Riigilõivuseadus (RLS)

§ 1. Scope of application of Act

(1) This Act regulates the principles for the rules for establishment, payment, verification of payment and refund of statutory fees, and provides for exemptions from statutory fees, statutory fee rates, and the rules for determining transaction values.

(2) The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act apply to the administrative proceedings prescribed in this Act, taking account of the specifications arising from this Act.

§ 2. Definition of statutory fee

A statutory fee is a sum payable in the cases provided by law and at the rate provided in this Act for the performance of an act for which a statutory fee is charged.

§ 3. Acts for which statutory fee is charged

A statutory fee is established for consideration of a petition, appeal or application, issue of an administrative act, issue of a document, or any other act performed by the body charging the statutory fee at the request of the payer of the statutory fee on the conditions and in accordance with the rules provided by law which gives the payer of the statutory fee a certain right, thing or other benefit and for which a statutory fee must be paid in the case provided by law and at the rate provided in this Act.

§ 4. Statutory fee rate

(1) A statutory fee is established on the basis of the costs related to the performance of an act (cost principle).

(2) Based on the purpose of an act, the benefits received as a result of the act, and material public interest, above all, based on social or economic policy considerations, the statutory fee rate may be established on different bases than the cost principle.

§ 5. Payers of statutory fee

A payer of a statutory fee is a person, authority, branch of a foreign company or an association of persons in whose interests or with respect to whom an act is performed and who, pursuant to law, must pay a statutory fee for it.

§ 6. Bodies charging statutory fees

The body charging a statutory fee is a state agency or agency of a local authority, or a rural municipality or city secretary who, pursuant to law, is required to perform an act.

§ 7. Receipt of statutory fees

(1) Statutory fees payable for acts of state agencies are received in the state budget.

(2) Statutory fees for acts performed by agencies of local authorities, rural municipality and city secretaries are received in the budget of the rural municipality or city.

(3) Where a local authority performs state functions, the statutory fee charged for the acts of the agency of the local authority and of the rural municipality or city secretary in performance of the function is received in the state budget.

(4) The rules for receiving, verifying the payment, refund and reporting of statutory fees payable for the acts performed in performance of state functions by a local authority under the Vital Statistics Registration Act, Names Act and Population Register Act are established by a regulation of the minister in charge of the policy sector.

§ 8. Prohibition on charging additional fees

A body charging a statutory fee is prohibited from charging an additional fee for the act.

§ 9. Payment of statutory fees

(1) A statutory fee is paid before requesting the performance of an act unless otherwise provided by law.

(2) Statutory fees are paid in the currency in circulation in Estonia, taking account of the specifications arising from § 10 of this Act.

(3) At the request of the payer of a statutory fee, the body charging the statutory fee is required to accept a statutory fee of at least up to 10 euros in cash.

(4) Upon payment of a statutory fee, the act for which the statutory fee is paid must be set out in the payment document, or reference must be made to the provision of this Act which establishes the statutory fee rate and, where the statutory fee is paid through a credit institution, also the reference number must be indicated. The name of the act need not be indicated where it is identifiable by the reference number. Where a statutory fee is paid for another person, the name of such person must also be indicated, unless otherwise provided by law.

(5) Upon payment of a statutory fee for an act of the commercial register, non-profit associations and foundations register or commercial pledge register, the document certifying payment of the statutory fee must also indicate the registry code of the person for whom the statutory fee is paid or the number of the notarial act of authentication of the foundation transaction and, in the case the foundation transaction is not notarised, the foundation number issued to the founders by the web-based information system of the commercial register where such number exists.

(6) Upon payment of a statutory fee for an act of the land register, the payment document must also indicate the number of the register part of the registered immovable concerned and, where such number does not exist, the cadastral code or notarial certification or authentication number of the registration application.

§ 10. Payment of statutory fees in foreign countries and on state border

(1) The person making the payment is required to cover the cost of the transfer of a statutory fee made in a foreign state.

(2) A statutory fee for an act performed at or through a foreign mission of Estonia is paid in the currency of the country of location of such foreign mission or in the currency used in Estonia. Depending on the political and economic situation of a country of location, the minister in charge of the policy sector may, at the request of the head of the foreign mission, permit by a regulation the foreign mission to charge statutory fees in US dollars.

(3) The minister in charge of the policy sector may, in justified cases, permit by a regulation to charge the statutory fee for processing a visa application on the Estonian state border in US dollars.

(4) The statutory fee rate is translated into foreign currency based on the daily exchange rate quoted by the European Central Bank as at the first working day of the month of submission of the application. A statutory fee for consideration of an application filed on the first working day of a month is paid based on the rate quoted on the first working day of the previous month. In case of foreign currencies for which the rate is not quoted by the European Central Bank, the exchange rate against euro quoted by the central bank of the respective country is used on the conditions provided in this subsection.

(5) Where the statutory fee rate translated into foreign currency is not an integer, it is to be adjusted upwards to an integer. Where the statutory fee adjusted in such way cannot be paid due to the lack of means of payment in circulation in the corresponding currency, the statutory fee rate is to be adjusted upwards to an integer with 5 or 0 at the end.

(6) The statutory fees payable in foreign currency pursuant to this section are accepted in cash only in paper money.

§ 11. Verification of payment of statutory fees

(1) The body charging a statutory fee that performs the corresponding act verifies the correctness of the receipt of the statutory fee in the state budget or in the budget of the rural municipality or city, or the correctness of the payment of the statutory fee in cash to the body charging the statutory fee.

(2) Upon receiving an application for the performance of an act, the body charging a statutory fee verifies the receipt of the statutory fee or its payment in cash, unless otherwise provided by law. Where the person who filed an application has not paid the statutory fee, the body charging the statutory fee sets, at the earliest opportunity, a time limit for payment of the statutory fee, warning the person that failure to pay the statutory fee by the due date may result in refusal to consider the application.

(2¹) A body charging the statutory fee may perform an act also before receipt of the statutory fee if upon receipt of an application, they verify in the respective information system the existence of the confirmation of the reservation of an amount corresponding to the statutory fee rate, which ensures the receipt of the statutory fee.

(3) Where an application for performance of an act is filed through a notary, the notary verifies the payment of the statutory fee before forwarding the documents to the body charging the statutory fee. Where the applicant fails to pay the statutory fee, the notary calls their attention to the fact that if the statutory fee is not paid, the body charging the statutory fee has the right to refuse to consider the application.

§ 12. Applying for refund of statutory fee

(1) A person who has paid a statutory fee has the right to apply for a refund of the statutory fee from the body charging the statutory fee on the grounds of § 15 of this Act. A claim for refund of a statutory fee expires two years after the end of the year in which the statutory fee was paid.

(2) An application for the refund of a statutory fee is to be filed in writing. The application must set out the information regarding the paid statutory fee and details of the current account to which the refund of the statutory fee is requested. The payment document certifying the payment of a statutory fee must be filed only in case the body charging the statutory fee is not able to verify the payment of the statutory fee by electronic means.

§ 13. Refund of statutory fee

The body charging a statutory fee makes a decision on the refund of the statutory fee and refunds the statutory fee within 30 calendar days after the date of receipt of the application.

§ 14. Refusal to consider application for refund

An application for the refund of a statutory fee is not considered where:

1) the information concerning the payment of the statutory fee is unavailable;

2) a decision of the body charging the statutory fee or a court order has been made concerning the application, or

3) the claim for refund of the statutory fee has expired.

§ 15. Statutory fees subject to refund

(1) A paid statutory fee is refunded in case:

1) the paid amount exceeds the prescribed amount, to the extent of any overpaid amount;

2) the statutory fee was paid to an incorrect body charging the statutory fee or for an act, the performance of which was not requested;

3) the statutory fee was paid by a person who is exempt from payment of the statutory fee;

4) the person withdraws the application for performing the act before the application is considered;

5) consideration of the application for performing the act is refused;

6) proceedings on a matter are terminated because the matter is not within the jurisdiction of the court which received the petition;

7) a divorce entry is not made due to reconciliation of the spouses;

8) a court claim for divorce or termination of a registered partnership contract is abandoned in the course of proceedings;

9) other grounds provided by law exist.

(2) Procedural costs arising from consideration of the application may be deducted from the amount subject to refund unless otherwise provided by law. Where the exact amount of procedural costs cannot be determined, 25 per cent of the statutory fee prescribed for the act is deducted as procedural costs upon refund of the statutory fee.

(3) Upon refund of a statutory fee paid in court proceedings, the necessary costs incurred in the proceedings are deducted from the amount subject to refund.

(5) Upon dismissal of an application for an activity licence for organising games of chance or totos, 93 per cent of the statutory fee paid at the rate provided in clauses 1 and 3 of § 260 of this Act is refunded.

(6) Upon dismissal of an application for an activity licence for organising games of skill, 57 per cent of the statutory fee paid at the rate provided in clause 2 of § 260 of this Act is refunded.

§ 15¹. Non-refund on statutory fee

A statutory fee is not refunded in the following cases:

1) an application for issue of an e-resident’s digital identity card is dismissed;

2) the statutory fee has been paid on the basis of subsection 4 of § 271, subsection 20 of § 272 or subsection 8 of § 273 of this Act, and the applicant wishes to change the place of issue indicated in the application for the issue of an identity document after the issued document has been sent there.

§ 16. Precept for payment of statutory fees

(1) Where no statutory fee has been paid for an act already performed at the rate prescribed in the Statutory Fees Act, the body charging the statutory fee may issue a precept for payment of the statutory fee (hereinafter precept) to the payer of the statutory fee.

(2) A precept must contain the following data:

1) the name and address of the body charging the statutory fee;

2) the given name, surname and position of the official who prepared the precept;

3) the date of issue of the precept;

4) the name and address of the recipient of the precept;

5) the factual and legal grounds for the precept, including a reference to the Act which establishes the obligation to pay the statutory fee, and a reference to the provision of this Act which establishes the corresponding statutory fee rate;

6) the payable statutory fee amount;

7) the time limit for compliance with the precept;

8) the possibilities, time limits and rules for challenging of the precept;

9) a warning concerning the commencement of compulsory enforcement in case of failure to perform the obligation.

(3) A precept can be contested by filing a challenge with the body charging the statutory fee or an appeal with an administrative court. Filing of a challenge or appeal does not suspend compliance with the precept unless the court or body adjudicating the challenge suspends such compliance.

§ 17. Time limit for compliance with precept

The payer of a statutory fee must pay the amount of the statutory fee specified in the precept within ten working days after the day of receiving the precept.

§ 18. Collection of statutory fees

(1) Where the payer of a statutory fee fails to pay the statutory fee by the date specified in the precept, the body charging the statutory fee has the right to file an application with an enforcement agent for collection of the statutory fee which the payer failed to pay.

(2) The limitation period of a claim for a statutory fee expires two years after the end of the year in which the act was performed.

§ 19. Exemption from payment of statutory fees based on international agreement

Statutory fees are not charged in the cases provided in an international agreement.

§ 20. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of national registers and other databases and for issue of documents

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for the following acts:

1) amendment of address data due to changes in place names, alteration of the boundaries of administrative units, settlements or streets, or changing of postal codes;

2) amendment of the personal name or residence data of a natural person where this is preceded by an amendment in the population register;

3) amendment or additional entry of a personal identification code;

4) deletion of the data of a deceased person from the register;

5) amendment of the name, registry code or address data of a legal person, branch of a foreign company or a sole proprietor or of the appendage referring to the legal form of a legal person, and making of an entry in a national register or other database due to the merger, division or transformation of a legal person, where this is preceded by an amendment in the register maintained by the registration department of Tartu District Court;

6) deletion of the appendage "asutamisel" [in foundation] from the business name of a company or the name of a non-profit association or foundation and, in case of a company, deletion of the number of the act of authentication or foundation number and adding the registry code to the business name or name thereof in a national register or other database, where this is preceded by an amendment in the register maintained by the registration department of Tartu District Court.

(2) A statutory fee is not charged for issue of a document reflecting data entered in the register, except for issue of an identity document where the need to issue such document arises from amendments specified in subsection 1 of this section. A statutory fee at a reduced rate is charged for issue of a provisional driving licence, driving licence or tachograph card pursuant to subsection 3 of § 142⁷⁶ and subsection 2 of § 142³ of this Act.

(3) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the full rate charged for issue of such document is charged for issue of a document reflecting the data entered in the register which is requested due to the need arising from the merger, division or transformation of a legal person.

(4) The exemption from statutory fees for register entries resulting from division or merger provided in clause 5 of subsection 1 of this section does not apply to making an entry concerning an application or transfer of registration in an industrial property register.

§ 21. Exemption of agencies of local authorities from payment of statutory fees

An agency of a local authority or an agency administered thereby is exempt from payment of statutory fees if the person applying for the act and the performer of the act are agencies of the same local authority or agencies administered thereby.

§ 22. Exemption from payment of statutory fees in court cases

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for the following acts:

1) consideration of a court claim or appeal which concerns remuneration or wages, seeks to declare the cancellation of an employment contract void, seeks reinstatement in service or amendment of the grounds for release from service;

2) consideration of a court claim for and amendment of amount of maintenance for a child, and consideration of an application for expedited order-for-payment procedure in a claim for maintenance for a child;

3) consideration of a court claim for establishment of filiation where a court claim for establishment of filiation is filed together with a court claim for maintenance;

4) consideration of a claim for compensation for financial damage caused by unlawful conviction, unlawful criminal prosecution, unlawful committing to custody as a compliance enforcement measure, other deprivation of liberty without grounds or unlawful imposition of punishment for a misdemeanour;

5) initial issue of court documents related to a criminal matter;

6) conduct of proceedings for placement of a person in a closed institution;

7) consideration of a claim for restitution of property expropriated or abandoned in the course of unlawful repression and for compensation for the respective damage;

8) consideration of a matter concerning certification of years of pensionable service;

9) consideration of an appeal or a protest in an administrative matter;

10) consideration of an application for financial aid and filing an appeal in such matter;

11) consideration of an application for exemption from payment of notary fees and filing an appeal in this matter;

11¹) consideration of a petition for termination of enforcement proceedings due to expiry of the limitation period for enforcement of a claim in case the debtor has, before filing the petition with the court, filed a petition with an enforcement agent for termination of enforcement proceedings in accordance with the rules set out in § 48¹ of the Enforcement Procedure Code, and the enforcement agent has refused to terminate the enforcement proceedings;

12) consideration of a court claim or appeal for compensation for damage caused by bodily injury, other health disorder or the death of a provider.

13¹) issue of an electronic document, and initial issue of a printout of an electronic document to a party to a proceeding for conducting the proceeding;

14) issue of certificates or confirmations for recognition and enforcement of judicial dispositions and other enforceable titles of Estonia in Member States of the European Union pursuant to the Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council.

15) consideration of a civil court claim of an injured party or compensation for proprietary damage in criminal proceedings, as well as in civil proceedings, where a civil court claim was dismissed in the criminal proceedings on the basis of § 244¹ of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(2) The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) a minor, upon filing of an appeal against an order in a matter in which the minor has been granted the independent right of appeal;

1¹) a minor or the minor’s attorney who has been appointed in accordance with the rules for state-funded legal aid upon filing an appeal against an order in a case where the minor has been granted such aid;

2) a pension or an allowance or support claimant, in a matter concerning unduly paid pension or allowance or support amounts or failure to pay a pension or such amounts;

3) a natural person upon filing an appeal against the decision of an election committee;

4) a guardianship authority, upon filing of a petition for deprivation of a parent of parental rights, appointment of a guardian to a minor or any other petition filed in the interests of a child which the guardianship authority is competent to submit;

5) a tax authority, upon filing of a bankruptcy petition, insolvency petition or any other petition related to bankruptcy proceedings or in a matter concerning determination of an amount of tax;

5¹) a trustee upon filing a court claim for recovery;

6) the State Shared Service Centre, upon performance of the tasks of a mortgagee arising from the Land Reform Act in case of filing of a court claim in a matter related to a mortgage established for the benefit of the state;

7) an enforcement agent, upon filing of a petition related to the conduct of enforcement proceedings based on the Code of Enforcement Procedure, or filing of an appeal against an order related to enforcement proceedings on the basis of § 599 of the Code of Civil Procedure;

8) the Republic of Estonia as the injured party upon filing a civil court claim or statement of a public-law claim in judicial proceedings.

§ 23. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of commercial register and commercial pledge register

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for the following acts:

1) making an entry on the basis of a judicial disposition;

2) deletion of an undertaking or branch of a foreign company from the commercial register;

3) change of address within the boundaries of the same local authority;

4) making of a notation in the commercial register concerning a person maintaining the list of shareholders or share register;

5) making of an entry on transformation of a general partnership into a limited partnership or of a limited partnership into a general partnership;

6) entry of the date on which an entry on merger, pertaining to an acquiring company, is made in the registry card of a company being acquired in the process of the merger of the companies;

7) entry of the date on which an entry on merger, pertaining to the last company being acquired, is made in the registry card of a company being acquired in the process of the merger of the companies and of assets of a natural person;

8) entry of the date on which an entry on division, pertaining to a company being divided, is made in the registry card of a recipient company in the process of the division of the company;

9) entry in the register of data concerning a depositary of the documents of a liquidated company or amendment of such data;

10) entry on the change in the ranking of a commercial pledge where such change is based on the deletion of a pledge of a higher ranking and the elevation of the commercial pledge with the subsequent ranking;

11) automated amendment of data and entries;

12) entry and amendment of the e-mail address of an undertaking, company and contact person in the commercial register.

(2) The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) state agencies, rural municipality and city governments, notaries and enforcement agents, upon the issue of copies of registry cards and file documents which are necessary for the performance of tasks within their competence;

2) trustees in bankruptcy and interim trustees in bankruptcy, upon filing of petitions for entry ex officio;

3) the Financial Supervision Authority, upon submission of applications for the appointment of a moratorium administrator for a credit institution or a special regime trustee for an insurer.

§ 24. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of non-profit associations and foundations register

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for the following acts:

1) making an entry on the basis of a judicial disposition;

2) change of address within the boundaries of the same local authority;

3) the entry of the date on which an entry on merger, pertaining to an acquiring non-profit association or foundation, is made in the registry card of an acquired non-profit association or foundation in the process of the merger of the non-profit associations or foundations;

4) entry of the date on which an entry on division, pertaining to a non-profit association or foundation being divided, is made in the registry card of a recipient non-profit association or foundation in the process of the division of the non-profit association or foundation;

5) entry in the register of data concerning a depositary of the documents of a liquidated non-profit association or foundation, or amendment of such data;

6) deletion of a non-profit association or foundation from the register;

7) automated amendment of data and entries.

(2) The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) trade unions, upon filing of petitions for entry;

2) state agencies, rural municipality and city governments, notaries and enforcement agents, upon the issue of copies of registry cards and file documents which are necessary for the performance of tasks within their competence;

3) trustees in bankruptcy and interim trustees in bankruptcy, upon filing of petitions for entry ex officio.

