1. Enforcement authorities shall not impose any fees on suppliers to recover costs related to the cross-border dimension of an unfair trading practice.
2. Enforcement authorities shall waive all claims between them for the reimbursement of costs incurred in applying this Regulation, with the exception of costs incurred as a requested enforcement authority in relation to measures taken pursuant to Article 7, 8, 9, 15 or 16, as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
3. In relation to measures taken pursuant to Article 7, 8, 15 or 16, the requested enforcement authority may request the applicant enforcement authority to bear reasonable additional costs in full or in part, including translation costs, labour costs and administrative costs. In such cases, the applicant enforcement authority shall bear those costs, as requested.
4. In relation to measures taken pursuant to Article 9, the requested enforcement authority may recover the full costs incurred from the payment of fines collected on behalf of the applicant enforcement authority, including translation costs, labour costs and administrative costs. If the amount of the fines does not cover the reasonable additional costs incurred, or if the requested enforcement authority is unsuccessful in collecting the fines despite making all reasonable efforts to do so, the requested enforcement authority may request the applicant enforcement authority to bear the costs incurred in full or in part. In such case the applicant enforcement authority shall bear those costs, as requested.
5. The requested enforcement authority shall recover the amounts due under this Article in the currency of its Member State, in accordance with its national law.
6. The requested enforcement authority shall, if necessary, convert the fines into the currency of its Member State at the rate of exchange applicable on the date on which the fines were imposed, in accordance with its national law.
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