Nordic fee
Fees valid from 1st March 2019
| Type of fee |
Amount |
| Application fee* |
EUR 3,000 + VAT. Used pulps must be inspected according to the Nordic Ecolabel fees paper & pulp.** |
| Renewal fee* |
EUR 1,500 + VAT. Used pulps must be inspected according to the Nordic Ecolabel fees paper & pulp.**
|
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region*** |
EUR 500 + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits in Europe*** |
EUR 1,500 + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits outside Europe*** |
EUR 2,500 + VAT per visit |
| Extension of existing licence**** |
Extension of existing or changes in licence
< 4 hours: EUR 375 + VAT
< 8 hours: EUR 750 + VAT
≥ 8 hours: EUR 1,500 + VAT |
| Annual licence fee for Nordic region |
0.3% of Nordic Swan Ecolabel turnover + VAT per year from EUR 0-50 million.
0.05% of Nordic Swan Ecolabel turnover + VAT per year > EUR 50 million |
| Minimum fee for Nordic region |
EUR 2,000 + VAT per year |
| Maximum fee for Nordic region |
No maximum fee |
|
Fees for sale outside the Nordic region
(Only if revenue > EUR 300,000 per year)
|
EUR 2,000 + VAT per year
|
* When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below EUR 2 million.
** The applicant should be aware of the excisting Nordic Ecolabel fees for paper & pulp. Look under 'Inspection of board (Disposables for food, criteria generation 4)' in the paper 'Nordic Ecolabel fees paper & pulp'.
*** Where audits requires more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1,000€ per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.
**** As for an extension of or amendments to a licence, time consumed in connection with the review process will be invoiced according to the extent of the required task. We make a distinction between entirely administrative tasks that last less than 1 hour, and all other tasks that last between 1 and 4 hours, between 4 and 8 hours and more than 8 hours.
Published 1st March 2019, valid from 1st March 2019
The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
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