# Article 5 — General payment modalities **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1302 · binding · OJ L 305, 21.9.2020 · dated 14 Jul 2020 [in force]** *In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1302, OJ L 305, 21.9.2020 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/1302/oj/eng)* 1. All fees shall be paid in euro. 2. Any late payment shall incur the default interest laid down in Article 99 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 3. Communications between ESMA and third-country CCPs shall take place by electronic means.