§ 25. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of land register, ship registry and aircraft register related to registered security over movables

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for the following acts:

1) correction of entries made without grounds and of incorrect entries;

2) making of entries on the basis of judgments or court orders, or applications of enforcement agents, except entries concerning owners;

3) deletion of notations where such notations result in entry in the land register or ship registry of the rights guaranteed by the notations;

4) making of entries concerning the acquisition of immovables, ships or ships under construction in public interest, including their transfer to the state by way of compulsory purchase;

5) making of entries on relinquishment of an immovable, ship or ship under construction;

6) entry of the spouse of an owner entered in the land register in case of joint property of spouses;

6¹) entry of the registered partner of an owner entered in the land register in case of joint property of registered partners;

7) opening of register parts for an apartment ownership being privatised or establishment of real encumbrance in public law;

8) re-registration of pledge registered in the state register of construction works as a mortgage where the amount of the pledge does not change or decreases;

9) making of an entry based on a reallocation plan;

10) entry of a notation in the land register concerning a restricted real right held by the actual owner of the immovable based on subsection 3 of § 9 of the Land Register Act;

11) establishment of restrictions or obligations arising from the procedure for the protection of a protected natural object, and the amendment or termination thereof;

12) deletion of a notation entered in the land register based on the Land Reform Act upon performance of the obligation and arrival of the due date provided by law;

13) entry, at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, of a notation on prohibition in case of seizure of an immovable by order of the pre-trial investigation judge or of the court;

14) entry of the data of the ship registry in certificates of seagoing vessels and certificates of inland vessels;

15) transfer of ships from the register of ships under construction to the ship register;

16) deletion of ships or ships under construction from the ship registry;

16¹) amendment of contact details, provided in subsection 6 of § 47 of the Law of Ship Flag and Ship Registers Act, regarding a responsible person entered in the ship registry;

17) making of an entry concerning a right of superficies in respect to the land retained in state ownership in the course of the land reform by the Land and Spatial Planning Board for the purpose of the establishment of the right of superficies;

18) making of entries concerning the exchange of immovables in public interest both in case of immovables transferred to the state ownership as well as immovables transferred from the state.

(2) The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) state agencies, rural municipality and city governments, notaries and enforcement agents, upon the issue of copies or printouts of documents which are necessary for the performance of tasks within their competence;

2) state agencies upon making, amendment and deletion of entries concerning the entry of immovables belonging to the state in the land register and ships or ships under construction belonging to the state in the ship registry;

3) state agencies upon the making, amendment or deletion of entries concerning restricted real rights, notations on prohibition, preliminary notations or objections established for the benefit of administrators of state assets or the state;

4) rural municipality or city governments upon submission of registration applications for the entry of restituted land or municipal land in the land register;

5) trustees in bankruptcy, upon submission of applications for entry or deletion of a notation in the land register or ship registry based on a bankruptcy order.

§ 27. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of Land and Spatial Planning Board

(1) Repressed persons and persons treated as repressed persons as defined by the Persons Repressed by Occupying Powers Act are exempt from payment of the statutory fees specified in § 235³ of this Act for extracts from the land cadastre.

(2) Producers of official statistics and research and development institutions which are public legal persons are exempt from payment of the statutory fees specified in § 235³ of this Act for extracts from the database of transactions upon performance of public law functions imposed on them by law.

§ 28¹. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of Environmental Board

(1) A statutory fee is not charged where the amendment of an environmental permit or integrated environmental permit is decided without open proceedings in a case set out in subsection 7 of § 79 of the Atmospheric Air Protection Act, subsection 5 of § 59 of the General Part of the Environmental Code Act, subsection 3 of § 66 of the Earth’s Crust Act, or subsection 4 of § 191 of the Water Act.

§ 29. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of register of greenhouse gas emission credits trading

Stationary emission source operators, aircraft operators and shipping companies participating in the first trading system are exempt from payment of statutory fees for consideration of applications for the opening of a holding account and annual maintenance of a holding account. Verifiers are exempt from payment of statutory fees for opening of a verifier account and annual maintenance of a verifier account.

§ 30. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of Transport Administration

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for consideration of an application for the amendment of a certificate where the purpose of the application is reduction of the rights issued by the certificate.

(2) A statutory fee is not charged for maintaining a certificate where the inspection of conformity necessary for maintaining the certificate is not performed by the Transport Administration.

(3) A statutory fee is not charged for acts performed by the Transport Administration, the basis for performing which is the inspection report on inspection of conformity to national and international requirements conducted by a person approved by the Transport Administration as specified in subsection 2 of § 7¹ of the Aviation Act.

§ 31. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for acts related to:

1) numbering authorisation for the pan-European harmonised short number beginning with 116, emergency call number 112, state helpline 1247, national services short number 110 used in public interest, and mandatory emergency psychological aid short code;

2) frequency authorisations for radio frequencies used for environmental monitoring;

3) frequency authorisations for the frequency band between 380–385 MHz and 390–395 MHz

(2) The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) the Defence Forces of Estonia, in performing acts related to the use of radio frequency channels in frequency bands which are designated for the Defence Forces in the radio frequency allocation plan;

1¹) authorities within the area of administration of the Ministry of Climate, in performing acts related to frequency authorisations necessary for the performance of acts within their competence;

2) authorities within the area of administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in performing acts related to frequency authorisations necessary for the performance of acts within their competence;

3) holders of radio licences for water craft, upon entry in such licences of radio equipment installed on the water craft and included, pursuant to the Maritime Safety Act, in the safety equipment of ships;

4) holders of aircraft radio licences, upon entry of radio equipment installed on the aircraft which is prescribed for ensuring the safety of human lives in such licence;

5) holders of radio licences for water craft or aircraft, upon entry of radio equipment used without a frequency authorisation and installed on the water craft or aircraft in the radio licence;

6) holders of frequency authorisations, upon entry in the frequency authorisation of a reserve radio broadcasting equipment where the equipment is used on the conditions determined by the frequency authorisation;

7) persons with the radio limitation right upon limiting radio communications to ensure law and order as well as national security;

8) the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority, in performing acts related to frequency authorisations necessary for the performance of acts within their competence.

§ 32. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of motor register

(1) Students studying in an agricultural professional area or truck and bus driver’s or car mechanic’s professional area in a vocational educational institution, in whose case no more than one year has passed as of the completion of studies in a corresponding professional area, are exempt from payment of a statutory fee for issue and replacement of a provisional driving licence, driving licence and a certificate of competency for a motor vehicle of a category related to the corresponding profession, as well as from payment of a statutory fee for passing the theory and driving test for drivers of motor vehicles of the corresponding category on the first try.

(2) State agencies and persons performing public law functions are exempt from the payment of statutory fees for certified extracts containing information in the motor register which are necessary for the performance of a public law function on the basis of law, administrative contract or administrative act.

(3) Where a trustee in bankruptcy or an interim trustee in bankruptcy ex officio applies for the release of the data from the motor register, they are not required to pay a statutory fee for it.

(4) A statutory fee is not paid in making and amending an entry in the vehicle database regarding the use of a passenger car exclusively for the performance of employment, official or service tasks on the bases provided in subsection 2² of § 174 of the Traffic Act.

§ 33. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of state register of construction works

Courts, tax authorities, the Prosecutor’s Office, investigative authorities, notaries and enforcement agents are exempt from payment of statutory fees for certified extracts containing information necessary for the performance of tasks within their competence.

§ 34. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of Agriculture and Food Board

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for issue of a plant passport where the plant health supervision fee has been paid for inspection of the consignment.

(2) A statutory fee is not charged for field inspection or seed sampling for certification purposes where it is carried out by a person who has a field inspection activity licence or seed sampling activity licence or by a person whose enterprise takes seed samples with an automatic sampling device.

(3) A statutory fee is not charged for field inspection or seed sampling of fodder plants, except field beans and peas and seeds of the pre-basic and basic category of vegetable species for certification purposes, or for sampling and visual analysis of tubers for ascertaining the quality of seed potatoes of the basic and pre-basic category for certification purposes where it is carried out by the Agriculture and Food Board.

(4) A statutory fee is not charged for maintenance of a known variety of fruit species and berries in the variety list.

(5) A statutory fee is not charged for consideration of an application for entry of a variety of fruit species and berries in the variety list and for maintenance of said variety in the variety list.

(6) A statutory fee is not charged for maintaining a variety intended for the conservation of genetic resources in the variety list or for certification of the seeds of a variety intended for the conservation of genetic resources.

§ 35. Exemption from payment of statutory fees and reduction of statutory fee rates for acts performed on basis of Citizenship Act

(1) Persons under 18 years of age are exempt from payment of a statutory fee for consideration of an application for acquisition of Estonian citizenship.

(2) The Police and Border Guard Board and consular officers have the right to exempt a person from payment of the statutory fee provided in § 270 or § 276² of this Act or to reduce the statutory fee rate payable by a person based on the economic situation of the person or at the reasoned request of a state agency or a body of a local authority.

§ 36. Exemption from payment of statutory fees and reduction of statutory fee rate for acts performed on basis of Citizen of the European Union Act

The Police and Border Guard Board and consular officers have the right to exempt a person from payment of the statutory fee provided in § 271 or § 276² of this Act or to reduce the statutory fee rate payable by a person based on the economic situation of the person.

§ 37. Reimbursement of paid statutory fee

(1) The Republic of Estonia reimburses to a person whom a government authority authorised by the Government of the Republic has erroneously defined as an Estonian citizen when issuing an identity document and whom said authority has considered to have acquired the Estonian citizenship on the grounds of subsection 1 of § 32 of the Citizenship Act, at the request of the person, in Estonia:

1) a statutory fee paid for consideration of an application for a residence permit;

2) a statutory fee paid for consideration of an application for issue of an identity card or a residence permit card of a foreign national;

3) a statutory fee paid for consideration of an application for issue of a foreign national’s passport;

4) a statutory fee paid for consideration of an application for acquisition of Estonian citizenship.

(2) A person files an application for reimbursement of the expenses specified in subsection 1 of this section with the government authority authorised by the Government of the Republic.

§ 38. Exemption from payment of statutory fees and reduction of statutory fee rate for acts performed on basis of Identity Documents Act

(1) The Police and Border Guard Board and consular officers have the right to exempt a person from payment of the statutory fee provided in § 272 or § 276² of this Act or to reduce the statutory fee rate payable by a person based on the economic situation of the person or at the reasoned request of a state agency or a body of a local authority.

(2) The exemption from statutory fees provided in subsection 1 of this section does not apply and the statutory fee rate is not reduced where the document applied for is not mandatory and the applicant is unable to justify unavoidable need to use such document.

(3) A statutory fee is not charged for consideration of an application for a residence permit card from a person who submits the application for residence permit card for the purpose of issue of a temporary residence permit granted to the person based on the Act on Granting International Protection to Foreign Nationals.

(4) A person whom a government authority authorised by the Government of the Republic has erroneously defined as an Estonian citizen when issuing an identity document and whom said authority has considered to have acquired the Estonian citizenship on the basis of subsection 1 of § 32 of the Citizenship Act is exempt from the payment of a statutory fee for consideration of an application for an identity card on one occasion in case the person’s identity card was declared invalid due to the fact that the person had been erroneously defined as an Estonian citizen.

(5) A person whom a government authority authorised by the Government of the Republic has erroneously defined as an Estonian citizen when issuing an identity document and whom said authority has considered to have acquired the Estonian citizenship on the basis of subsection 1 of § 32 of the Citizenship Act is exempt from the payment of a statutory fee for consideration of an application for an Estonian passport on one occasion in case the person’s Estonian passport was declared invalid due to the fact that the person had been erroneously defined as an Estonian citizen.

(6) A statutory fee is not charged where a person is issued an e-resident’s digital identity card in case of substantial public interest.

§ 39. Exemption from payment of statutory fees and reduction of statutory fee rate for acts performed on basis of Foreign Nationals Act

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for consideration of an application for a temporary residence permit granted on the basis of the Foreign Nationals Act for participation in criminal proceedings, or for consideration of an application for the extension of such permit, and for consideration of an application for registration of short-term employment in Estonia filed on the basis of subsection 17 of § 106 of the Foreign Nationals Act.

(2) The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees upon consideration of visa applications:

1) in case of long-stay visa applications, children under six months of age;

1¹) persons who are exempt from payment of statutory fees upon applying for an airport transit visa and short-term visa in accordance with the rules provided in Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 243, 15.09.2009, pp 1-58) (hereinafter Visa Code);

5) family members, registered partners, minor children and adult children of citizens of Estonia, who due to health condition or disability are not able to cope independently, if they travel to an Estonian citizen or with an Estonian citizen;

6) family members of citizens of an EU country, EEA country, the Swiss Confederation or the United Kingdom, if they enjoy the right of free movement under European Union law;

7) persons who enter Estonia by invitation of the President of the Republic, a member of the Board of the Riigikogu, a member of the Government of the Republic, the Chancellor of Justice, the Auditor General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the Commander of the Defence Forces for the promotion of substantiated cultural interests, foreign policy, development policy or other significant public interest or for humanitarian considerations;

8) persons in the cases prescribed by a resolution of the Government of the Republic, an international agreement entered into by the Government of the Republic or legislation of the European Union or an international obligation or pursuant to international practice;

9) in case of long-stay visa applications, staff members of a mission of a foreign country or of an international organisation accredited to Estonia as holder of a diplomatic or service passport and their family members.

(3) A person is exempt from payment of a statutory fee for consideration of an application for extension of the period of stay where the person has applied for extension of the period of stay due to force majeure or for humanitarian considerations.

(4) The Police and Border Guard Board has the right to exempt a person from payment of the statutory fee provided in subsection 1, 4, 5 or 7 of § 273, subsection 1, 4 or 5 of § 274, § 275, subsection 4 of § 276 or § 276² of this Act or to reduce the statutory fee rate payable by a person based on the economic situation of the person, at the reasoned request of a state agency or a body of a local authority, or in the cases provided in an international agreement.

(5) A consular officer or an official competent to issue or refuse to issue a visa at a border checkpoint may, for the promotion of cultural or sports interests, foreign policy, development policy or other significant public interest or for humanitarian considerations, exempt a person from payment of a statutory fee for consideration of a visa application or to reduce the payable statutory fee rate.

§ 40. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of criminal records database

(1) A person has the right to obtain data concerning the person, and a legal representative of a minor has the right to obtain data concerning the minor represented, from the criminal records database and the archives of the criminal records database by means of a notice on paper once a year without paying a statutory fee.

(2) The persons specified in clauses 2–11 of subsection 1 of § 19 of the Criminal Records Database Act are exempt from payment of statutory fees for the release of data from the criminal records database, and the persons specified in clauses 3–11 and 13 of subsection 1 of § 20 of this Act are exempt from payment of statutory fees for release of data from the archives of the criminal records database.

§ 41. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts performed on basis of Weapons Act

The following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) shooting sports organisations that meet the requirements provided in the Weapons Act, for acts provided in §§ 263–266 of this Act which are required for owning, possession, conveyance and transport of sporting firearms and ammunition belonging thereto;

2) a person who has been awarded a firearm registered in their own name pursuant to the procedure provided by law, for issue a weapons permit for the firearm registered in their name;

3) an employee of a diplomatic mission or consular post who is a foreign citizen, and a foreign citizen belonging to a foreign official delegation or to a delegation having equal status therewith according to the diplomatic practice and a person accompanying such person, for issue of a single special permit for acts provided for in §§ 263–266 of this Act by the Police and Border Guard Board at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,.

§ 43. Exemption from payment of statutory fees and reduction of statutory fee rates for consular services

(1) Based on a reasoned request of a person, Estonian state agency, body of a local authority or foreign public authority, or based on a diplomatic note, or in the case prescribed by an international agreement, a consular officer has the right to exempt a person from payment of a statutory fee or to reduce a statutory fee rate payable by the person for an act provided in § 304, 309, 310, 314, 316 or subsection 1 of § 319 of this Act on the basis of the economic situation of the person or a cultural policy, foreign policy, development policy or other significant public interest.

(2) State agencies are exempt from the payment of statutory fees for transfer of documents based on § 44 of the Consular Act.

§ 44. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for archival notices

State or municipal authorities, judicial authorities, notaries, enforcement agents, and trustees in bankruptcy are exempt from payment of statutory fees for issue of archival notices.

§ 45. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for publication of official notices

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for publication of notices prescribed by law related to court case acts.

(2) In cases where the law does not provide for the obligation to compensate for the publication costs of a notice for the person in whose interest or related to whose obligation the notice is published, the following are exempt from payment of statutory fees:

1) state agencies and persons performing public law functions based on an act, administrative contract or administrative act upon performance of public tasks;

2) local authorities when publishing a notice on the basis of the Population Register Act.

§ 46. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of authentication performed by rural municipality and city secretaries and directors of prisons

A statutory fee is not charged for certification of the authenticity of a copy of or extract from documents required for the receipt of state benefits and pensions and of documents required in matters of guardianship, physical custody or adoption, and for the authentication of powers of attorney required for the receipt of pensions, maintenance and benefits, and authentication of applications for transferring pensions and benefits to another person’s bank account.

§ 47. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for acts of vital statistics office

(1) A statutory fee is not charged for the following acts:

1) birth or death registrations, and also initial issue of birth or death certificates;

2) initial issue of marriage and divorce certificates;

3) issue of initial birth certificates recording the data entered or amended in the population register in connection with adoption and changes in data concerning filiation;

4) issue of new certificates containing corrected information to replace a certificate containing incorrect information issued upon registration of vital statistics by the mistake of a vital statistics official;

5) issue of a death certificate concerning the death of an unlawfully repressed relative;

6) making of marriage entries or divorce entries by a notary;

7) initial issue of a certificate of change of gender.

(2) Upon performance of tasks within their competence, courts, administrative authorities and persons performing public law functions are exempt from payment of statutory fees for an act specified in § 340 of this Act.

§ 48. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for name change acts

A statutory fee is not charged for consideration of an application for assignment of a new surname in cases provided in clauses 5–8 of subsection 1 of § 17¹ of the Names Act.

§ 49. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for recognition of foreign professional qualifications

Advocates of foreign states are exempt from the payment of statutory fees for consideration of an application for recognition of foreign professional qualifications, including an application for the European professional card.

§ 50. Exemption from payment of statutory fees and reduction of statutory fee rate for acts performed on basis of Intra-Community Transport, Export and Import of Cultural Objects Act

(1) State museums or performing arts institutions, municipal museums or performing arts institutions, museums of public legal persons and the national opera, and museums or performing arts institutions operating as a foundation founded by the state or with the participation of the state are exempt from payment of the statutory fees provided in § 144 of this Act.

§ 51. Exemption from payment of statutory fees of person filing application for change of timetable

A person filing an application for changing a timetable is exempt from payment of the statutory fees where the change of the timetable is approved on the proposal of the regular service authorisation issuer specified in clauses 2 and 3 of subsection 3 of § 42 of the Public Transport Act.

