Finance procedures

Standard operating procedure for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) conditional fee exemptions

Adopted Reference Number: SOP/EMA/0038 Legal effective date: 07/07/2016 Summary:

To describe the procedure for processing conditional fee exemptions for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pursuant to article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2049/2005 laying down rules regarding the payment of fees to, and the receipt of administrative assistance from the Agency by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Standard operating procedure for identification of vendor late payments and processing of accrued default interest

Adopted Reference Number: SOP/EMA/0141 Legal effective date: 05/07/2014 Summary:

This SOP applies to the financial actors involved in the procedure of identification and processing of late payments. This SOP does not describe handling of payments within the deadline of time limits (30 days).

Standard operating procedure for recovery of amounts wrongly paid, off-setting of amounts wrongly paid - expenditure operations

Adopted Reference Number: SOP/EMA/0137 Legal effective date: 16/10/2017

Standard operating procedure for amendment, cancellation or waiver of amounts receivable - revenue operations

Adopted Reference Number: SOP/EMA/0139 Legal effective date: 16/10/2017

Standard operating procedure for processing of requests for fee reduction falling under paragraph 1 of Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95

Adopted Reference Number: SOP/EMA/0028 Legal effective date: 23/07/2020