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Public Tariffs and Fees
The services and assessment of cases may be subject to public tariffs or fees.
In accordance with Law 8/1989, dated 13 April, concerning Public Tariffs and Fees:
- Pecuniary compensation which is satisfied by the provision of services or the performance of activities carried out under the public law regime shall be considered as public tariffs when these services or activities are also provided by the private sector and are voluntarily requested by the administered parties.
- Fees are taxes for which the taxable event consists in the privative application or the special use of the public domain, the provision of services or the performance of activities under the public law regime which are levied on, affect or specifically benefit the taxpayer, when the services or activities are not voluntarily requested or received by the taxpayer or are not provided or carried out by the private sector.
Public Tariffs
Order SAS/3397/2009, dated 4 December, establishing the public tariffs for the performance of activities by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, establishes the application of public tariffs for the assessment of cases concerning processing aids, technological processes, foods and food ingredients previously authorised for human consumption in the European Union and scientific advisory reports on the risk assessment of foodstuffs.
For the assessment of these cases and the preparation of reports, the applicant should first contact the Scientific Coordination Unit via the institutional e-mail (uccaesan@mspsi.es).
The following procedure must be observed after contacting the Scientific Coordination Unit and if the AESAN confirms that the assessment will take place, prior to the payment of the public tariff:
- Request the specific report or assessment by applying to the Executive Management of the AESAN.
To do so, send the original application (using the application model) and any documentation by mail to: Dirección Ejecutiva de la AESAN .Unidad de Coordinación Científica. Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición. C/Alcalá 56. 28014 Madrid. In addition, the applicant can forward their application and the documentation to be assessed by e-mail to uccaesan@msssi.es.
- If the requested service is approved, the AESAN will submit a cost estimate which includes a form for the applicants invoicing details.
- The applicant will confirm acceptance of the cost estimate, submitting a signed copy of the same and completing the invoicing details.
- The AESAN will prepare the specific report or assessment and submit an invoice.
- Having received the invoice, the applicant shall pay the public tariff (plus VAT) by payment to the account number 9000.0001.20.0200009308 held for this purpose by the Organisation and authorised by the Treasury, at the Bank of Spain. The applicant shall send a copy of the proof of payment confirming the payment of the public tariff to the AESAN. The entity ordering the payment should be clearly identified on the proof of payment.
- On receipt of the payment of the public tariff, AESAN will send the final report to the applicant.
- In some cases, an advance payment of 50% of the public tariff (plus VAT) should be paid on submitting the case. In this case, on receipt of the application and documentation to be assessed, the AESAN will issue an invoice for 50% of the public tariff (plus VAT). Once the applicant has completed the payment and sent a copy of the proof of payment of the public tariff, the AESAN will assess the documentation submitted and prepare the requested report. On completion of the report, the AESAN will issue another invoice for the remaining 50% of the public tariff (plus VAT). The applicant shall pay the established sum and send a copy of the proof of payment. The entity ordering the payment should be clearly identified on the proof of payment. On receipt of the payment, the AESAN will send the final report to the applicant.
Fees
Law 17/2011, dated 5 July, concerning Food Safety and Nutrition, establishes the applicable fees for the assessment of food, food ingredients, processing aids or technological processes.
For the assessment of these cases, the applicant shall first contact the Scientific Coordination Unit through the institutional e-mail(uccaesan@msssi.es).
After contacting the Scientific Coordination Unit and if the AESAN confirms the assessment procedure, the specific assessment shall be requested from the Executive Management of the AESAN. To do so, the applicant shall send the originals of the application (using the application model), the documentation to be assessed and the official self-assessment form (model 791-code 606.6), duly completed and validated by the collaborating entity with a mechanical certificate confirming payment of the corresponding tariff. This documentation shall be sent by mail to: Dirección Ejecutiva de la AESAN .Unidad de Coordinación Científica. Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición. C/Alcalá 56. 28014 Madrid. In addition, the applicant can forward their application and the documentation to be assessed by e-mail to uccaesan@msssi.es.
In the case of entities established outside Spain, whether in the European Union or in other countries, the corresponding tariff should be paid, and the corresponding duly completed official self-assessment form (model 791-code 606.6) and a copy of the proof of payment should be attached to the application and the documentation submitted. The company ordering the payment should be clearly identified on the proof of payment.
Online payment of the fees is a voluntary alternative, where applicable, to the ordinary form of payment. In this case, the Complete Reference Number (NRC) will be shown on the official self-assessment form, which serves as the proof of online payment of the fees.
Official model 791 - code 606.6 (bodies with Spanish tax identification number-NIF)
Method of payment for bodies established outside Spain
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