§ 51¹. Exemption from payment of statutory fees for designation of technical service

Where the designation of a technical service is carried out on the initiative of the Transport Administration, the technical service is exempt from payment of statutory fees.

§ 51³. Exemption from payment of statutory fee for acts of Health Board

The acts specified in §§ 289–292 of this Act carried out by the Health Board are exempt from statutory fees for a person who has received a residence permit under the Act on Granting International Protection to Foreign Nationals, for one year as of receipt of the residence permit.

§ 52. Application for exemption from payment of statutory fee and application for reduction of statutory fee rates

(1) Applications for exemption from payment of the statutory fees provided in subsection 2 of § 35, § 36, subsection 1 of § 38, subsections 4 and 5 of § 39 and subsection 1 of § 43 of this Act or for reduction of statutory fee rates must be filed in writing. An application, unless it is a diplomatic note, must set out the following:

1) the name and address of the applicant;

2) the given name, surname and personal identification code and, in the absence of a personal identification code, the date and place of birth, and the citizenship, residence, place of employment or service, the amount and sources of monthly income and the number of dependants of the person whose exemption from the statutory fees or reduction of statutory fees rate is applied for;

3) the act for the performance of which the reduction of the statutory fee rate or exemption from payment of the statutory fee is applied for;

4) the reasons for the application.

(2) Documents in proof of the reasons for the application must be appended to the application.

§ 53. Consideration of applications for education licences or activity licences on basis of Private Schools Act, and Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act, and applications for right of private schools to organise studies at the level of higher education on basis of Higher Education Act and applications for right to provide vocational instruction on basis of Private Schools Act and Vocational Educational Institutions Act

(1) A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an education licence or activity licence is paid as follows:

2) 500 euros per stage of study in case of basic education;

3) 500 euros in case of general secondary education;

(2) A statutory fee of 500 euros per study programme group is paid for consideration of an application for right to organise studies at the level of higher education.

(3) A statutory fee of 500 euros per study programme group is paid for consideration of an application for receiving the right to provide vocational instruction.

§ 53¹. Consideration of applications for activity licences of private preschools and private childcare institutions on basis of Early Childhood Education Act

A statutory fee of 500 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence of a private preschool, and a statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence of a private childcare institution.

§ 54. Consideration of applications for right to operate as body that awards professions on basis of Professions Act

A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for participation in a public competition for applying for the right to operate as a body that awards professions on the basis of the Professions Act.

§ 55. Consideration of applications for activity licences of permanent youth camps on basis of Youth Work Act

A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence of a permanent youth camp.

§ 56. Consideration of applications for activity licences to provide training to drivers of motor vehicles on basis of Traffic Act

A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to provide training to drivers of motor vehicles.

§ 56¹. Consideration of activity licences to provide continuing education in Estonian language on basis of Language Act

A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to provide continuing education in the Estonian language aimed at preparation for a proficiency examination.

§ 56². Consideration of activity licences to provide training of locomotive drivers on basis of Railways Act

A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to provide training of locomotive drivers.

§ 56⁴. Consideration of applications for activity licences for provision of micro-credential studies on basis of Adult Education Act

A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for the provision of micro-credential studies.

§ 57. Consideration of applications for registration of hobby schools on basis of Hobby Schools Act and Private Schools Act

A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for consideration of an application for registration of a hobby school in the Estonian Education Information System.

§ 58. Registration for repeat taking of state examinations

A person who has acquired secondary education pays a statutory fee of 5 euros for registration for repeat taking of a state examination.

§ 58¹. Quality assurance of continuing education institution’s curriculum group

A statutory fee of 1450 euros is paid for the quality assurance of a continuing education institution’s curriculum group.

§ 58². Submission of curriculum of micro-credential studies

A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for submission of a curriculum of micro-credential studies to the Estonian Education Information System.

§ 59. Procedural operations in civil proceedings

(1) Upon filing a statement of claim, a statutory fee is paid on the basis of the value of claim pursuant to Annex 1 to this Act or in a fixed amount.

(2) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid upon filing a statement of claim for divorce or termination of a registered partnership contract.

(3) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid upon filing a statement of claim for establishment of filiation unless the statement of claim is filed together with a claim for maintenance.

(4) A statutory fee of 420 euros is paid upon filing a statement of claim containing a court claim for non-pecuniary relief provided in subsection 4 of § 132 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(5) A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid upon filing of petitions or appeals in a case considered under the action-by-petition procedure, and upon filing a petition for determination on jurisdiction filed prior to filing the court claim.

(5¹) A statutory fee of 420 euros is paid upon filing of petitions or appeals in representative actions in cases concerning determination of individual remedies.

(6) A statutory fee of three per cent of the claim, but no less than 65 euros, is paid upon filing a petition in a case dealt with under expedited order-for-payment procedure.

(6¹) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid upon filing a petition of an apartment association in a case dealt with under expedited order-for-payment procedure, irrespective of the number of the claims filed.

(7) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid upon filing a petition in an action-by-petition case in family matters and in a case of appointment of a guardian to an adult with limited active legal capacity.

(8) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid upon filing a bankruptcy petition or insolvency petition with respect to a debtor, or, in case of the debtor’s death, upon filing a bankruptcy petition with respect to the estate against the successor, executor of the will or administrator of the estate, or a bankruptcy petition or insolvency petition by an employee against the employer based on a claim arising from an employment relationship.

(9) A statutory fee of 420 euros is paid upon filing a reorganisation petition, and a bankruptcy petition or insolvency petition by a creditor.

(10) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid upon filing complaints against decisions of enforcement agents and applications for performance of notarial acts or upon filing petitions or appeals related to bankruptcy proceedings in action-by-petition proceedings not specified in subsections 7 and 8 of this section, including upon filing an application of a creditor, for recovery of the amount paid to the deposit to cover the remuneration and expenses of an interim trustee.

(10¹) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid upon filing a petition for termination of enforcement proceedings due to expiry of the limitation period for enforcement of a claim.

(11) A statutory fee of 420 euros is paid upon filing a petition for conducting a special audit of a legal person and appointment of an auditor for special audit, as well as upon filing a petition for determination of the amount of compensation payable to partners and shareholders of a company under the action-by-petition procedure.

(12) A statutory fee of 420 euros is paid upon filing an appeal against a decision of the Industrial Property Board of Appeal.

(13) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid upon filing a petition for annulment of a decision of an arbitral tribunal and upon filing other petitions or motions related to arbitration proceedings with a court.

(14) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid upon filing an interim appeal against an order.

(15) Upon filing an appeal and also upon filing an appeal against an order disposing of an action-by-petition case, a statutory fee is paid the same amount as would be payable for the initial filing of a court claim or other motion or petition with the district court, taking into account the extent of the appeal.

(15¹) Upon filing an appeal and a petition for review a judicial petition with the Supreme Court, a statutory fee is paid in the amount of one per cent of the value of the civil case, taking account of the extent of the appeal, but no less than 100 euros and no more than 4760 euros. A statutory fee in the amount of 70 is paid in an action-by petition case, in case of a court claim seeking non-pecuniary relief and interim appeal.

(16) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid upon filing an appeal against assessment of the monetary amount of case costs.

(17) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid upon filing a motion for interim relief or an application for preliminary taking of evidence.

(18) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid upon filing an application for a European preservation order under Regulation (EU) No 655/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Account Preservation Order procedure to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 189, 27.06.2014, pp 59–92) and upon filing other motions deriving from this Regulation with a court.

(19) Upon filing a motion to reinstate proceedings or a motion to resume proceedings, a statutory fee is paid on one half of the value of claim, but no less than 100 euros and no more than 2100 euros.

(20) Upon filing a petition for reinstatement of procedural time limit in action-by-claim proceedings, a statutory fee is paid on one quarter of the value of claim, but no less than 50 euros and no more than 1500 euros, and in action-by-petition proceedings, a statutory fee is paid in the amount of one quarter of the statutory fee for an action-by-petition case, but no less than 35 euros.

§ 60. Procedural operations in administrative proceedings

(1) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid upon filing a complaint with an administrative court.

(2) Where a complaint is filed with an administrative court seeking compensation for harm or return of what was received by way of unjust enrichment, a statutory fee is paid in the amount of three per cent of the amount the payment of which is sought or of the value of the property the return of which is sought, but no less than 20 euros and no more than 1050 euros.

(3) A statutory fee of 350 euros is paid upon filing a complaint seeking monetary compensation or seeking compensation for harm where the amount of the compensation sought is not specified in the complaint and fair compensation at the discretion of the court is sought.

(4) A statutory fee of three per cent of the contested amount, but no less than 20 euros and no more than 1050 euros, is paid upon filing a complaint against the actions of a tax authority or other authority in the determination of amounts of tax, non-compliance levies or other payments and in the imposition of sanctions or in the collection thereof or ensuring compliance therewith.

(5) A statutory fee is paid at the rate provided in § 258 of this Act upon filing an appeal in a public procurement matter with an administrative court.

(6) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid upon filing a motion for interim relief with an administrative court.

(6¹) A statutory fee of 280 euros is paid upon filing a complaint with the administrative court against a decision on the refusal to issue a visa, cancellation of a visa, revocation of a visa, refusal to extend the period of stay and premature termination of the period of stay, or upon filing a complaint against a decision on the challenge thereof.

(7) Upon filing of an appeal against a judgment of an administrative court, a statutory fee is paid in the same amount as upon the initial filing of a complaint with the administrative court, taking into consideration the extent of the appeal.

(8) A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid upon filing an appeal or a petition for the review of a final judicial decision with the Supreme Court.

§ 61. Issue of copies and making of printouts of procedural documents

(1) A statutory fee of 0.30 euros for each issued page starting from the 21st page is paid for issue of a duplicate copy of a judgment or court order, a procedural document of pre-action proceedings or extrajudicial proceedings or other document in judicial proceedings, and for issue of a printout of an electronic document.

§ 62. Making entries concerning companies, branches of foreign companies and sole proprietorships

(1) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for the entry of a sole proprietor, general partnership or limited partnership in the commercial register.

(2) A statutory fee of 200 euros and, in case of entry in the register based on a petition for entry by expedited procedure, a statutory fee of 265 euros is paid for entry of a private limited company, public limited company, commercial association or branch of a foreign company in the commercial register.

(3) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for the entry of a building association in the register.

(4) A statutory fee of 200 euros is paid for reinstatement of a legal person to the register for continuation of activities where the legal person has been deleted from the register on the grounds of § 61 or § 62 of the Commercial Register Act.

§ 62¹. Reservation of business name

A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for reservation of a business name.

§ 63. Amendment of entries concerning companies, branches of foreign companies and sole proprietorships

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the amendment or supplementing of data entered in the commercial register concerning a sole proprietor, general partnership or limited partnership.

(2) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for the entry of an amendment concerning a private limited company, public limited company, commercial association or a branch of a foreign company in the commercial register.

(3) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the amendment or supplementing of data entered in the register concerning a building association.

(4) A statutory fee is paid at a double rate for making of an entry specified in this section at a specific date.

§ 64. Transformation of companies

(1) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for the entry in the commercial register of the transformation of a company into a general partnership or limited partnership.

(2) A statutory fee of 180 euros is paid for the entry in the commercial register of the transformation of a company into a private limited company or public limited company.

(3) A statutory fee of 35 euros is paid for the entry in the commercial register of the transformation of a European Company into a public limited company, or a public limited company into a European Company.

(4) A statutory fee of 35 euros is paid for entry in the commercial register of the transformation of a European Cooperative Society into a commercial association, or a commercial association into a SCE.

(5) A statutory fee is paid at a double rate for making of an entry specified in this section at a specific date.

§ 66. Making entries concerning non-profit associations, trade unions, political parties and foundations

(1) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for the entry of a non-profit association, trade union, or political party in the register.

(2) A statutory fee of 80 euros is paid for the entry of a foundation in the register.

(2¹) A statutory fee of 200 euros is paid for reinstatement of a non-profit association, trade union, political party, or foundation to the register for continuation of activities where the legal person has been deleted from the register on the grounds of § 61 or § 62 of the Commercial Register Act.

(3) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for amendment or supplementing of data entered in the register concerning a non-profit association, trade union, political party, or foundation.

(4) A statutory fee is paid at a double rate for making of an entry specified in subsection 3 of this section at a specific date.

§ 67. Making of entries concerning religious associations

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the entry of a religious association in the register.

(1¹) A statutory fee of 200 euros is paid for reinstatement of a religious association to the register for continuation of activities where the legal person has been deleted from the register on the grounds of § 61 or § 62 of the Commercial Register Act.

(2) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the amendment or supplementing of data entered in the register concerning a religious association.

(3) A statutory fee is paid at a double rate for making of an entry specified in subsection 2 of this section at a specific date.

§ 68. Making of entries concerning apartment associations

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the amendment or supplementing of data entered in the register concerning an apartment association.

(2) A statutory fee is paid at a double rate for making of an entry specified in subsection 1 of this section at a specific date.

§ 68¹. Making of entries concerning land improvement associations

(1) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for an entry in the land improvement association in the register.

(1¹) A statutory fee of 200 euros is paid for reinstatement of a land improvement association to the register for continuation of activities where the legal person has been deleted from the register on the grounds of § 61 or § 62 of the Commercial Register Act.

(2) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the amendment or supplementing of data entered in the register concerning a land improvement association.

(3) A statutory fee is paid at a double rate for making of an entry specified in subsection 2 of this section at a specific date.

§ 70. Making of entries in commercial pledge register

(1) Upon making of an entry concerning a commercial pledge in the commercial pledge register, a statutory fee is paid in the amount of 0.2 per cent of the amount of the pledge but no less than 32 euros and no more than 2560 euros.

(2) A statutory fee is paid for the entry of an increase in the amount of a pledge in the register in the amount of 0.2 per cent of the difference between the amount of the pledge requested and the value of the pledge entered in the register but no less than 32 euros and no more than 2560 euros.

(3) A statutory fee is paid for the entry of a decrease in the amount of a pledge in the register in the amount of 0.2 per cent of the amount of the pledge requested but no less than 32 euros and no more than 2560 euros.

(4) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for the deletion of a commercial pledge.

(5) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for the amendment or supplementing of other data entered in the commercial pledge register.

(6) Upon making simultaneous entries in several registry card columns, a statutory fee is paid based on the entry for which the highest statutory fee rate is prescribed.

(7) Upon simultaneous amendment, supplementing or deletion of several commercial pledge register entries, a statutory fee is paid for each separate entry.

§ 72. Making of entries and notations in ship registry

(1) Upon initial entry in the ship registry together with the issue of a certificate of seagoing vessel or certificate of inland vessel, a statutory fee is paid as follows:

1) 130 euros in case of a seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel;

2) 32 euros in case of an inland vessel.

(2) Upon entry of a new owner or co-owner in the ship registry, a statutory fee is paid as follows:

1) 130 euros in case of a seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel;

2) 32 euros in case of an inland vessel.

(3) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for making of entries which amend the identification marks, technical characteristics or information concerning the origin of a ship and for notations concerning the ship flag.

(4) Upon making of an entry on establishment of a mortgage, a statutory fee is paid as follows:

1) 130 euros in case of a seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel;

2) 32 euros in case of an inland vessel.

(5) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid upon establishment of a combined mortgage simultaneously on an inland vessel and seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel.

(6) The establishment of a combined mortgage is treated as a single entry for the purposes of payment of a statutory fee.

(7) For an entry on establishment of a usufruct, a statutory fee is paid as follows:

1) 130 euros in case of a seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel;

2) 32 euros in case of an inland vessel.

(8) For amendment and deletion of entries on establishment of a mortgage or usufruct, and for making of notations related to a usufruct, a statutory fee is paid as follows:

1) 64 euros in case of a seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel;

2) 16 euros in case of an inland vessel.

(9) A statutory fee of 64 euros is paid upon amendment or deletion of a combined mortgage established simultaneously on an inland vessel and seagoing vessel or non-propelled floating vessel and upon amendment or deletion of notations related to the combined mortgage.

(10) The amendment or deletion of entries on combined mortgages or the making or amendment of notations relating to combined mortgages is treated as a single entry for the purposes of payment of the statutory fee.

(11) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for making other entries and notations.

§ 74. Determination of amount of statutory fee

The amount of a statutory fee payable for an act of the land register is determined on the basis of the transaction value pursuant to Annex 2 to this Act or as a fixed amount.

§ 75. Opening of land register parts

A statutory fee at the full statutory fee rate is paid for opening of a land register part.

§ 76. Making of entries concerning owners

(1) A statutory fee at the full statutory fee rate is paid for making an entry concerning a new owner of a registered immovable except in the cases provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for making an entry concerning a new owner of a registered immovable where an ascendant, descendant, the spouse or registered partner of the owner of the registered immovable has been entered in the land register as the transferee of the registered immovable.

(3) A statutory fee of 75 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for making an entry concerning a new owner of a registered immovable where a sister or brother of the owner of the registered immovable or their ascendant or descendant has been entered in the land register as the transferee of the registered immovable.

§ 77. Making of entries concerning restricted real rights

(1) A statutory fee at the full statutory fee rate is paid for making an entry concerning a restricted real right.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid where the entry on a restricted real right is made at the same time as the register part is opened or ownership is transferred.

(3) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for making an entry concerning a new holder of a restricted real right.

(3¹) A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for making an entry concerning a new holder of a restricted real right upon delivery of the security for a claim assigned for the formation of the cover pool of covered bonds.

(4) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for amendment of the content of a restricted real right entered in the land register.

(5) A statutory fee of 25 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for deletion of an entry concerning a restricted real right entered in the land register, except in the case provided in subsection 6 of this section.

(6) A statutory fee of 7 euros is paid for deletion of an entry concerning a combined mortgage in a register part of a registered immovable in common ownership without changing the amount of the mortgage.

§ 78. Entry of notation in land register

(1) A statutory fee of 25 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for entry of a notation in the land register.

(2) A statutory fee of 25 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for deletion of a notation unless deletion involves entry of a right secured by the notation in the land register.

§ 79. Making of notations concerning lease contracts or commercial lease contracts in land register

(1) Upon making of a notation concerning a lease contract or commercial lease contract in the land register, a statutory fee of 6 euros is paid for each year of the term of the lease contract or commercial lease contract but no more than 52 euros in total.

(2) A statutory fee of 23 euros is paid for entry of a notation concerning a lease contract or commercial lease contract without a specified term in the land register.

(3) Upon renewal of a lease contract or commercial lease contract entered in the land register, a statutory fee of 6 euros for each additional year of the term of the lease contract or commercial lease contract is paid, but no more than 52 euros in total for the full term of the contract.

§ 80. Joining of parts of registered immovables with other registered immovables, and division and merger of registered immovables

(1) A statutory fee of 25 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for an entry concerning the division or merger of registered immovables and joining of a part of a registered immovable with another registered immovable.

(2) Where the division or merger of registered immovables is accompanied by transfer of ownership, a statutory fee is also paid for making an entry concerning a new owner at the statutory fee rate provided in § 76 of this Act.

