Art. 94

(Art 109c para. 1 RTVA)

1. An application for an exemption from the fee may be made in writing at any time after receipt of the invoice to the collection agency.
2. Any person listed on the fee invoice may apply. This applies to all members of the household concerned.
3. The collection agency shall provide an application form. The application may only be made on this form. OFCOM shall specify the content of the form.
4. If the application is made within 30 days of the date on the annual invoice or the first three-month invoice of any fee period and is approved, the exemption applies retrospectively from the start of the relevant fee period until its end. If the application is made later, the exemption applies from the following month until the end of the relevant fee period. The collection agency shall send the adults in the household written confirmation.
5. No charge is made for processing the application.
6. The collection agency shall notify OFCOM of the households exempted from the fee and their members.
7. If a household is dissolved, the exemption of its former members from the obligation to pay expires.