Costs and cost sharing

The total costs and contributions of the dossier preparation by the consortium will be calculated, and spread over the members equally. REACH preparation work was also undertaken by ACPA before setting up the Consortium.

Total Cost of the preparation of the dossier(s)

The Total Costs for all consortium work includes among others :

- Past test work

- Specific REACH test work

- Management and administration

- Technical support

- Contribution of members

Not included are the registration fees payable to ECHA by each registering legal entity.

The Total Costs are difficult to predict due to the scope of the activities and uncertainties related to testing and dossier preparation.

The current estimate is 800 000 EUR for the 2010 Dossier. .

Funding the Consortium work during 2009 and 2010

The running costs of the Consortium are funded by the members, for which purpose Royal Haskoning sends out invoices to the members as defined in the consortium agreement.

As there are currently 16 members, all members joining after January 1, 2010 are required to pay an initial fee of 50.000 EUR.

Settlement after registration

The financial year of the Consortium runs from 1 January to 31 December of each calendar year. After closing of any year, the total costs per Member will be calculated, and each Member will be invoiced/refunded as required to level the costs.

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