(3) Upon division of a registered immovable, in addition to the statutory fee rate specified in subsection 1 of this section, a statutory fee of 7 euros is paid for the opening of each new register part deriving from the division, starting from the third new register part.

§ 81. Making of other entries

A statutory fee of 25 per cent of the full statutory fee rate is paid for making other entries in the land register.

§ 85. Publication of notices

A statutory fee of 7 euros is paid for publication of a notice in the official publication Ametlikud Teadaanded.

§ 86. Issue of notices from criminal records databse

A statutory fee of 4 euros, and 10 euros in foreign missions, is paid for issue of a notice from the criminal records database on paper more than once a year.

§ 87. Certification of authenticity of copies of and extracts from documents

A statutory fee of 0.65 euros per page is paid for the certification of authenticity a copy of or extract from a document.

§ 88. Certification of authenticity of signatures

A statutory fee of 1 euro per page is paid for certification of the authenticity of a signature on a document.

§ 89. Submission of applications

(1) For submission of an application for registration of a trade mark, a statutory fee is paid in accordance with the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 145 euros for a single class;

2) 45 euros for each additional class.

(2) For submission of an application for registration of a collective mark or certification mark, a statutory fee is paid in accordance with the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 195 euros for a single class;

2) 45 euros for each additional class.

(3) A statutory fee of 225 euros is paid for submission of a patent application.

(4) A statutory fee of 56 euros is paid for submission of a patent application by a natural person or solely by natural persons.

(5) Upon submission of a patent application which consists of more than 10 patent claims, a statutory fee is paid at the rate provided in subsection 3 or 4 of this section plus additional 13 euros for each claim starting from the eleventh claim.

(6) A statutory fee of 105 euros is paid for submission of an application for supplementary legal protection for a medicinal product or plant protection product which is protected by a patent and an application for renewal of supplementary legal protection for a medicinal product which is protected by a patent.

(7) A statutory fee of 105 euros is paid for submission of an application for registration of a utility model.

(8) A statutory fee of 26 euros is paid for submission of an application for registration of a utility model by a natural person or solely by natural persons.

(9) A statutory fee of 105 euros is paid for submission of an application for registration of an industrial design.

(10) A statutory fee of 26 euros is paid for submission of an application for registration of an industrial design by a natural person or solely by natural persons.

(11) Upon the submission of a registration application which contains several variants of an industrial design, a statutory fee is paid at the rate provided in subsection 9 or 10 of this section plus additional 26 euros for each variant starting from the third variant.

(12) A statutory fee of 105 euros is paid for submission of an application for registration of a geographical indication.

(13) A statutory fee of 105 euros is paid for submission of an application for registration of a layout design of an integrated circuit.

§ 90. Extension of protection resulting from international registration to Estonia

(1) For submission of a request for extension of the protection of a trade mark resulting from international registration to Estonia pursuant to article 3ter of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, a statutory fee is paid according to the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 145 euros for a single class;

2) 45 euros for each additional class.

(2) For submission of a request for extension of the protection of a collective mark or a certification mark resulting from international registration to Estonia pursuant to article 3ter of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, a statutory fee is paid in accordance with the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 195 euros for a single class;

2) 45 euros for each additional class.

§ 91. Submission of applications for international registration

(1) For submission of an application for the international registration of a trade mark, a collective mark or a certification mark to the Patent Office, a statutory fee is paid in accordance with the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 145 euros for a single class;

2) 20 euros for each additional class.

(2) A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid upon the submission of an international patent application to the Patent Office.

(3) A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid upon submission of an application for the international registration of a utility model to the Patent Office.

§ 92. Forwarding of applications for international registration of industrial design

A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for forwarding of an application for the international registration of an industrial design.

§ 93. Forwarding of applications for Community design

A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for forwarding of an application for Community design.

§ 94. Conversion of European Union trade mark application and registration into national application

(1) Upon conversion of a European Union trade mark application or registration into an national application, a statutory fee is paid in accordance with the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 145 euros for a single class;

2) 45 euros for each additional class.

(2) Upon conversion of a European Union collective mark or European Union certification mark registration or an application thereof into a national application, a statutory fee is paid in accordance with the class of goods or services specified in the international classification of goods and services as follows:

1) 195 euros for a single class;

2) 45 euros for each additional class.

§ 95. Extension of term for elimination of deficiencies in applications and for provision of explanations

(1) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for extension of the term for elimination of deficiencies in an application for registration of a trade mark, or for giving explanations.

(2) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for extension of the term for elimination of deficiencies in an application for registration of an industrial design, or for giving explanations.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for extension of the term for elimination of deficiencies in an application for registration of a geographical indication, or for giving explanations.

(4) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for extension of the term for elimination of deficiencies in an application for registration of a layout design of an integrated circuit, or for giving explanations.

§ 96. Correction and amendment of patent applications

After a decision to grant a patent or reject a patent application is made, a statutory fee of 96 euros is paid for making of corrections and amendments in the patent application.

§ 97. Division of applications

(1) For division of an application for registration of a trade mark, a statutory fee is paid at the same rate as for submission of a separated application.

(2) For division of an application for registration of an industrial design, a statutory fee is paid at the same rate as for submission of a separated application.

§ 98. Transfer of applications

(1) Upon transfer of an application for the registration of a trade mark, a statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for making an entry on amendment of data in the application.

(2) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid upon submission of an application for amendment of data on the applicant upon transfer of a patent application.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid upon submission of an application for amendment of data on the applicant upon transfer of an application for registration of a utility model.

(4) Upon transfer of an application for registration of an industrial design, a statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for making an entry on amendment of data in the application.

(5) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid upon submission of an application for amendment of data on the applicant upon transfer of an application for registration of a layout-design of an integrated circuit.

§ 99. Acceptance of European patent applications for national processing

A statutory fee is paid as follows for acceptance of a European patent application for national processing:

1) 225 euros for acceptance as a patent application;

2) 105 euros for acceptance as an application for registration of a utility model.

§ 100. Acceptance of international patent applications for national processing

(1) A statutory fee of 225 euros is paid for acceptance of an international patent application for national processing.

(2) A statutory fee of 105 euros is paid for acceptance of an international application for registration of a utility model for national processing.

§ 101. Resumption of processing

(1) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of the processing of an application for registration of a trade mark.

(2) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of the processing of a patent application after the processing has been suspended.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of processing of a patent application, validity of patent and the term of supplementary protection.

(4) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for resumption of the processing of an application for registration of a utility model after suspension of the processing.

(5) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of the processing of an application for registration of a utility model.

(6) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of the processing of an application for registration of an industrial design.

(7) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of the processing of an application for registration of the layout-design of an integrated circuit.

(8) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for filing of a request for resumption of the national processing of an international patent application or application for international registration of a utility model.

§ 102. Making of registration

(2) A statutory fee of 96 euros is paid for registration of an invention in the register of patents.

§ 103. Publication of notice concerning amendment to patents and utility models

(1) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for publication of a notice concerning amendments to a patent specification.

(2) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for publication of a notice concerning amendment to a patent claim and publication of a new patent specification.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for publication of a notice concerning amendments to a utility model specification.

(4) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for publication of a notice concerning amendment to a utility model claim and publication of a new utility model specification.

§ 104. Renewal and continued validity

(1) A statutory fee of 195 euros is paid for submission of an application for renewal of the term of legal protection of a trade mark.

(2) A statutory fee of 245 euros is paid upon submission of an application for renewal of the term of legal protection of a collective mark, certification mark and guarantee mark.

(3) A statutory fee for the continued validity of a patent application, patent or European patent is paid as follows:

1) 26 euros for the first year of validity;

2) 26 euros for the second year of validity;

3) 64 euros for the third year of validity;

4) 77 euros for the fourth year of validity;

5) 96 euros for the fifth year of validity;

6) 120 euros for the sixth year of validity;

7) 135 euros for the seventh year of validity;

8) 155 euros for the eighth year of validity;

9) 180 euros for the ninth year of validity;

10) 205 euros for the tenth year of validity;

11) 245 euros for the eleventh year of validity;

12) 285 euros for the twelfth year of validity;

13) 320 euros for the thirteenth year of validity;

14) 360 euros for the fourteenth year of validity;

15) 405 euros for the fifteenth year of validity;

16) 450 euros for the sixteenth year of validity;

17) 495 euros for the seventeenth year of validity;

18) 540 euros for the eighteenth year of validity;

19) 585 euros for the nineteenth year of validity;

20) 630 euros for the twentieth year of validity.

(4) For the continued validity of supplementary legal protection for a medicinal product or plant protection product, a statutory fee of 630 euros is paid for the first year and for each following year of the continued validity of protection.

(5) A statutory fee for renewal of the registration of a utility model is paid as follows:

1) 195 euros for the first renewal;

2) 260 euros for the second renewal.

(6) A statutory fee for renewal of the registration of an industrial design is paid as follows:

1) 130 euros for the first renewal;

2) 260 euros for the second renewal and each following renewal.

(7) A statutory fee of 260 euros is paid for renewal of supplementary protection of medicinal products used in paediatrics.

§ 105. Renewal of international registration of trade marks

(1) A statutory fee of 180 euros is paid for renewal of international registration of a trade mark.

(2) A statutory fee of 225 euros is paid for renewal of international registration of a collective mark or certification mark.

§ 106. Restoration of term for renewal and continued validity

(1) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for restoration of the term for renewal of legal protection of a trade mark.

(2) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for restoration of the term for renewal of legal protection of a collective mark, certification mark and guarantee mark.

(3) Upon payment of an annual statutory fee for the continued validity of a patent application, patent or European patent after the due date for payment has passed, a statutory fee is paid at the statutory fee rate per year of validity provided in subsection 3 of § 104 of this section plus additional 10 per cent of the corresponding statutory fee rate.

(4) Upon payment of an annual statutory fee for the continued validity of supplementary legal protection for a medicinal product or plant protection product after the due date for payment has passed, a statutory fee is paid at the statutory fee rate per year of validity provided in subsection 4 of § 104 of this section plus additional 10 per cent of such statutory fee rate.

(5) Upon renewal of registration of a utility model after the due date for payment has passed, a statutory fee is paid at the statutory fee rate set out in clause 1 or 2 of subsection 5 of § 104 of this section plus additional 10 per cent of the corresponding statutory fee rate.

(6) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for restoration of the term for renewal of the protection of an industrial design.

§ 107. Division of registration

(1) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for division of a registration of a trade mark.

(2) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for division of a registration of an industrial design.

§ 108. Transfer and licensing of trade marks

(1) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for making an entry on the transfer of a trade mark or on registration of a licence of a trade mark.

(2) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for making an entry on the transfer of a trade mark or on registration of a licence or compulsory licence of a patent or European patent valid in Estonia.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for making an entry in the register concerning the transfer of a utility model, registration of a licence, registration of granting a public non-exclusive licence or obtaining a public non-exclusive licence.

(4) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for making an entry on the transfer of an industrial design or on registration of a licence of an industrial design.

(5) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for making an entry on the transfer of an integrated circuit or on registration of a licence of an integrated circuit.

(6) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of an application for an entry on amendment of the registration data of a geographical indication.

§ 109. Publication of translation of patent claims in European patent applications and European patent specifications

(1) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for publication of a translation of patent claims in a European patent application.

(2) A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for publication of a translation of a European patent specification or an amended European patent specification.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for extension of the term for submission of the translation of a European patent specification or an amended European patent specification.

§ 110. Publication of translation to Estonian of patent claims of international patent applications

A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for publication of a translation to Estonian of patent claims in an international patent application.

§ 111. Extension of term for submission of Estonian translation to Estonian of international patent applications and international registration applications of utility models

A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for extension of the term for submission of a translation to Estonian of an international patent application or an international registration application of a utility model.

§ 111¹. Lodging and publication of notification concerning supplementary protection for medicinal product

A statutory fee of 32 is paid for lodging and publication of the notification specified in Article 5 (2) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, pp 1–10).

§ 112. Access to registry files

A statutory fee of 8 euros is paid for access to registry files.

§ 113. Issue of documents

(1) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for issue of a document certifying priority or priority claim.

(2) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for issue of a copy or duplicate of a certificate of protection of industrial property rights or a duplicate of a letters patent.

(3) A statutory fee of 1 euro per A4-format page is paid for issue of a certified copy of a document in a registry file or a printout of an entry.

(3¹) A statutory fee of 8 euros for each object of industrial property is paid for issue of an electronic version of a document specified in subsection 3 of this section.

(4) A statutory fee of 2 euros for the first A4 format page and 0.20 euros for each following A4 format page is paid for issue of a certified copy of a patent specification, utility model specification, description of an invention, patent claim, utility model claim, drawing or other illustrative material, translation of patent claims in a European patent application or translation of patent claims in an international patent application.

(4¹) A statutory fee of 8 euros for each object of industrial property is paid for issue of an electronic version of a document specified in subsection 4 of this section.

(5) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for issue of copies of patent documents or other printed materials referred to in the course of examination of a patent application.

§ 114. Release of information

(1) A statutory fee of 8 euros for each object of industrial property is paid for issue of certified written information from industrial property registers and databases of processing.

(2) A statutory fee of 8 euros for each document is paid for issue of certified written information from the state register of patent attorneys.

§ 116. Submission of appeals and requests

A statutory fee of 160 euros is paid for the submission of an appeal or request to the Industrial Property Board of Appeal.

§ 116¹. Proceedings concerning concentration

A statutory fee of 1920 euros is paid for proceedings concerning a concentration.

§ 116². Procedures for application for authorisation of trust service providers and entry in trusted list

(1) A statutory fee of 1030 euros for each trust service is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation of a qualified trust service provider and for consideration of an application for entry of a trust service of a non-qualified trust service provider in the trusted list.

(2) A statutory fee of 770 euros for each trust service is paid for consideration of an application for a repeated authorisation of a qualified trust service provider and for consideration of a repeated application for entry of a trust service of a non-qualified trust service provider in the trusted list.

(3) A statutory fee of 65 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the data of a trust service provider.

§ 116³. Procedures of evaluation of equivalence of assurance level of electronic identification scheme

A statutory fee of 2500 euros for each electronic identification scheme is paid for consideration of an application filed for evaluation of the equivalence of the assurance level of an electronic identification scheme.

§ 117. Consideration of applications for grant or renewal of licences for environmental impact assessment

A statutory fee of 260 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the grant or renewal of a licence for environmental impact assessment.

§ 118. Grant of right to use Community ecolabel

(1) A statutory fee for consideration of an application for the use of a Community ecolabel (hereinafter ecolabel) is paid at the following rates:

1) 240 euros for micro enterprises;

2) 300 euros for small and medium-sized enterprises and enterprises from developing countries;

3) 385 euros for large enterprises.

(2) A statutory fee for the right to use an ecolabel on products is paid annually at the rate of:

1) 60 euros by micro enterprises;

2) 120 euros by small and medium-sized enterprises and enterprises from developing countries;

3) 240 euros by large enterprises.

(3) The classification of enterprises specified in this section is based on the criteria specified in Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (OJ L 214, 09.08.2008, pp 3–47).

(4) Where an enterprise is classified, due to alternative criteria, as belonging to several different classes of enterprises, it is considered to belong to the class of a larger enterprise.

(5) For applicants registered under the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) or certified under the ISO 14001 standard, the application processing fee is reduced pursuant to the procedure and to the extent provided in Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

§ 119. Consideration of applications for authorisations for release of genetically modified organisms into the environment and authorisations for placing genetically modified organisms or products on the market

(1) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the authorisation for release of a genetically modified organism into the environment.

(2) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the authorisation for placing a genetically modified organism, a product containing or composed of a genetically modified organism on the market.

§ 120. Acts of greenhouse gas emissions trading registry

(1) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for consideration of an application for opening a trading account.

(2) A statutory fee of 320 euros for maintaining a trading account is paid annually by 15 January of the current year.

§ 120¹. Consideration of applications for Community authorisations

A statutory fee of 210 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a Community licence.

§ 120². Consideration of applications for certified copies of Community authorisations

A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certified true copy of a Community licence.

§ 120³. Issue of other document of international bus and coach services

A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for issue of a control document of occasional services.

§ 120⁴. Consideration of applications for Community authorisations

(1) A statutory fee of 210 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a Community licence.

(2) A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a Community licence, where the licence is applied for due to loss, theft or destruction of the licence or due to a change of the address of the carrier.

§ 120⁵. Consideration of application for certified copy of Community licence

A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certified copy of a Community licence.

§ 120⁶. Consideration of application for other document of international road transport

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a transport permit required under an international agreement.

(2) A statutory fee of 380 euros is paid for consideration of a transport permit of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (hereinafter ECMT) of the International Transport Forum for a period of validity of one year.

(3) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for consideration of a ECMT transport permit for a short-term period of validity.

(4) A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for consideration of a ECMT international removal permit.

(5) A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for consideration of an application for driver attestation provided in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, pp 72–87) for a driver engaging in the carriage of goods on the basis of a Community licence who is not a citizen of the European Union or the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation.

(6) A statutory fee of 18 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of own-account carriage of passengers deriving from Article 5 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, pp 88–105).

§ 120⁷. Consideration of application for activity licence to organise driver training

(1) A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to organise driver training.

(2) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an additional type of training under an activity licence to organise driver training.

(3) A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to organise training for drivers carrying dangerous goods.

(4) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an additional type of training under an activity licence to organise training for drivers carrying dangerous goods.

§ 120⁸. Consideration of application for activity licence to organise training for transport managers

A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to organise training for transport managers.

§ 120⁹. Grant and amendment of operating licence

(1) A statutory fee of 640 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operating licence.

(2) A statutory fee of 320 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amending an operating licence.

§ 124. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of integrated environmental permits

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for an integrated environmental permit (hereinafter integrated permit) depending on the activity applied for and on how many of the following areas of activity will be included as the information in the permit:

1) the information provided in subsection 2 of § 41 of the industrial emissions act – 4930 euros;

2) the information provided in subsection 1 of § 98 of the atmospheric air protection act – 4930 euros;

3) the information provided in subsection 2 of § 81 of the waste act – 4930 euros;

4) the information provided in § 193 of the water act – 4930 euros.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid for consideration of an application for an integrated permit where the integrated permit is applied for pig, bovine animals and poultry farming.

(3) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section, subject to the provisions of subsection 2, is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an integrated permit.

(4) Where, upon amendment of an integrated permit, adding an area of activity specified in subsection 1 of this section to the integrated permit is applied for, the statutory fee is paid at the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section, and subsection 3 is not applied.

(5) Where an application for issue or amendment of an integrated permit covers at least three of the areas of activity specified in subsection 1 of this section, the statutory fee is paid in the amount of 80 per cent of the sum of the statutory fee rates for the areas of activity specified in subsection 1, subject to the provisions of subsections 3 and 4.

§ 128. Consideration of applications for permit for transboundary movement of waste

A statutory fee of 520 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a permit for transboundary movement of waste.

§ 129. Consideration of applications for hunting certificates, permits in proof of right to use hunting district or making changes to boundaries of hunting district

(1) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue of a hunting certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the exchange, renewal or restoration of validity of a hunting certificate.

