For all actions related to the filing of an application, the proceedings in the Patent Office, the issuance of a security document and the publications, fees shall be paid in accordance with the current Tariff of Fees, which shall be collected by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria. Fees are due for expertise on the merits in accordance with the respective tariffs of the Executive Agency of Variety Testing Field Inspection and Seed Control and the Executive Agency for Selection and Reproduction in Animal Husbandry.