1.For each application, a flat-rate contribution of EUR 30 000 shall be paid by the applicant to the CRL.
2.Where a full validation procedure of a method of detection and identification for a single GMO event according to the requirements laid down in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 641/2004 is required, the CRL shall request the applicant to pay an additional contribution of EUR 60 000.
This amount shall be multiplied by the number of GMO events to be fully validated.
The CRL shall reduce the amount of the additional contribution, in proportion of the costs saved:
(a)where the material needed to perform the full validation procedure is supplied by the applicant; and/or
(b)where the applicant provides data that refer to modules, such as DNA extraction protocols and species specific reference systems, already validated and published by the CRL.
3.Where the costs of the validation of the detection method proposed by the applicant exceed substantially the amount of the financial contributions mentioned under paragraphs 1 and 2, an additional contribution shall be requested.
The additional contribution shall cover 50 % of the part of the costs exceeding the amount of the contributions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
4.The contributions provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 remain due in case of withdrawal of the application.