(3) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district.

(4) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for making changes to the boundaries of a hunting district.

§ 130. Administration of hunting theory examinations and shooting tests and issue of certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for administration of a hunting theory examination or a shooting test.

(2) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for administration of a shooting test for big game or a shooting test for bowhunting.

(3) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for issue of a shooting test certificate for big game or a shooting test certificate for bowhunting.

§ 131. Consideration of applications for issue or amendment of radiation practice licences

(1) A statutory fee of 630 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a radiation practice licence.

(2) A statutory fee of 315 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a radiation practice licence in case of changes in radiation practice specified in clause 1, 4, 5 or 7 of subsection 1 of § 78 of the Radiation Act.

§ 131¹. Consideration of applications for registration of radiation practice and for amendment thereof

(1) A statutory fee of 200 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a registration of radiation practice.

(2) A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a registration of radiation practice in case of a change in radiation practice provided in clause 1, 3 or 4 of section 3 of § 78 of the Radiation Act.

§ 132. Consideration of applications for certificates of radiation experts

A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of a radiation expert.

§ 133. Issue of labels for caviar packages

A statutory fee is paid in the following amount for issue of labels for (re-)packaged and processed caviar packages:

1) 320 euros for the first 500 labels;

2) 130 euros for each following 500 labels.

§ 134. Certification of forest tree seeds

A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for collection of seed samples and laboratory testing of forest tree seeds for the purpose of certification.

§ 135¹. Examination of forest notice and payment of statutory fee

(1) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for examination of a forest notice submitted regarding deforestation and regeneration cutting.

(2) The statutory fee provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid within seven days after the registration of the forest notice or refusal of registration in the forest register.

§ 136. Permit for handling products, equipment and systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases

(1) A statutory fee of 270 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a permit for handling products, equipment and systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases.

(2) A statutory fee of 48 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a permit for handling products, equipment and systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases.

§ 136¹. Consideration of applications for issue, amendment or re-registration of geological exploration permits for mineral resources

(1) A statutory fee of 1060 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue or amendment of a geological exploration permit.

(2) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the re-registration of a geological exploration permit or for amendment of data in the permit concerning the person who carries out the geological exploration or the holder of the permit.

§ 136². Consideration of applications for issue or amendment of environmental permit

(1) A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an environmental permit is paid as follows, depending on the activity applied for:

1) special use of water – 1990 euros;

2) emission of pollutants from a stationary source of emissions into the ambient air – 1990 euros;

3) management of waste – 1990 euros, and management of hazardous waste – 2980 euros;

4) extraction of a mineral resource – 1990 euros.

(1¹) A statutory fee of 660 euros is paid where consideration of an application for an environmental permit is decided without open proceedings in the case provided in subsection 7 of § 79 of the Atmospheric Air Protection Act or subsection 4 of § 191 of the Water Act.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an environmental permit.

(3) Where adding an activity provided in subsection 1 of this section is requested upon amendment of an environmental permit, a statutory fee is paid at the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section, and subsection 2 of this section is not applied.

(4) State agencies, local authorities, public legal persons, non-profit associations, and micro undertakings specified in clause 14 of § 3 of the Accounting Act pay a statutory fee for consideration of an application for issue or amendment of an environmental permit in the amount of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsections 1 and 1¹ of this section or of the statutory fee rate calculated pursuant to subsection 2 of this section.

(5) Large undertakings specified in clause 17 of § 3 of the Accounting Act pay a statutory fee for consideration of an application for issue or amendment of an environmental permit in the amount of 125 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsections 1 and 1¹ of this section or of the statutory fee rate calculated pursuant to subsection 2 of this section.

(6) Where the application for issue or amendment of an environmental permit comprises at least two of the activities specified in subsection 1 of this section, a statutory fee is paid in the amount of 80 per cent of the sum of the statutory fee rates for the activities specified in subsection 1 of this section, subject to the provisions of subsections 2–5 of this section.

§ 136³. Grant and amendment of activity licence

(1) A statutory fee is paid for an activity licence depending on the type of the activity licence at the following rates:

1) 640 euros for terminating the operation of a generating installation which has a net capacity of over 1 MW;

2) 160 euros for each year of validity for the generation of electricity;

3) 960 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through a distribution network with the annual volume of services of up to 5 GWh;

4) 1920 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through a distribution network with the annual volume of services of over 5 GWh and up to 20 GWh;

5) 4480 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through a distribution network with the annual volume of services of over 20 GWh and up to 50 GWh;

6) 6400 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through a distribution network with the annual volume of services of over 50 GWh and up to 100 GWh;

7) 12,790 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through a distribution network with the annual volume of services of over 100 GWh and up to 500 GWh;

8) 19,180 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through a distribution network with the annual volume of services of over 500 GWh;

9) 2560 euros for each year of validity for the provision of network services through the transmission network;

10) 2560 euros for each year of validity for conveying electricity via a direct current line which crosses the national border;

11) 1280 euros for each year of validity for conveying electricity via a direct line;

12) 640 euros for each year of validity for the sale of electricity.

(2) The volume of services specified in clauses 3–8 of subsection 1 of this section means the total amount of electricity transmitted to the consumers and network losses during the preceding calendar year. A network operator commencing operation pays the statutory fee based on the volume of services planned for the next calendar year.

(3) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the conditions of an activity licence.

§ 136⁴. Issue and amendment of activity licences

(1) A statutory fee is paid for an activity licence depending on the type of the activity licence at the following rates:

1) 640 euros for each year of validity for import of gas;

2) 260 euros for each year of validity for sale of gas;

3) 260 euros for each year of validity for providing gas transmission services;

4) 260 euros for each year of validity for providing gas distribution services.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the conditions of an activity licence.

§ 136⁵. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of activity licences under District Heating Act

(1) A statutory fee is paid for an activity licence depending on the type of the activity licence at the following rates:

1) 260 euros for each year of validity and for each undertaking for the production of over 50,000 MWh of heat per year;

2) 260 euros for each year of validity and for each undertaking for the distribution of over 50,000 MWh of heat per year;

3) 260 euros for each year of validity for the sale of over 50,000 MWh of heat per year for each undertaking or for each undertaking belonging to a group where the undertakings in the group sell a combined total of over 50,000 MWh of heat per year.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the conditions of an activity licence.

§ 136⁶. Consideration of applications for activity licences

A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an activity licence is paid based on the type of the activity licence at the following rates:

1) 1920 euros for management of public railway infrastructure;

2) 1920 euros for engaging in transport of passengers on public railway;

3) 3840 euros for engaging in transport of cargo on public railway.

§ 136⁷. Payment for year of validity of activity licence

The statutory fee for the first year of validity of an activity licence specified in clauses 2–12 of subsection 1 of § 136³, clauses 1–4 of subsection 1 of § 136⁴ and subsection 1 of § 136⁵ of this Act is paid before submission of the application for the activity licence and the statutory fee for each following year of validity is paid no later than 10 days before the beginning of the corresponding year of validity.

§ 142. Consideration of applications for issue and renewal of activity licences for forest survey activities

A statutory fee of 320 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for forest survey activities or an application for the renewal of an activity licence for forest survey activities.

§ 142¹. Consideration of applications for registration of aircraft and entry of amendments in certificate of registration

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for the registration of an aircraft pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) at the following rates:

1) 45 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 750 kg;

2) 130 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of 751–5700 kg;

3) 255 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of over 5700 kg.

(2) A statutory fee of 45 euros per entry is paid for entry of amendments in the certificate of registration of an aircraft.

(3) An additional statutory fee of 835 euros is paid for registration of an aircraft with a registration mark which corresponds to the wishes of the owner of the aircraft.

§ 142². Consideration of applications for issue of certificate of airworthiness and permit to fly

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of airworthiness of an aircraft pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) at the following rates:

1) 45 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 750 kg;

2) 180 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of 751–5700 kg;

3) 410 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of over 5700 kg.

(2) A statutory fee of 90 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the permit to fly of an aircraft.

§ 142³. Airworthiness consideration of aircraft

A statutory fee is paid for the airworthiness consideration of an aircraft pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) at the following rates:

1) 45 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 750 kg;

2) 180 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of 751–5700 kg;

3) 23 × weight coefficient «K» for an aircraft with a MTOW of over 5700 kg (where K = MTOW (in kilograms): 1000) + 130 euros.

§ 142⁴. Consideration of applications for issue of air operator certificates, amendment of operations specifications and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for an air operator certificate for commercial air transport operations pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of an aircraft operated by the air operator at the following rates:

1) 2970 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 2800 kg and helicopter up to 1000 kg;

2) 4160 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 2801 to 5700 kg and helicopter from 1001 to 3175 kg;

3) 7670 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 5701 to 25,000 kg and helicopter over 3175 kg;

4) 11,510 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW over 25,000 kg.

(2) A statutory fee is paid for the entry of a new aircraft type in the operations specifications of an air operator certificate pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of an aircraft at the following rates:

1) 275 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 2800 kg and helicopter up to 1000 kg;

2) 450 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 2801 to 5700 kg and helicopter from 1001 to 3175 kg;

3) 680 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 5701 to 25,000 kg and helicopter over 3175 kg;

4) 730 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW over 25,000 kg.

(3) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the amendment of the operations specifications of an air operator certificate, except for an application for the deletion of an aircraft from the operations specifications and for amendment of the contact details of an air operator.

(4) A statutory fee is paid for maintaining an air operator certificate specified in subsection 1 of this section for each year pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of an aircraft operated by the air operator at the following rates:

1) 1460 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 2800 kg and helicopter up to 1000 kg;

2) 2060 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 2801 to 5700 kg and helicopter from 1001 to 3175 kg;

3) 2680 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 5701 to 25,000 kg and helicopter over 3175 kg;

4) 3180 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW over 25,000 kg.

§ 142⁵. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of air traffic management service provider certificate, air navigation service provider certificate and flight procedure developer certificate, and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 2800 euros is paid for consideration of an initial application for an air traffic management service provider certificate, air navigation service provider certificate or flight procedure developer certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an air traffic management service provider certificate, air navigation service provider certificate and flight procedure developer certificate.

(3) A statutory fee is paid for each year for maintaining an air traffic management service provider certificate, air navigation service provider certificate and flight procedure developer certificate:

1) 800 euros in case of provision of regional air traffic control services;

2) 800 euros in case of provision of approach control services;

3) 800 euros in case of provision of control services within the control zone;

4) 800 euros in case of provision of approach control services and control services within the control zone;

5) 800 euros in case of provision of aerodrome flight information services;

6) 450 euros in case of provision of aviation meteorological services;

7) 800 euros in case of provision of air navigation information services;

8) 400 euros in case of provision of communication services;

9) 400 euros in case of provision of navigation services;

10) 400 euros in case of provision of monitoring services;

11) 400 euros in case of an airspace management (ASM) service provider;

12) 400 euros in case of an air traffic flow management (ATFM) service provider;

13) 400 euros in case of a flight procedure developer (ASD).

§ 142⁷. Consideration of applications for issue and renewal of aerodrome and heliport certificates and amendment of operations specifications

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for an initial aerodrome and heliport certificate at the following rates:

1) 5100 euros in case of CAT III, CAT II and CAT I aerodromes;

2) 1000 euros in case of aerodromes or heliports with non-precision approach operation;

3) 275 euros in case of aerodromes or heliports operated exclusively under visual flight rules (VFR).

(2) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an aerodrome and heliport certificate or operations specifications belonging thereto.

(3) Upon expiry of an aerodrome or heliport certificate, a statutory fee is paid for issue of a new certificate for each year of validity of a new certificate:

1) 1920 euros in case of CAT III, CAT II and CAT I aerodromes;

2) 450 euros in case of aerodromes or heliports with non-precision approach operation;

3) 90 euros in case of aerodromes or heliports operated exclusively under visual flight rules.

(4) The statutory fee specified in subsection 3 of this section may be paid on an annual basis. In such case, the annual statutory fee is paid by 31 March of the current year depending on the number of years for which the certificate has been issued.

§ 142⁸. Consideration of applications for issue of aerodrome certificates under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014, amendment of operations specifications and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 6620 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an initial certificate of an aerodrome under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 laying down requirements and administrative procedures related to aerodromes pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 44, 14.02.2014, pp 1–34) with regard to CAT III, CAT II and CAT I aerodromes.

(2) A statutory fee of 1000 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an initial certificate of an aerodrome under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 with regard to aerodromes with non-precision approach.

(3) A statutory fee of 135 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a certificate of an aerodrome under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 and of the operations specifications accompanying the certificate.

(4) A statutory fee of 1920 euros is paid for maintaining a certificate of an aerodrome under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 for each year of validity of the certificate with regard to CAT III, CAT II and CAT I aerodromes.

(5) A statutory fee of 480 euros is paid for maintaining a certificate of an aerodrome under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 for each year of validity of the certificate with regard to aerodromes with non-precision approach.

§ 142⁹. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of operations specifications of non-certified civil aerodromes and heliports, and maintaining operations specifications

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an initial application for operations specifications of a non-certified civil aerodrome and heliport:

1) 130 euros in case of an aerodrome or heliport operated in visual flight conditions;

2) 195 euros in case of a visual flight aerodrome or heliport open for night flights.

(2) A statutory fee of 75 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the operations specifications.

(3) A statutory fee is paid for maintaining the operations specifications:

1) 40 euros per year in case of an aerodrome or heliport operated in visual flight conditions;

2) 60 euros per year in case of a visual flight aerodrome or heliport open for night flights.

§ 142¹⁰. Performance of acts related to aviation personnel licences

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for an aviation personnel licence at the following rates:

1) 40 euros in case of applications by student air-traffic controllers, private pilots, pilots of sailplanes, balloons and microlight aircraft and aircraft maintenance specialists;

2) 80 euros in case of applications by commercial and airline transport pilots, co-pilots, air-traffic controllers, flight information services officers or flight operations officers.

(2) A statutory fee is paid for renewal or issue of a duplicate of an aviation personnel licence at the following rates:

1) 20 euros in case of applications by private pilots, pilots of sailplanes, balloons and microlight aircraft and aircraft maintenance specialists;

2) 50 euros in case of applications by commercial and airline transport pilots, air-traffic controllers, flight information services officers or flight operations officers.

(3) A statutory fee is paid for exchanging a national aviation personnel licence for an aviation personnel licence which complies with the requirements of Form 26 established by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (OJ L 362, 17.12.2014, pp 1–194) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, pp 1−193):

1) 35 euros in case of applications by private pilots, pilots of sailplanes and balloons and aircraft maintenance specialists;

2) 85 euros in case of applications by commercial and airline transport pilots.

(4) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for each new entry in an aviation personnel licence or for the renewal of each previous entry for a new term. Where several entries are made in an aviation personnel licence upon renewal of the aviation personnel licence in the course of one proceeding, the statutory fee is paid for one entry.

(5) A statutory fee of 85 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a validation certificate in recognition of a foreign aviation personnel licence.

(6) A statutory fee of 4 euros is paid for taking a theory test necessary for obtaining an aviation personnel licence for each hour provided for passing an examination topic.

§ 142¹¹. Making entry about radio communication right in aviation personnel licence or in aviation radio communication licence, and consideration of applications for issue of aviation radio communication licence

A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for making an entry about the radio communication right in an aviation personnel licence or in aviation communication licence, and for consideration of an application for an aviation radio communication licence.

§ 142¹². Consideration of applications for issue of single permits

A statutory fee of 45 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a single permit.

§ 142¹³. Consideration of applications for issue of aircraft crew member certificates

A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an aircraft crew member certificate.

§ 142¹⁴. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of continuing airworthiness management organisation and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 2560 euros is paid for consideration of an initial application for a certificate of a continuing airworthiness management organisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 990 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a certificate of a continuing airworthiness management organisation.

(3) A statutory fee of 1625 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a certificate of a continuing airworthiness management organisation.

(4) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for issue of a certificate of a continuing airworthiness management organisation of an aircraft specified in Article 2 (3) point (d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, pp 1–122).

(5) A statutory fee of 100 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a certificate of an organisation specified in subsection 4 of this section.

§ 142¹⁵. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of training organisations, and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 1190 euros is paid for consideration of an initial application for a certificate of a training organisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 320 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a certificate of a training organisation.

(3) A statutory fee of 485 euros is paid for maintaining a certificate of a training organisation for each year of validity of a certificate.

§ 142¹⁶. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of aircraft production organisation and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 900 euros is paid for consideration of an initial application for a certificate of an aircraft production organisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a certificate of an aircraft production organisation.

(3) A statutory fee of 185 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a certificate of an aircraft production organisation.

§ 142¹⁷. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of aircraft maintenance organisation and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an initial application for or an application for amendment of a certificate of an aircraft maintenance organisation, based on the competence applied for, at the following rates:

1) 1790 euros in case of an application for A1 or A3 aircraft maintenance competence;

2) 895 euros in case of an application for A2 or A4 aircraft maintenance competence;

3) 895 euros for each competence in case of an application for B1 to B3 aircraft engine or auxiliary power unit maintenance competence;

4) 185 euros for each competence in case of an application for C1 to C20 aircraft component maintenance competence;

5) 365 euros in case of an application for D1 specific work competence.

(2) A statutory fee of 25 per cent of the statutory fee rate payable for the competences provided in subsection 1 of this section is paid per annum for maintaining a certificate of an aircraft maintenance organisation.

(3) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for issue of a certificate of a maintenance organisation of the aircraft specified in Article 2 (3) point (d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(4) A statutory fee of 100 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a certificate of an organisation specified in subsection 3 of this section.

§ 142¹⁸. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of combined airworthiness management organisation approval certificates and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 1190 euros is paid for consideration of an initial application for a combined airworthiness management organisation approval certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 850 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a combined airworthiness management organisation approval certificate.

(3) A statutory fee of 1190 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a combined airworthiness management organisation approval certificate.

§ 142¹⁹. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of tester of aviation-specific English language proficiency and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of a tester of aviation-specific English language proficiency.

(2) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a certificate of a tester of aviation-specific English language proficiency.

§ 142²⁰. Payment of statutory fees for maintaining the certificates, permits and operating licences

(1) A statutory fee provided for in Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Subchapter 6 of Chapter 6 of this Act for maintaining a certificate, permit or operating licence is paid by 31 March of each calendar year.

(2) Upon the initial issue of a certificate, permit or operating licence, the statutory fee for maintaining the certificate, permit or operating licence is paid by 31 March of the calendar year following the issue. Where less than 12 months as of the initial issue of the certificate, permit or operating licence have passed by this date, the statutory fee is paid by 31 March of the subsequent year.

§ 142²¹. Issue of documents concerning registered security over movables from aircraft register

(1) A statutory fee of 5 euros is paid for issue of a certified printout concerning a registered security over movables entered in the aircraft register.

(2) A statutory fee of 5 euros is paid for issue of a certificate which certifies that an entry has not been amended or that a particular entry or entries are not in the register.

