FEES AND CHARGES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the European Economic Interest Grouping (Fees) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st February 2005. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the Companies Act 1985 ; “the EC Regulation ” means Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 2137/85 of 25th July 1985 on the European Economic Interest Grouping ; “ EEIG ” means a European Economic Interest Grouping formed in pursuance of article 1 of the EC Regulation; “electronic information service” means a service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar of companies with no requirement for the applicant to deliver an access code; “electronic subscription service” means a service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar of companies by delivering a non-encrypted access code; “index” means one of the following indexes kept by the registrar of companies— the index of company and corporate names and numbers; the index of charges; “the principal Regulations ” means the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989 ; “the registrar of companies” has the meaning specified in section 744 of the Act ; “the relevant Community obligations” means the Community obligations of the United Kingdom under article 39 of the EC Regulation; “same day” means any provision of a certified copy, in relation to which a request for same day provision of that certified copy is received by the registrar of companies before 2.00 pm on the day in question and the certified copy is issued to the applicant on that day; and “searchroom terminal” means a computer terminal operated by the applicant at an office of the registrar of companies. Revocations 3 The Regulations listed in Schedule 1 are revoked. Fees payable to the registrar of companies 4 1 Subject to paragraph 2, the fees payable in connection with the services and facilities provided by the Department of Trade and Industry in pursuance of the relevant Community obligations relating to the matters set out in the first column of Schedule 2, implemented in part by the principal Regulations, are the fees payable to the registrar of companies set out in the second column of that Schedule. 2 The fees prescribed in relation to entry 8 in Schedule 2 is not payable in respect of any month for which the applicant pays a fee to the registrar of companies for an electronic subscription service under Regulations providing for fees in respect of functions of the registrar of companies in relation to companies or limited liability partnerships. Application of fees 5 The fees prescribed by regulation 4 apply— a in relation to entries 1 to 3 (inclusive) in Schedule 2, to any matter in respect of which every document necessary for the Department of Trade and Industry to provide the services and facilities in respect of that matter is delivered to the registrar of companies on or after 1st February 2005; b in relation to entries 4 to 7 (inclusive) and entry 9 in that Schedule, to any matter in respect of which a request is received by the registrar of companies on or before 1st February 2005; c in relation to entry 8 in that Schedule, in respect of February 2005 and any subsequent months. Gerry Sutcliffe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Postal Services and Consumers, Department of Trade and Industry 6th October 2004 We consent Derek Twigg, Jim Murphy Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 11th October 2004