Registration fees third-country audit entities For Audit firms

The fees for a full registration as a third-country audit entity (Form H) amount to €5.000 and are due in two terms.

1. The registration fee for the receipt and initial processing of the application for registration as a third-country audit entity (first term) is due when the application form is submitted. This registration fee amounts to €1,000 and will be invoiced upon receipt of the application for registration by the AFM.
2. The registration fee for the assessment of the application for registration as a third-country audit entity amounts to €4,000 and will be invoiced when the AFM commences with the assessment of the application for registration as a third-country audit entity (second term).

Furthermore, a fee is due per integrity test that is performed for each of the applicant’s policymakers and co-policymakers. This fee amounts to €1,000 per integrity test.

After full registration the third-country audit firm is subject to supervision by the AFM. The annual fee for this supervision amounts to € 1,500.

For applications for registration under the transitional period as designated by the European Commission (Form I), only a registration fee is invoiced for the receipt and initial processing of the application. The registration fee amounts to €1,000.