(3) A statutory fee of 5 euros per page is paid for issue of a certified copy or printout of any other document concerning a registered security over movables entered in the aircraft register.

§ 142²². Certification of security instructors

A statutory fee of 21 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of a security instructor.

§ 142²³. Recognition of persons applying security measures

A statutory fee of 4 euros is paid for consideration of an application for recognition of a person applying security measures and an application for renewal of the recognition.

§ 142²⁴. Recognition of regulated suppliers of in-flight supplies

A statutory fee of 245 euros is paid for consideration of an application for recognition of a regulated supplier of in-flight supplies and an application for renewal of the recognition.

§ 142²⁵. Recognition of known consignors

A statutory fee of 235 euros is paid for consideration of an application for recognition of a known consignor and an application for renewal of the recognition.

§ 142²⁶. Recognition of regulated agents

A statutory fee of 245 euros is paid for consideration of an application for recognition of a regulated agent and an application for renewal of the recognition.

§ 142²⁷. Consideration of parachuting operations manual

A statutory fee of 230 euros is paid for consideration of a parachuting operations manual.

§ 142²⁸. Consideration of applications for specific approval for air operations

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for the specific approval for air operations, except for the specific approval for transportation of dangerous goods, pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of an aircraft at the following rates:

1) 730 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 2800 kg and helicopter up to 1000 kg;

2) 1170 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 2801 to 5700 kg and helicopter from 1001 to 3175 kg;

3) 1870 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 5701 to 25,000 kg and helicopter over 3175 kg;

4) 2920 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of over 25,000 kg.

(2) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of the an application for a specific approval for transportation of dangerous goods pursuant to the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of an aircraft at the following rates:

1) 270 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of up to 2800 kg and helicopter up to 1000 kg;

2) 360 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 2801 to 5700 kg and helicopter from 1001 to 3175 kg;

3) 430 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW from 5701 to 25,000 kg and helicopter over 3175 kg;

4) 580 euros for an aircraft with a MTOW of over 25,000 kg.

§ 142²⁹. Consideration of applications for authorisations and amendment of authorisations of high-risk commercial specialised operation, and maintaining the authorisations

(1) A statutory fee of 745 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation of a high-risk commercial specialised operation.

(2) A statutory fee of 110 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an authorisation of a high-risk commercial specialised operation.

(3) A statutory fee of 380 euros per annum is paid for maintaining an authorisation of a high-risk commercial specialised operation.

§ 142³⁰. Consideration of applications for authorisations for operating of helicopters for commercial purposes in hostile environment

A statutory fee of 745 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation for operating a helicopter for commercial purposes in a hostile environment.

§ 142³¹. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of qualification certificates of flight simulation training devices, and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 3190 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a qualification certificate of a flight simulation training device.

(2) A statutory fee of 270 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a qualification certificate of a flight simulation training device.

(3) A statutory fee of 880 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a certificate of a qualification certificate of a flight simulation training device.

§ 142³². Consideration of applications for issue of cabin crew certificates

A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a cabin crew certificate.

§ 142³³. Consideration of applications for authorisations to apply alternative compliance methods, and maintaining the authorisations

(1) A statutory fee of 1000 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation to apply alternative compliance methods.

(2) A statutory fee of 100 euros per annum is paid for maintaining an authorisation to apply alternative compliance methods.

§ 142³⁴. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of aero-medical centres, and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 400 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of an aero-medical centre.

(2) A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a certificate of an aero-medical centre.

(3) A statutory fee of 100 euros per annum is paid for maintaining a certificate of an aero-medical centre.

§ 142³⁵. Consideration of applications for issue, renewal and amendment of certificates of aero-medical examiners and for extension of competence of aero-medical examiners

(1) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of an aeromedical examiner.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for consideration of an application for renewal and amendment of a certificate of an aero-medical examiner.

(3) A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for consideration of an application for extension of the competence of an aero-medical examiner holding a certificate under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

§ 142³⁶. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of operating licences for act of non-EASA aircrafts upon specialised operations, and maintaining the operating licences

(1) A statutory fee of 730 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operating licence for operating a non-EASA aircraft upon a specialised operation.

(2) A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amending an operating licence for operating a non-EASA aircraft upon a specialised operation.

(3) A statutory fee of 250 euros per annum is paid for maintaining an operating licence for operating a non-EASA aircraft upon a specialised operation.

§ 142³⁷. Registration of unmanned aircraft system operators

A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for issue and renewal of the registration number of an unmanned aircraft system operator.

§ 142³⁸. Issue of remote pilot training certificates and remote pilot certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for issue of a remote pilot training certificate on completion of training in subcategories A1 and A3.

(2) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a remote pilot certificate.

§ 142³⁹. Consideration of operational declarations in specific category of unmanned aircraft system

A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an operational declaration in the specific category of an unmanned aircraft system.

§ 142⁴⁰. Consideration of applications for operational authorisations in specific category of unmanned aircraft systems, and maintaining the operational authorisations

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operational authorisation in the specific category of an unmanned aircraft system.

(2) Where the operational authorisation is issued for a longer period of time than one year, a statutory fee of 125 euros per annum is paid for maintaining the operational authorisation.

§ 142⁴¹. Consideration of applications for certificates of competency of light unmanned aircraft system operators, and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 1000 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of competency of a light unmanned aircraft system operator.

(2) A statutory fee of 250 euros per annum is paid for maintaining the certificate.

§ 142⁴². Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of certificates of unmanned aircraft remote pilot training organisations, and maintaining the certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue of a certificate of an unmanned aircraft remote pilot training organisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the amendment of the certificate.

(3) A statutory fee of 50 euros per annum is paid for maintaining the certificate.

§ 142⁴³. Entries in first and second register of bareboat chartered ships, and issue of certificates of nationality of bareboat chartered ships

(1) A statutory fee of 32 euros plus additional 0.10 euros for every gross tonnage unit, but no more in total than 3200 euros per ship, is paid for the entry of a ship in the first register of bareboat chartered ships together with the issue of a certificate of nationality of bareboat chartered ship or for the renewal of a registration together with the issue of a certificate of nationality of bareboat chartered ship.

(2) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for amendment and supplementing of data entered in the first or the second register of bareboat chartered ships.

(3) A statutory fee of 64 euros is paid for amendment and supplementing of data entered in the first or the second register of bareboat chartered ships and for issue of a new certificate of nationality to a bareboat chartered ship with regard to a sub-charter of the ship.

(4) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for deletion of a ship from the first or second register of bareboat chartered ships together with issue of a corresponding certificate.

(5) A statutory fee is not charged for amendment of contact details specified in subsection 6 of § 47 of the Law of Ship Flag and Ship Registers Act regarding a shipowner, a bareboat charterer or a responsible person entered in the first or second register of bareboat chartered ships.

§ 142⁴⁴. Consideration of applications for documents of ship registers

(1) A statutory fee of 13 euros is paid for consideration of applications for issue of replacement certificates of seagoing vessels or replacement certificates of inland vessels.

(2) A statutory fee of 5 euros is paid for issue of a certificate certifying that an entry in the ship registry has not been amended or that a particular entry is not in the register.

(3) A statutory fee of 84 euros is paid for consideration of applications for provisional certificates of nationality pursuant to subsection 1 of § 23 of the Law of Ship Flag and Ship Registers Act.

(4) A statutory fee of 8 euros is paid for consideration of applications for certificates of nationality pursuant to § 13 of the Law of Ship Flag and Ship Registers Act and for consideration of applications for replacement certificates of nationality.

(5) A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for consideration of applications for certificates of nationality to bareboat chartered ships entered in the first or second register of bareboat chartered ships, unless the issue of the certificate of nationality takes place together with registration or renewal of registration of the ship.

(6) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for issue of a copy of a document from the first and second register of bareboat chartered ships.

§ 142⁴⁵. Registration of recreational craft, ships with overall length of less than 12 metres and personal watercraft

(1) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for registration of a recreational craft or a ship with an overall length of less than 12 metres and a personal watercraft. A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid where said act is requested electronically via the e-services information system of the Transport Administration (hereinafter the e-services information system).

(2) A statutory fee of 205 euros is paid for issue of a demountable registration plate marked with PROOV [TEST] for a recreational craft, a ship with an overall length of less than 12 metres or a personal watercraft.

§ 142⁴⁶. Amendment of data of motor register

(1) A statutory fee of 65 euros is paid for amendment of data entered in the motor register due to a change of the owner of a recreational craft or a ship with an overall length of less than 12 metres. A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid where said act is requested electronically via the e-services information system.

(2) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for formalisation of amendments to the data entered in the register not specified in subsection 1 of this section. A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid where said act is applied for electronically via the e-services information system.

(3) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for issue of a registration certificate to replace a stolen or destroyed registration certificate on the basis of a statement to this effect issued by a competent state agency.

§ 142⁴⁷. Technical inspection of water craft

(1) A statutory fee of 100 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for a technical survey of a ship, recreational craft and a ship with an overall length of less than 12 metres, but no less than 25 euros and no more than 2900 euros in total.

(2) In case of attendance of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration for the survey or inspection of a recreational craft or personal water craft within Estonia, a statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for the survey or inspection of each recreational craft or personal water craft.

(3) In case a ship is detained after the inspection thereof, the operator pays a statutory fee for a new inspection at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

(3¹) A statutory fee for the inspection of a ship carried out after detention of the ship in the internal or territorial sea is paid as follows:

1) 700 euros for a ship with a gross tonnage of under 500;

2) 2300 euros for a ship with a gross tonnage of 500–2999, and for a passenger ship which carries less than 400 passengers;

3) 3400 euros for a ship with a gross tonnage of 3000 or more, and for a passenger ship which carries at least 400 passengers.

(4) A statutory fee is paid for an extended inspection conducted for the revocation of a refusal of access to port at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

§ 142⁴⁸. Maritime safety audit of operators and their ships

(1) A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for a maritime safety audit and examination of documentation preceding the audit of an operator and a ship, but no more than 3400 euros in total for issue of a permanent certificate and no more than 1100 euros in total for issue of an interim certificate.

(2) Where it becomes evident in the course of the maritime safety audit or examination of documentation preceding the audit that an operator or a ship does not conform to the maritime safety requirements, a statutory fee is paid for the new audit and examination of documentation at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

§ 142⁴⁹. Ship security verification

(1) A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for a ship security verification, but no more than 3400 euros in total for issue or renewal of a permanent certificate and no more than 1100 euros in total for issue of an interim certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for examination of a ship’s security plan and any amendments thereto, but no more than 1100 euros in total.

(3) Where it becomes evident in the course of a ship security verification that the ship does not conform to the requirements, a statutory fee is paid for the new inspection at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

§ 142⁵⁰. Inspection of working and living conditions of crew members

(1) A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for inspection of the working and living conditions of crew members and examination of documentation preceding the inspection, but no more than 3400 euros in total for issue of a permanent maritime labour certificate and no more than 1100 euros in total for issue of an interim maritime labour certificate.

(2) Where a major non-conformity of the working and living conditions of crew members is ascertained upon inspection of a ship, a statutory fee is paid for re-inspection at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

§ 142⁵¹. Consideration of applications for activity licences

A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence.

§ 142⁵². Administration of qualification examinations for pilots and examinations for free pilotage

(1) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for administering a qualification examination for pilots.

(2) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for administering a qualification examination for pilots under a simplified procedure.

(3) A statutory fee of 550 euros is paid for administering an examination for free pilotage.

(4) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for administering the theoretical part of an examination for free pilotage.

(5) Where a pilot or an applicant for a permit of free pilotage fails the examination, a statutory fee is paid for administering a new examination at a rate provided in subsection 1–4 of this section.

§ 142⁵³. Survey of loading operations of chemical tankers

A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for a survey of loading operations of a chemical tanker, but no more than 3400 euros in total.

§ 142⁵⁴. Issue of certificates, permits and endorsements to ships, operators, pilots and vessel traffic service operators

(1) A statutory fee of 9 euros per page is paid for issue of a certificate of maritime safety or environmental safety, inland navigation certificate, tonnage certificate, document of compliance, interim document of compliance, safety management certificate, interim safety management certificate, security certificate, interim security certificate, minimum safe manning certificate, passenger ship certificate, inland vessel passenger ship certificate, historical ship certificate, load line certificate, certificate “Continuous Synopsis Record” or single voyage permit to a ship or an operator.

(2) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for issue of a professional certificate to a pilot (marine pilot, senior marine pilot, port pilot, deep-sea pilot) or a pilot exemption certificate.

(3) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for issue of a certificate, discharge book or discharge book endorsement of a vessel traffic service operator and a senior vessel traffic service operator.

(4) The statutory fee is paid for issue of a duplicate of a certificate or document specified in this section at the same rate as for issue of the original certificate or document.

§ 142⁵⁵. Examination and approval of technical documentation of ships

A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for examination and approval of the technical documentation of a ship, but no more than 3400 euros in total.

§ 142⁵⁶. Examination of documentation providing basis for issue of certificates and documents to ships

A statutory fee of 220 euros per working hour of a supervisory official of the Transport Administration is paid for examination of the documentation providing the basis for issue of certificates and documents to a ship, but no more than 3400 euros in total.

§ 142⁵⁷. Consideration of application for exemption provided in Regulation A-4 of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004

A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an exemption provided for in Regulation A-4 of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.

§ 142⁵⁸. Calculation of statutory fees based on working hours

A statutory fee is calculated to the exact minute in case of acts provided in subsection 1 of § 142⁴⁷, subsection 1 of § 142⁴⁸, subsections 1 and 2 of § 142⁴⁹, subsection 1 of § 142⁵⁰, and §§ 142⁵³, 142⁵⁵ and 142⁵⁶ of this Act.

§ 142⁵⁹. Registration for and administration of professional examinations of crew members

(1) A statutory fee is paid for registration for and administration of a professional examination of a crew member:

1) 75 euros in case of a ship’s officer;

2) 50 euros in case of a rating;

3) 300 euros in case of a certificate of competency of a ship’s officer or rating issued in a foreign country.

(2) In case a crew member fails the professional examination, a statutory fee is paid for administering a new professional examination at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

§ 142⁶⁰. Issue of diplomas and certificates to crew members

(1) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for issue of a crew member’s certificate of competency.

(1¹) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for issue of a certificate of a deck officer of an inland vessel.

(2) A statutory fee is paid for issue of a crew member’s certificate of competency at the following rates:

1) 35 euros for the certificate for a chief engineer and engineer of a motor ship with a propulsion power of less than 750 kW;

2) 30 euros for the certificate for a home trade skipper of a ship with a gross tonnage of less than 50;

3) 30 euros for the certificate for a watch officer of a ship with a gross tonnage of less than 200;

4) 30 euros for the certificate for a skipper of a ship with a gross tonnage of less than 200;

5) 30 euros for a general operator’s certificate or restricted operator’s certificate;

6) 30 euros for the certificate for a ship electrician, senior seaman, watchstander, able seaman, seaman, inland vessel seaman, machinist, chief mechanician, ship refrigeration plants machinist, person proficient in fast rescue boats, person proficient in survival craft and rescue boats, person proficient in life-raft and ship’s cook;

7) 30 euros for a certificate as a chief security officer of a ship.

(3) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for issue of the endorsement of a crew member’s certificate of competency or professional certificate and the endorsement of a certificate of a deck officer of an inland vessel.

(3¹) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for issue of the endorsement of a certificate of competency or professional certificate and the endorsement of a certificate of competency of a crew member of a foreign state, and for issue of the endorsement of a certificate of a foreign state’s deck officer of an inland vessel.

(4) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for issue of a certificate of completion of an in-service training course of a crew member.

(5) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for issue of a dispensation of a crew member.

(6) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for issue of certificates not specified in subsections 1–5 of this section.

(7) A statutory fee is paid for issue of a duplicate of a certificate or document specified in this section at the same rate as for issue of the original certificate or document.

§ 142⁶¹. Issue of Short Range Certificates

A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue of a Short Range Certificate.

§ 142⁶². Issue of document certifying right to navigate recreational craft and personal watercraft

(1) A statutory fee of 35 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue of a document certifying the right to navigate a recreational craft or personal watercraft. A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid where said act is applied for electronically via the e-services information system.

§ 142⁶³. Initial, regular and full surveys of port facilities

A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for carrying out an initial, regular or full survey of port facilities.

§ 142⁶⁴. Security assessment and security plans of ports and port facilities

(1) A statutory fee of 200 euros for each port or port facility is paid for carrying out a security assessment of a port and port facility and making amendments to the corresponding report, but no more than 1000 euros in total.

(2) A statutory fee of 200 euros for each port or port facility is paid for examination of the security plans of a port and port facility and any amendments thereto, but no more than 1000 euros in total.

(3) Where it becomes evident in the course of examination of the security plan of a port and port facility or any amendments thereto that the port or port facility does not conform to the requirements, a statutory fee is paid for examination of a new security plan or any amendments thereto at the rate provided in subsection 2 of this section.

§ 142⁶⁵. Nomination of persons for evaluation as harbour masters

A statutory fee of 75 euros is paid for the nomination of a person for evaluation as a harbour master.

§ 142⁶⁶. Consideration of application for activity licence for organising training for port and port facility security officers

A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for organising training for port and port facility security officers.

§ 142⁶⁷. Consideration of application for activity licence of security firm

(1) A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the activity licence of a security firm.

(2) Where it becomes evident in the course of consideration of an application for the activity licence that a security firm does not conform to the requirements, a statutory fee is paid for consideration of a new application at the rate provided in subsection 1 of this section.

§ 142⁶⁸. Entry of ports in port register and amendment of entries in port register

(1) A statutory fee of 200 euros is paid for entry of a port in the port register.

(2) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for amendment of an entry in the port register.

§ 142⁶⁹. Consideration of applications for exemption from submission of advance waste notification and from obligation to deliver waste from ships and from obligation to pay waste fee

A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an exemption from submission of an advance waste notification regarding the type and quantities of waste from ships delivered in port and remaining on the ship, from the obligation to deliver waste from ships and from the obligation to pay the fee for receiving waste from ships.

§ 142⁷⁰. Consideration of applications for certificates of liability insurance or other financial security

A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the certificate of liability insurance or other financial security.

§ 142⁷¹. Issue of motor register data

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros per working hour is paid for issue of data and extracts from data or any other document of the motor register based on a one-off request.

(2) A statutory fee of 3 euros per page is paid for issue of a certified copy of a document which constitutes the basis for entry of data in the motor register.

§ 142⁷². Registration of vehicles

(1) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid for registration of a vehicle, excluding a moped and a trailer with maximum mass not exceeding 3500 kilograms and a vehicle specified in § 190¹⁷ of the Road Traffic Act. A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid where said act is applied for electronically via the e-services information system.

(2) A statutory fee of 77 euros is paid for registration of an off-road vehicle. A statutory fee of 61 euros is paid where said act is applied for electronically via the e-services information system.

(3) A statutory fee of 350 euros is paid for registration of a vehicle temporarily imported into Estonia.

(4) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for the registration of a moped.

