
Article 1 
For the purposes of this Decision, the definitions contained in Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/17) and Regulation (EU) No 1163/2014 (ECB/2014/41) shall apply.
Article 2 

1. The total amount of annual supervisory fees for 2016 shall be EUR 404 536 022, calculated as shown in the Annex.
2. Each category of supervised entities and supervised groups shall pay the following total amount of annual supervisory fees:
(a) significant supervised entities and significant supervised groups: EUR 357 520 301;
(b) less significant supervised entities and less significant supervised groups: EUR 47 015 721.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 April 2016.
The President of the ECB
Mario DRAGHI
ANNEX
(EUR)
Estimated annual costs for 2016 423 241 789
Salaries and benefits 193 557 286
Rent and building maintenance 52 972 412
Other operating expenditure 176 712 091
Surplus/deficit from 2015 – 18 926 078
Amounts to be taken into account in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1163/2014 (ECB/2014/41) 220 311
Fee amounts related to previous fee periods that were not collectible 0
Interest payments received in accordance with Article 14 of the above Regulation – 49 054
Amounts received or refunded in accordance with Article 7(3) of the above Regulation 269 365
TOTAL 404 536 022