1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st October 2012.
2. In these Regulations—
“the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006;
“Companies House Direct” and “CHD” mean the service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar by delivering a non-encrypted access code;
“EEIG” means a European Economic Interest Grouping formed under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2137/85 of 25th July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping(1);
“Extranet” means the service by which information is accessed by means of the access codes of the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar;
“limited liability partnership” means a body corporate incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000(2);
“limited partnership” means a partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907(3);
“SE” means a European Public Limited-Liability Company within the meaning of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company(4);
“XML Gateway” and “XML” mean the service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Extensible Markup Language by means of a partially encrypted access code.
3. Schedule 1 makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the registration of documents relating to EEIGs and SEs by the registrar.
4.—(1) Schedule 2 makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the inspection, or provision of copies, of documents kept by the registrar relating to EEIGs.
(2) The fees prescribed in relation to paragraphs 3(a), 4(a) and 6(a) of Schedule 2 are not payable in respect of any month for which the applicant pays a fee to the registrar for subscription to Companies House Direct, Extranet or XML under regulations providing for the payment of fees in respect of the functions of the registrar in relation to the inspection, or provision of copies, of documents kept by the registrar relating to companies, overseas companies, limited liability partnerships and limited partnerships
5.—(1) Where any document delivered to the registrar on or before 30th September 2012 is registered on or after 1st October 2012 the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations in respect of that document shall not apply and any fee payable in respect of that document by virtue of the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009(5) shall apply.
(2) Where any application is made or subscription is payable to the registrar on or before 30th September 2012 in respect of the inspection of, or the provision of copies of, material kept by the registrar, the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations in respect of that application or subscription shall not apply and any fee payable under the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009 shall apply.
6. The following regulations are revoked–
(a)the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009; and
(b)the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping) (Amendment) Regulations 2011(6).
Norman Lamb
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
18th July 2012