(5) A statutory fee of 72 euros is paid for registration of a trailer with maximum mass not exceeding 3500 kilograms. A statutory fee of 58 euros is paid where said act is applied for electronically via the e-services information system.

§ 142⁷³. Issue of registration plates

(1) A statutory fee of 65 euros is paid for issue of registration plates for general use or registration plates with reduced dimensions for a motor vehicle or registration plates for a vintage vehicle or race vehicle.

(2) A statutory fee of 35 euros is paid for issue of registration plates for a motorcycle, tractor, machinery built on the basis of a tractor, non-road mobile machinery and trailer or, upon the registration thereof as vintage vehicle, the issue of registration plates for a vintage vehicle, or for issue of registration plates for an off-road vehicle.

(3) A statutory fee of 1560 euros is paid for issue of a registration plate manufactured on special order.

(4) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid for issue of transit registration plates.

(5) A statutory fee of 235 euros is paid for issue of a demountable registration plate marked with PROOV [TEST] for a motor vehicle (excluding motorcycles) or a trailer thereto.

(6) Where the registration plates specified in subsection 1 of this section have been manufactured on an individual basis on the application of the owner, a statutory fee of 540 euros is paid for the initial issue of the registration plates. When ordering consecutive registration plates of the same series based on the application of the owner for more than ten motor vehicles at a time, a statutory fee of 155 euros is paid for issue of each registration plate.

(7) Where the registration plates specified in subsection 2 of this section, except the registration plate of a trailer, have been manufactured on an individual basis on the application of the owner, a statutory fee of 270 euros is paid for the initial issue of the registration plates.

(9) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for issue of a duplicate of a registration plate specified in subsections 1–3 of this section.

(10) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for issue of a moped registration plate.

(11) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for issue of a registration plate for general use or registration plate with reduced dimensions for a motor vehicle or trailer, motorcycle or off-road vehicle, and a statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for a moped registration plate, where such registration plate is selected from among the registration plates available in the e-services information system of the Transport Administration.

§ 142⁷⁴. Amendment of register data and deletion from register

(1) A statutory fee of 71 euros is paid for amendment of data entered in the register related to the change in ownership of a vehicle. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 55 euros is paid.

(1¹) The statutory fee specified in subsection 1 of this section is not paid if the registration fee provided in clause 2 of subsection 2 of § 190¹⁸ of the Road Traffic Act is payable due to a change of the owner of the vehicle.

(2) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for formalisation of amendments to the register data of a moped. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 10 euros is paid.

(3) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for formalisation of amendments to register data not specified in subsections 1 and 2 of this section. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 18 euros is paid.

(4) A statutory fee of 12 euros is paid for issue of a registration certificate where this is caused by the completion of all fields due to entries made in respect to a roadworthiness test, as well as for the replacement of a registration certificate which is stolen or which is destroyed as a result of a fire, and for the making of corresponding amendments to the register entry provided that a certificate to this effect issued by the competent state agency is presented.

(5) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for temporary deletion of a vehicle from the register in a case specified in subsection 7¹ of § 77 and in subsection 3 of § 264⁴ of the Road Traffic Act.

(6) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for deletion of a vehicle from the register in a case specified in subsection 6¹ of § 77 of the Road Traffic Act.

§ 142⁷⁵. Issue of motor register data

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros per working hour is paid for issue of the motor register data and extract from the data or any other document on the basis of a one-off request.

(2) A statutory fee of 3 euros per page is paid for issue of a certified copy of a document which constitutes the basis for entry of data in the motor register.

§ 142⁷⁶. Issue of documents certifying right to drive

(1) A statutory fee of 33 euros is paid for issue or replacement of a provisional driving licence, driving licence or international driving licence for a motor vehicle. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 23 euros is paid.

(2) A statutory fee of 63 euros is paid upon the issue of a provisional driving licence or driving licence for a motor vehicle by rapid renewal procedure by the next working day. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 50 euros is paid.

(3) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid upon applying for a provisional driving licence or driving licence for a motor vehicle in the case provided in subsection 2 of § 20 of this Act. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 12 euros is paid.

(4) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for issue of a restricted driving licence or a temporary driving licence for a motor vehicle. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 14 euros is paid.

(5) A statutory fee of 7 euros is paid for issue of a document specified in subsection 1 or 4 of this section which has been stolen or destroyed as a result of a fire provided that a certificate to this effect issued by the competent state agency is presented.

§ 142⁷⁷. Registration for and administration of examinations and tests for drivers of motor vehicles

(1) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for registration for and administration of a theory examination for drivers of motor vehicles.

(2) A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for registration for and administration of a practical driving test for drivers of motor vehicles while using a car in category B in the possession of the Transport Administration or another vehicle or moped which conforms to the requirements established for driving test vehicles.

§ 142⁷⁸. Issue of certificates of driving instructor and certificates of personal driving supervisor and activity licences to provide training to drivers of motor vehicles

(1) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for issue to a driving instructor of a certificate to provide training. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 30 euros is paid.

(2) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for issue of a certificate of a personal driving supervisor. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 13 euros is paid.

§ 142⁷⁹. Administration of examinations for and issue of certificates of drivers of vehicles carrying dangerous goods and safety advisers

(1) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for administration of an examination for ADR driver training.

(2) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for administration of an examination for safety advisers.

(3) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for issue of an ADR driver training certificate. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 30 euros is paid.

(4) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for issue of a safety adviser certificate. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 30 euros is paid.

§ 142⁸⁰. Issue of certificates of competence

A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for issue of a certificate of competence of truck drivers and bus drivers. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 30 euros is paid.

§ 142⁸¹. Issue of digital data recording tachograph cards

(1) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for issue of a driver card, workshop card, company card and control card. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 45 euros is paid.

(2) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid upon applying for a tachograph card in the case provided by subsection 2 of § 20 of this Act.

§ 142⁸². Attendance of specialists of Transport Administration

Upon attendance of a specialist of the Transport Administration for the purpose of conducting an inspection of a wheel tractor, non-road mobile machinery and their trailers within Estonia, a statutory fee of 46 euros is paid for the inspection of each wheel tractor, non-road mobile machinery and their trailer.

§ 142⁸³. Administration of examinations for technical inspectors

(1) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for administration of a theory examination for technical inspectors of roadworthiness.

(2) A statutory fee of 80 euros is paid for administration of a practical test for technical inspectors of roadworthiness.

§ 142⁸⁴. Consideration of applications for issue and renewal of train driver’s licences and issue of duplicates, and registration for and administration of theoretical knowledge examination for train drivers

(1) A statutory fee of 26 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a train driver’s licence.

(2) A statutory fee of 26 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the renewal of a train driver’s licence.

(3) A statutory fee of 15 euros is paid for issue of a duplicate train driver’s licence.

(4) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for registration for and administration of a theoretical knowledge examination for train drivers.

§ 142⁸⁵. Performance of acts related to type approval and verification of conformity of vehicles

(1) A statutory fee of 400 euros is paid for initial assessment of a manufacturer applying for a product type approval certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 125 euros is paid for issue of a product type approval certificate.

(3) A statutory fee of 125 euros is paid for issue of an extension to a product type approval certificate.

(4) A statutory fee of 80 euros is paid for verification of conformity of a product to the type approval.

(5) A statutory fee of 400 euros is paid for designation of a technical service.

(6) A statutory fee of 80 euros is paid for designation of a technical service, the conformity of which has been assessed by an accreditation authority.

(7) A statutory fee of 80 euros is paid for extension of the competence of a technical service.

(8) A statutory fee of 400 euros is paid for awarding a world manufacturer identifier’s code, i.e. WMI code.

(9) A statutory fee of 205 euros is paid for assignment of a single vehicle approval.

(10) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate in accordance with the Agreement on the International Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP).

§ 142⁸⁶. Making of entries in Register of Construction Works

A statutory fee for amendment or deletion of data entered in the register concerning the owner or pledge of construction works deemed to be a movable or a part thereof is paid at the statutory fee rates applicable for amendment and deletion of the corresponding data entered in the land register as provided in this Act.

§ 143. Consideration of applications for issue and renewal of certificate of competency provided in Heritage Conservation Act

A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue and renewal of a certificate of competency provided in the Heritage Conservation Act.

§ 143¹. Consideration of application for search device permit provided in Heritage Conservation Act

A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a search device permit provided in the Heritage Conservation Act.

§ 144. Consideration of applications for export licence of cultural object and grant of or refusal to grant export licence

A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an export licence for cultural objects and for grant of or refusal to grant an export licence on the bases provided in subsection 4 of § 16 and subsection 3 of § 17 of the Intra-Community Transport, Export and Import of Cultural Objects Act is paid in the amount of 20 euros for each cultural object, but no more than 200 euros in total.

§ 202. Acts performed on basis of Explosives Act

(1) A statutory fee of 290 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a permit for handling explosives.

(1¹) A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an act authorisation for a handling site of explosives and pyrotechnic articles is paid as follows:

1) 1030 euros where the handling site is simultaneously an enterprise with a major hazard of category A for the purposes of the Chemicals Act;

2) 900 euros where the handling site is simultaneously an enterprise with a major hazard of category B for the purposes of the Chemicals Act;

3) 640 euros where the handling site is simultaneously a category C enterprise for the purposes of the Chemicals Act;

4) 385 euros in cases not specified in clauses 1−3 of this subsection.

(5) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation for risky blasting.

(6) A statutory fee of 65 euros is paid for consideration of an application for renewal of an authorisation for risky blasting.

(7) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a transport permit.

(8) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of competency of a person working in the explosives sector.

(9) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of competency of a pyrotechnician or person organising the handling of pyrotechnic articles.

(10) A statutory fee of 65 euros is paid for issue of a duplicate certificate of competency.

(11) A statutory fee of 65 euros is paid for renewal of a certificate of competency.

(12) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for the handling of pyrotechnic articles.

§ 202¹. Acts related to handling of ammunition or munition for military purposes

(1) A statutory fee of 950 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for handling of ammunition or munition for military purposes.

(2) A statutory fee of 1150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operation authorisation for a handling site for ammunition or munition for military purposes.

§ 204. Consideration of applications for national type approval certificate of measuring instrument

A statutory fee of 240 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue, amendment or renewal of a national type approval certificate.

§ 205. Issue of copies of documents

A statutory fee of 4 euros per document is paid for a certified copy of a document issued by the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority.

§ 206. Issue, amendment and renewal of frequency authorisations

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an amateur radio station operating authorisation or an application for the renewal of an operating authorisation.

(2) A statutory fee for issue or renewal of a frequency authorisation for each radio frequency band used for simplex transmission is paid as follows:

1) the statutory fee rate provided in Annex 3 to this Act (hereinafter Annex 3) for a radio network located within one county;

2) double amount of the statutory fee rate provided in annex 3 for a radio network located within two to five counties;

3) triple amount of the statutory fee rate provided in annex 3 for a radio network located within six to ten counties;

4) quintuple amount of the statutory fee rate provided in annex 3 for a radio network located within eleven or more counties;

5) the statutory fee rate set out in annex 3 for a radio transmitter of a radiocommunication service.

6) the statutory fee rate set out in annex 3 for a fixed or mobile terrestrial radio transmitter, including radionavigation transmitter, used for communication with watercraft or aircraft.

(3) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for issue or renewal of a frequency authorisation for short range devices for one year.

(4) A statutory fee for issue or renewal of a frequency authorisation for each radio frequency band used for duplex or semiduplex transmission is paid as follows:

1) amount equal to one-and-a-half times the statutory fee rate set out in clauses 1 and 6 of annex 3 for a radio network located within one county;

2) triple amount of the statutory fee rate set out in clauses 1 and 6 of annex 3 for a radio network located within two to five counties;

3) quadruple amount of the statutory fee rate set out in clauses 1 and 6 of annex 3 for a radio network located within six to ten counties;

4) septuple amount of the statutory fee rate set out in clauses 1 and 6 of annex 3 for a radio network located within eleven or more counties;

5) amount equal to one-and-a-half times the statutory fee rate set out in clause 4 of annex 3 for a radio transmitter of a radiocommunication service.

(5) A statutory fee for issue or renewal of a frequency authorisation for each mobile telephone network, access radiocommunications network or land mobile broadband radio network is paid as follows:

1) amount equal to one-and-a-half times the statutory fee rate set out in clause 2 of annex 3 for a radio network located within one county;

2) triple amount of the statutory fee rate set out in clause 2 of annex 3 for a radio network located within two to five counties;

3) quadruple amount of the statutory fee rate set out in clause 2 of annex 3 for a radio network located within six to ten counties;

4) septuple amount of the statutory fee rate set out in clause 2 of annex 3 for a radio network located within eleven or more counties.

(5¹) A statutory fee of 800 euros is paid for issue or renewal of a frequency authorisation for each private land mobile broadband radio network.

(6) A statutory fee is paid in the amount of one third of the statutory fee rate set out in Annex 3 to this Act for issue or renewal of a radio licence for a water craft or aircraft for up to three years for each year.

(7) A statutory fee of 50 per cent of the statutory fee rate calculated on the basis of subsections 2 and 4 of this section and clause 1 of Annex 3 of this Act is paid for issue and renewal of a frequency authorisation, in case of 12.5 kHz or smaller channel spacing.

(7¹) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for issue of a frequency authorisation, except a radio licence of a watercraft or aircraft or an amateur radio station operating authorisation and frequency authorisations of the networks provided in subsections 5 and 5¹ of this section for a period of up to seven calendar days.

(8) A statutory fee in the amount of 1/6 of the statutory fee rate provided in Annex 3 of this Act is paid for issue and renewal of a frequency authorisation, except a radio licence of a watercraft or aircraft or an amateur radio station operating authorisation for a period of 8–31 calendar days.

(9) A statutory fee in the amount of 1/12 of the statutory fee rate provided in Annex 3 to this Act is paid for issue or renewal of a radio licence for a water craft or aircraft for a period of up to 31 calendar days.

(10) A statutory fee in the amount of 1/12 of the statutory fee rate provided in Annex 3 of this Act for each month is paid for issue and renewal of a frequency authorisation, except a radio licence of a watercraft or aircraft or an amateur radio station operating authorisation, for a period of 32 calendar days to 11 months.

(11) A statutory fee in the amount of 1/24 of the statutory fee rate set out in Annex 3 to this Act is paid for issue or renewal of a radio licence for a water craft or aircraft for a period of 32 calendar days to 11 months, for each month.

(12) A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for amendment of the data or conditions specified in a frequency authorisation at the request of the holder of the frequency authorisation.

(13) Where the conditions specified in Annex 3 are amended in a frequency authorisation at the request of the holder of the frequency authorisation, a statutory fee is paid, in addition to the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 12 of this section, in the amount of 1/12 of the difference between the initial statutory fee rate specified in Annex 3 and the increased statutory fee rate for each month until the term of validity of the frequency authorisation expires.

(14) Where the number of counties on a frequency authorisation is increased at the request of the holder of the frequency authorisation, a statutory fee is paid, in addition to the statutory fee rate provided in subsection 12 of this section, in the amount of 1/12 of the difference between the initial statutory fee rate specified in subsection 2 or 4 of this section and the statutory fee rate for the increased number of counties for each month until the term of validity of the frequency authorisation expires.

(15) A statutory fee is paid at the rate provided for in Annex 3 for issue or renewal of a numbering authorisation designated for the purposes of electronic communications in the numbering plan.

§ 207. Issue of Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificates

A statutory fee of 16 euros is paid for issue of a Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate (HAREC).

§ 209. Entries in national railway traffic register

(1) A statutory fee of 68 euros is paid for entry of railway civil engineering works in the railway traffic register via the e-services’ information system.

(2) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for amending an entry of railway civil engineering works via the e-services’ information system.

§ 210¹. Entries in European vehicle register

(1) A statutory fee of 272 euros is paid for entry of railway vehicles in the European vehicle register.

(2) A statutory fee of 68 euros is paid for amending an entry of railway vehicles.

§ 211. Consideration of applications for authorisations for taking subsystems into use, authorisations for placing railway vehicles on market and type authorisations of railway vehicles

(1) A statutory fee of 4160 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation for taking a subsystem into use.

(2) A statutory fee of 6240 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation for placing railway vehicles on market and for a type authorisation of railway vehicles.

§ 212. Consideration of applications for safety authorisations, single safety certificates and operational safety certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 3120 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue of a safety authorisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 1560 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment or renewal of a safety authorisation.

(3) A statutory fee of 4000 euros is paid for consideration of an application for issue of a single safety certificate.

(4) A statutory fee of 1600 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment or renewal of a single safety certificate.

(5) A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an operational safety certificate is paid based on the type of the certificate at the following rates:

1) 1240 euros for organisation of railway traffic on a non-public railway with the total length of up to 5000 meters;

2) 1560 euros for organisation of railway traffic on a non-public railway with the total length of 5001–15,000 meters;

3) 2430 euros for organisation of railway traffic on a non-public railway with the total length of over 15,001 meters;

4) 2340 euros for organisation of transport of passengers on a non-public railway;

5) 2340 euros for organisation of transport of goods on a non-public railway.

(6) A statutory fee of 1200 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment or renewal of an operational safety certificate.

§ 213. Submission of application for capacity

A statutory fee of 180 euros is paid for a railway capacity requested for each timetable period upon submission of an application for capacity to the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority as a capacity allocation body for the purposes of § 107 of the Railways Act.

§ 213¹. Consideration of applications for activity licences

A statutory fee is paid at the following rates for consideration of an application for an activity licence based on the type of the activity licence:

1) 1240 euros for maintenance and repair of railway vehicles used on a public railway or for rail transport;

2) 2340 euros for construction of railway vehicles;

3) 780 euros for amendment of an activity licence for servicing and repair of railway vehicles used on a public railway or for rail transport;

4) 780 euros for amendment of an activity licence for construction of railway vehicles;

§ 213². Consideration of applications for entity in charge of maintenance certificates and certificates in respect of outsourced maintenance functions

(1) A statutory fee of 6240 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an entity in charge of maintenance certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 4885 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate in respect of an outsourced maintenance function.

§ 214. Consideration of applications for building permit for construction works in public water body that does not have permanent connection to shore

A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for construction works in a public water body that does not have permanent connection to the shore.

§ 215. Consideration of applications for use and occupancy permit for construction works in public water body that does not have permanent connection to shore

A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a use and occupancy permit for construction works built in a public water body that does not have permanent connection to the shore.

§ 215¹. Consideration of applications for building permit for construction works to be built on basis of national designated spatial plan

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for construction works to be built on the basis of a national designated spatial plan. A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit necessary for the demolition of construction works.

(2) Where an application for a building permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the building permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215². Consideration of applications for use and occupancy permit for construction works to be built on basis of national designated spatial plan

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a use and occupancy permit for construction works to be built on the basis of a national designated spatial plan.

