Article 5 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/910

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Article 5Authorisation fee#

1.The amount of the authorisation fee to be paid by individual ESG rating providers established in the Union applying for authorisation shall be proportionate to the complexity of the application.

2.ESG rating providers established in the Union shall pay a fixed authorisation fee of EUR 40000.However, small ESG rating providers, including those categorised as micro ESG rating providers, that opt to fall under the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 in accordance with Article 5(4) of that Regulation or that, following the conclusion of the temporary regime, have the obligation to apply for authorisation shall pay a fixed authorisation fee of EUR 20000.

3.ESG rating providers established in the Union that, at the time of submission of the application for the authorisation, apply for endorsing ESG ratings or using outsourcing shall pay additional EUR 5000 for each request.

4.An ESG rating provider established in the Union and already authorised in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 that submits a request for endorsing ESG ratings or for using outsourcing shall pay a fee of EUR 5000 for each request.

5.The authorisation fee shall be due at the time the ESG rating provider established in the Union applies for authorisation and shall be payable in full within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of ESMA’s debit note.

6.ESMA shall not reimburse a paid authorisation fee where a ESG rating provider withdraws its application for authorisation before ESMA has adopted the reasoned decision to authorise or to refuse authorisation.