28.3.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 90/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 273/2012 of 27 March 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 as regards the adjustment of the fees of the European Medicines Agency to the inflation rate (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (i) point (a) is amended as follows: Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European — in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 259 400’ is Union, replaced by ‘EUR 267 400, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 of — in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 26 000’ is 10 February 1995 on fees payable to the European Agency replaced by ‘EUR 26 800’, for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof, — in the third subparagraph, ‘EUR 6 500 is replaced by ‘EUR 6 700’; Whereas: (ii) point (b) is amended as follows: (1)  According to Article 67(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the — in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 100 700" is Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community replaced by ‘EUR 103 300" procedures for the authorisation and supervision of ’ medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (), the revenue of the European Medicines Agency (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) consists of a contribution from the Union — in the second subparagraph, EUR 167 600’ is replaced by ‘EUR 172 800, and fees paid by undertakings to the Agency. Regulation — in the third subparagraph, ‘EUR 10 000" is (EC) No 297/95 lays down the categories and levels of replaced by ‘EUR 10 300’, such fees. — in the fourth subparagraph, ‘EUR 6 500" is (2)  Those fees should be updated by reference to the replaced by ‘EUR 6 700; inflation rate of 2011. The inflation rate in the Union, as published by the Statistical Office of the European (ili) point (c) is amended as follows: Union (Eurostat), was 3,1 % in 2011. — in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 77 900’ is (3)  For the sake of simplicity, the adjusted levels of the fees replaced by ‘EUR 80 300, should be rounded to the nearest EUR 100. — in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 19 500 to (4)  Regulation (EC) No 297/95 should therefore be amended EUR 58 400" is replaced by ‘EUR 20 100 to accordingly. EUR 60 200, (5)  For reasons of legal certainty, this Regulation should not — in the third subparagraph, ‘EUR 6 500’ is apply to valid applications which are pending on 1 April replaced by ‘EUR 6 700’ 2012. (b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows: (6)  Pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 297/95, the update has to be made with effect from 1 April 2012. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation enters into force as a matter of urgency and applies from that date, (i) the first subparagraph of point (a) is amended as follows: — ‘EUR 2 800’ is replaced by ‘EUR 2 900", HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: — ‘EUR 6 500’ is replaced by ‘EUR 6 700’ Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 297/95 is amended as follows: (ii) point (b) is amended as follows: (1) Article 3 is amended as follows: — in the first subparagraph, ‘EUR 77 900" is replaced by ‘EUR 80 300’, (a) paragraph 1 is amended as follows: — in the second subparagraph, ‘EUR 19 500 to () OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 1. EUR 58 400" is replaced by ‘EUR 20 100 to () O] L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1. EUR 60 200’;