50人,销售额低于1000万欧元)
3. Within the SME category, a microenterprise is defined as an enterprise which employs fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million.(人数低于10人,销售额低于200万欧元)