(2) Where an application for a use and occupancy permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for each construction works subject to the use and occupancy permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215³. Resolution of disputes related to the deployment of very high capacity communication networks

(1) A statutory fee of 50 euros is paid for consideration of an application filed for resolution of a dispute regarding the minimum information on the physical infrastructure of a network operator defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1309 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2024 on measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks, amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU (Gigabit Infrastructure Act) (OJ L, 2024/1309, 08.05.2024), observation of the physical infrastructure of a network operator or minimum information regarding ongoing or planned building work.

(2) A statutory fee of 100 euros is paid for consideration of an application filed for resolution of a dispute regarding access to the physical infrastructure of a network operator, joint performance of building work or access to in-building physical infrastructure.

§ 215⁴. Consideration of applications for design specifications for communication installations in public water bodies that are not permanently connected to shore and cross the national border or administrative boundary between counties

A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for consideration of an application for design specifications for communication installations in public water bodies that are not permanently connected to the shore.

§ 215⁵. Consideration of applications for building permit for construction works in respect of which issuing of building permit is in competency of state and of local authority

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for construction works in respect of which the issuing of the building permit is in the competency of the state and of the local authority. A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit required for demolition of construction works.

(2) Where an application for a building permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the building permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215⁶. Consideration of applications for use and occupancy permit for construction works in respect of which issuing of use and occupancy permit is in competency of state and of local authority

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a use and occupancy permit for construction works in respect of which the issuing of the use and occupancy permit is in the competency of the state and of the local authority.

(2) Where an application for a use and occupancy permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the building permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215⁷. Consideration of applications for building permit for construction works in respect of which issuing of building permit is in competency of several state agencies

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for construction works in respect of which the issuing of the building permit is in the competency of several state agencies. A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit required for demolition of construction works.

(2) Where an application for a building permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the building permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215⁸. Consideration of applications for use and occupancy permit for construction works in respect of which issuing of use and occupancy permit is in competency of several state agencies

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a use and occupancy permit for construction works in respect of which the issuing of the use and occupancy permit is in the competency of several state agencies.

(2) Where an application for a use and occupancy permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the use and occupancy permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215⁹. Consideration of applications for building permit for railway civil engineering works

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for railway civil engineering works based on the type of the railway civil engineering works as follows:

1) 60 euros for the construction of a railway crossing, automatic traffic light signalling of a railway crossing and culvert;

2) 250 euros for the construction of centralised electricity supply, rail traffic management systems, overhead contact line, traction substation, rail tracks, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, pedestrian tunnel, waiting or loading platform and other civil engineering works necessary for the intended use of railway.

(2) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit required for demolition of railway civil engineering works.

(3) Where an application for a building permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the building permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215¹⁰. Consideration of applications for use and occupancy permit for railway civil engineering works

(1) A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for a use and occupancy permit for railway civil engineering works based on the type of the railway civil engineering works as follows:

1) 60 euros for the use and occupancy of a railway crossing, automatic traffic light signalling of a railway crossing and culvert;

2) 250 euros for the use and occupancy of centralised electricity supply, rail traffic management systems, overhead contact line, traction substation, rail tracks, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, pedestrian tunnel, waiting or loading platform and other civil engineering works necessary for the intended use of railway.

(2) Where an application for a use and occupancy permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to building permit included in the application.

§ 215¹¹. Consideration of applications for building permit for construction works that serve national defence purposes and construction works of security authorities

(1) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for construction works that serve national defence purposes and construction works of security authorities. A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit required for demolition of construction works and civil engineering works necessary for serving these construction works.

(2) Where an application for a building permit includes several construction works, the statutory fee is paid separately for all construction works subject to the building permit requirement and included in the application.

§ 215¹². Consideration of applications for design specifications for railway civil engineering works

A statutory fee of 75 euros is paid for consideration of an application for design specifications for railway civil engineering works.

§ 215¹³. Consideration of applications for superficies licence

(1) A statutory fee of 2800 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a superficies licence, except the superficies licence specified in subsection 2 of this section.

(2) A statutory fee of 7900 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an offshore wind farm superficies licence specified in subsection 1² of § 113¹ of the Building Code, plus 250 euros for each wind power plant construction works to be constructed.

§ 216. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of television and radio licence

(1) A statutory fee of 640 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a radio licence.

(2) A statutory fee of 510 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a regional and national television licence.

(3) A statutory fee of 75 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a temporary television or radio licence.

(4) A statutory fee of 960 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an international television licence.

(5) A statutory fee of 75 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the conditions of a television and radio licence.

§ 217. Consideration of applications for operation authorisations

(1) A statutory fee of 1030 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for an enterprise with a major hazard of category A.

(1¹) A statutory fee of 900 euros is paid for consideration of an activity licence for enterprise with a major hazard of category B.

(2) A statutory fee of 640 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operation authorisation of a dangerous enterprise.

§ 217¹. Administration of safety adviser examinations and issue of safety adviser certificates

(1) A statutory fee of 33 euros is paid for administration of a safety adviser examination.

(2) A statutory fee of 33 euros is paid for issue of a safety adviser certificate. Where said act is applied for by electronic means through the e-services information system, a statutory fee of 26 euros is paid.

§ 217². Consideration of applications for type approval certificate for internal combustion engine

(1) A statutory fee of 6000 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a type approval certificate.

(2) A statutory fee of 5500 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amending a type approval certificate.

§ 234. Registration of sponsor’s marks

A statutory fee in the amount of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for registration and for amending a registration of the sponsor’s mark of an undertaking manufacturing articles of precious metal in Estonia or an undertaking importing articles of precious metal into Estonia, and upon renewal of a registration.

§ 235³. Issue of documents from Land Cadastre

A statutory fee of 0.30 euros for each transaction is paid for issue of an electronic copy of or extract of data from the database of transactions.

§ 235⁴. Consideration of applications for issue and renewal of activity licence for land readjustment works

(1) A statutory fee of 260 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for land readjustment works.

(2) A statutory fee of 132 euros is paid for consideration of an application for renewal of an activity licence for land readjustment works.

§ 235⁵. Consideration of applications for acquisition of land subject to establishment of usufruct on basis of Land Reform Act

A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for consideration of an application for acquisition of land subject to establishment of a usufruct on the basis of the Land Reform Act.

§ 235⁶. Issue of building permits for land improvement systems

A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a building permit for a land improvement system.

§ 258. Consideration of contestation notices

(1) A statutory fee for filing of a public procurement contestation notice is paid at the following rates:

1) 1280 euros where the estimated value of a public procurement is below the international threshold;

2) 2560 euros where the estimated value of a public procurement equals or exceeds the international threshold.

(2) Joint tenderers and joint candidates pay a statutory fee at the statutory fee rate specified in subsection 1 of this section.

(3) A statutory fee is paid at the rate provided in subsection 2 of § 60 of this Act upon filing an application for compensation of harm.

§ 259. Consideration of applications for binding preliminary tax rulings

(1) A statutory fee of 1180 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a binding preliminary tax ruling.

(2) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a binding preliminary tax ruling by a natural person.

§ 260. Consideration of applications for activity licences for organising gambling

A statutory fee is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence as follows:

1) 47,940 euros for organising games of chance;

2) 3200 euros for organising games of skill;

3) 31,960 euros for organising totos;

§ 261. Consideration of applications for operating permits for organising gambling

(1) A statutory fee of 3200 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operating permit for organising gambling, except for lotteries.

(2) A statutory fee of 640 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operating permit for organising lotteries.

(3) A statutory fee of 130 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an operating permit for organising a lottery to support an objective specified in the articles of association of a non-profit association or foundation determined by the Government of the Republic.

§ 261¹. Consideration of applications for authorisation of laboratory

A statutory fee of 195 euros is paid for consideration of an application for initial authorisation to operate as a reference laboratory.

§ 261². Performance of acts related to domestic carriage by bus and coach

(1) A statutory fee of 40 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a domestic regular service authorisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 26 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a timetable for domestic carriage by bus and coach provided on the basis of a regular service authorisation.

§ 261³. Performance of acts related to international carriage by bus and coach

(1) A statutory fee of 64 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an international regular service authorisation.

(2) A statutory fee of 52 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of a timetable for international carriage by bus and coach provided on the basis of a regular service authorisation.

§ 261⁴. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of activity licences for provision of universal postal services

(1) A statutory fee of 1180 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for providing universal postal services.

(2) A statutory fee of 670 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the conditions of an activity licence for providing universal postal services.

(3) A statutory fee of 670 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the standard conditions of an activity licence for providing universal postal services.

§ 261⁵. Consideration of applications for issue and amendment of activity licences for provision of postal services

(1) A statutory fee of 370 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for providing postal services.

(2) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the conditions of an activity licence for providing postal services.

(3) A statutory fee of 250 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of the standard conditions of an activity licence for providing postal services.

§ 261⁹. Consideration of applications for plant variety rights

A statutory fee of 80 euros is paid for consideration of an application for plant variety rights.

§ 261¹⁰. Validity of plant variety rights

(1) A statutory fee is paid at the following rates for each year of plant variety rights:

1) 65 euros for the 1st to the 10th year;

2) 80 euros from the 11th year.

(2) The statutory fee for plant variety rights is paid no later than two months before the beginning of each subsequent year of plant variety rights.

§ 261¹¹. Amendment of entries in plant varieties register

A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for amendment of an entry in the plant varieties register.

§ 261¹². Issue of information and documents from plant varieties register

(1) A statutory fee of 7 euros is paid for issue of a duplicate certificate of plant variety rights.

(2) A statutory fee of 2 euros is paid for issue of a certified document concerning an entry in the plant varieties register.

§ 261¹³. Issue of compulsory licence

A statutory fee of 64 euros is paid for issue of a compulsory licence.

§ 261¹⁴. Registration of variety and entry of variety in variety list

(1) A statutory fee of 20 euros is paid for consideration of an application for registration of a variety.

(2) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for consideration of an application for entry of a variety and a variety intended for the conservation of genetic resources in the variety list.

§ 261¹⁵. Maintaining variety in variety list

(1) A statutory fee is paid at the following rates for each year of maintaining a variety of cereals, spring swede rape or potato in the variety list:

1) 30 euros for the 1st to the 10th year;

2) 50 euros from the 11th year.

(2) A statutory fee of 25 euros is paid for each year of maintaining a variety of other plant species in the variety list.

(3) The statutory fee for maintaining a variety in the variety list is paid no later than two months before the beginning of the subsequent year of maintaining the variety in the variety list.

§ 261¹⁶. Certification of seed and seed potatoes

(1) A statutory fee for field inspection is paid at the following rates:

1) in case of species of cereal, oil and fibre crop, field beans and peas, beetroot and vegetable, 14 euros per hectare;

2) in case of species of fodder plants, except field beans and peas, 7 euros per hectare.

(2) A statutory fee for seed sampling is paid at the following rates:

1) in case of species of cereal, oil and fibre crop, field beans and peas, beetroot and vegetable, 100 euros per sample, and additionally 75 euros for each subsequent seed sampling at the time of the same sampling procedure in the same enterprise;

2) in case of species of fodder plants, except field beans and peas, 50 euros per sample and additionally 35 euros for each subsequent seed sampling at the time of the same sampling procedure in the same enterprise.

(3) A statutory fee for field inspection or sampling in case of species not specified in subsection 1 or 2 of this section or for another purpose than for certification of seed is paid at the rate provided for species of vegetable set out in subsections 1 and 2 of this section.

(4) In case of taking samples and visual analysis of tubers for ascertaining the quality of seed potatoes, a statutory fee of 55 euros is paid for taking of up to five tuber samples at the time of the same sampling and analysing procedure in the same enterprise, and additionally 10 euros for each subsequent taking of a tuber sample at the time of the same sampling and analysing procedure in the same enterprise.

§ 261¹⁷. Placing of plant protection products on market

(1) A statutory fee for consideration of an application for an authorisation specified in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, pp 1–50) is paid at the following rates:

1) 1560 euros for placing of a plant protection product on the market in Estonia;

2) 8240 euros for placing of a plant protection product on the market in Estonia and in another Member State.

(2) A statutory fee of 915 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation specified in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(3) A statutory fee of 1650 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an authorisation specified in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(4) A statutory fee of 1560 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation specified in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(5) A statutory fee of 1560 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation specified in Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(6) A statutory fee of 185 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an authorisation specified in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(7) A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for amendment of an authorisation specified in Articles 30, 33, 40, 45, 47 and 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

§ 261¹⁸. Acts of register of plant protection products

A statutory fee of 7 euros is paid for entry of a distributor of plant protection products, importer and user of highly toxic plant protection products to Estonia, and places of storage or marketing of such products in the register or amendment of an entry in the register.

§ 261¹⁹. Acts of plant health register

A statutory fee of 32 euros is paid for submission of a notice of economic activities on the basis of subsection 1 of § 31 of the Plant Protection Act.

§ 261²⁰. Issue of plant passports and consideration of applications for activity licences to issue plant passports

(1) A statutory fee of 5 euros for each 100 plant passports is paid for issue of plant passports for the plants, plant products and other objects specified in Article 79 (1) c) and Article 94 (1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, pp 4–104), except for certified seed and seed potatoes.

(2) A statutory fee of 270 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence to issue plant passports.

§ 261²¹. Performance of acts related to phytosanitary certificate for export, phytosanitary certificate for re-export and pre-export certificate

A statutory fee of 13 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a phytosanitary certificate for export, phytosanitary certificate for re-export and pre-export certificate, and in addition:

1) 4 euros for up to 50 live plants and 2 euros for each following 100 plants;

2) 20 euros for up to 1000 cut flowers or herbs, and 10 euros for each following 1000 cut flowers or herbs;

3) 0.1 euros for each 1000 kilograms of grains and legume vegetables;

4) 20 euros for up to 100 cubic metres of roundwood, sawn timber, chips, pieces, sawdust, wood waste and wood packing material, and 10 euros for each following 100 cubic metres;

5) 25 euros for up to 25,000 kilograms of cocoa and coffee beans, and 1 euro for each following 1000 kilograms;

6) 10 euros for up to 100 cubic metres of peat, and 17 euros for more than 100 cubic metres of peat;

7) 40 euros for each consignment of other plants, plant products and other objects.

§ 261²². Consideration of applications for activity licence for conformity marking regarding wood packaging material, wood or other object

A statutory fee of 320 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an activity licence for conformity marking regarding a wood packaging material, wood or other object.

§ 261²³. Exercising supervision over compliance with requirements for treatment, repairing and applying conformity marks to wood packaging material, wood and other objects

A statutory fee of 170 euros is paid for exercising supervision over compliance with the requirements for treatment and applying conformity marks to wood packaging material, wood and other objects and for repairing of wood packaging materials.

§ 261²⁴. Consideration of applications for designation of border control posts and places of official control

A statutory fee of 437 euros is paid for consideration of an application for designation of a border control post and place of official control.

§ 261²⁵. Operations of supervising conformity of fertilisers

A statutory fee for operations of supervising conformity of fertilisers entered in the register of fertilizers on the basis of a notice of economic activities is paid at the rate of 10 euros in the year of commencement of the handling of fertilisers packaged in packaging of up to 25 kilograms or 25 litres, and at the rate of 160 euros in the year of commencement of the handling of fertilisers packaged in packaging of over 25 kilograms or 25 litres, upon submission of the notice of economic activities and each subsequent calendar year until termination of the handling of the same fertiliser. Where a fertiliser is distributed in packaging of varying sizes, a statutory fee is paid on the basis of the largest packaging.

§ 261²⁷. Acts of national register of food and feed business operators

A statutory fee of 1 euro for each A4-format page is paid for issue of certified extracts from data in the national register of food and feed business operators.

§ 261²⁸. Acts performed on basis of Organic Farming Act

(1) A person engaging in organic plant production and animal husbandry, including bee-keeping, production of aquaculture animals and seaweed, and primary production of feed, pays a statutory fee of 62 euros each year for the approval of a holding or part thereof and also for regular supervision operations, plus additional 1.5 euros per hectare of inspected land or production area of aquaculture animals and seaweed, and 0.24 euros per hectare of an area used for picking plants and mushrooms, but no more than 5000 euros in total.

(2) A statutory fee of 120 euros is paid by a person engaging in the preparation or solely the placing on the market of organic products or a person engaging in the production and placing on the market of feed for the approval of a holding or part thereof and also for regular supervision operations each year following the approval.

(3) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid by a person engaging in the import of organic products for entry of the data of a holding in the register of organic farming and also for regular supervision operations carried out in the holding or part thereof each year following the entry in the register.

(4) A statutory fee is paid by the date of submission of the application for approval of the holding and, for each year of continued operation in the area of organic farming, by the due date for submission of data which must be submitted to the Agriculture and Food Board in order to continue operations in the area of organic farming.

§ 261²⁹. Consideration of applications for professional activity licences and certificates of professional activities of veterinarians

(1) A statutory fee of 70 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a professional activity licence of a veterinarian.

(2) A statutory fee of 35 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a certificate of professional activities of a veterinarian.

§ 261³⁰. Consideration of applications for authorisations of laboratories

A statutory fee of 96 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an initial authorisation of a laboratory to analyse samples taken for official control, including in the course of supervision and other proceedings.

§ 261³¹. Resolution of applications for activity licences for breeding, supplying and using experimental animals

A statutory fee of 64 euros is paid for resolving an application for an activity licence for breeding, supplying and using experimental animals.

§ 261³². Acts of state register of alcohol

(1) A statutory fee of 10 euros is paid for consideration of an application for entry of alcohol in the register.

(2) A statutory fee of 4 euros is paid for consideration of an application for renewal of a register entry.

§ 262. Consideration of applications for new personal names

(1) A statutory fee of 150 euros is paid for consideration of an application for assignment of a new given name or a new surname to a person or for restoration of a given name or surname.

(2) A statutory fee of 300 euros is paid for consideration of an application for assignment of a new personal name to a person or for restoration of a personal name.

§ 263. Consideration of applications for permits, renewal of permits, and modification of data in register of service and civilian weapons on basis of Weapons Act

(1) A statutory fee of 60 euros is paid for consideration of an application for an acquisition permit for a weapon, weapons permit, parallel weapons permit, permit to carry a weapon and weapons collection permit.

(2) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for a weapons dismantling permit, permit for conversion of weapons, permit for rendering weapons inoperable and permit for the establishment of the compliance of the weapon with the deactivation requirements.

(3) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the renewal of a weapons permit, parallel weapons permit, permit to carry weapon and weapons collection permit.

(3¹) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for the renewal of an acquisition permit for a weapon.

(4) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for replacement of a parallel weapons permit or permit to carry a weapon with a weapons permit.

(5) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for consideration of an application for modification of data on the purpose of a weapon or place of storage of a weapon and for entry in the register of service and civilian weapons.

§ 263¹. Amendments to information concerning deactivated weapons

(1) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for changing the owner of a deactivated weapon and for making an entry specified in subsection 3 of § 78³ of the Weapons Act in the register of service and civilian weapons.

(2) A statutory fee of 30 euros is paid for making an entry in the register of service and civilian weapons regarding a deactivated weapon specified in subsection 4 of § 78² of the Weapons Act.