L 293/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 22.11.2000 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 November 2000 establishing the application and annual fees of the Community Eco-label (notified under document number C(2000) 3279) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/728EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 175(1) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the Euro- pean Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000, on a revised Community Eco-label award scheme (!), and in partic- ular Article 12 and Annex V thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that every application for the award of an Eco-label should be subject to payment of a fee relating to the costs of processing the application and that the use of Eco-label should entail payment of an annual fee by the applicant. (2)  Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the level of application and annual fees should be established by the Commission in accordance with Annex V and under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the said Regulation. (3)  Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that a minimum and a maximum application fee should be fixed, and that in the case of SMEs () and also product manufacturers as well as service providers of developing countries the application fee should be reduced by at least 25 %. (4)  Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the annual fee should be calculated in relation to the annual volume of sales within the Community of the product awarded the Eco-label, and that a minimum and a maximum fee should be fixed. (5)  Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that in the case of SMEs, and also product manufacturers as well as service providers of developing countries, the annual fees should be reduced by at least 25 %. (6)  Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that applicants who have already received certification under EMAS or ISO 14001 may be granted additional reductions on the annual fee. (7)  Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that further reductions could be considered under the () O] L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1. () SMEs as defined in Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC (O] L 107, 30.4.1996, p. 4). procedure laid down in Article 17 of the said Regula- tion. (8)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/ 2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. An application for the award of a label will be subject to payment of a fee relating to the costs of processing the applica- tion. 2. The minimum application fee shall be EUR 300. The maximum application fee shall be EUR 1 300. 3. In the case of SMEs, and also product manufacturers as well as service providers of developing countries, the applica- tion fee shall be reduced by 25 %. Both reductions shall be cumulative and shall also apply to the minimum and maximum application fee. Article 2 1. Each applicant who has been awarded an Eco-label will pay an annual fee for the use of the label to the competent body which has awarded the label. 2. The period covered by the fee will begin with the date of the award of the Eco-label to the applicant. 3. Figures for the annual sales volume shall be based on ex-factory prices when the product that has been awarded the Eco-label is a good. They shall be based on delivery price when related to services. 4. The figure for the annual fee shall be 0,15% of the annual volume of sales within the Community of the product awarded the Eco-label. 5. The minimum annual fee shall be EUR 500 per product group per applicant. The maximum annual fee shall be EUR 25000 per product group per applicant. 6. In the case of SMEs, and also product manufacturers as well as service providers of developing countries, the annual fee shall be reduced by 25 %. Both reductions shall be cumulative.