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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-fees-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022/note",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2022/9780111054802",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-fees-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2022",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) and the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”).\nRegulation 2 amends the 2014 Regulations. In particular—\n(a) the fees payable by an importer of a consignment originating in a third country in respect of a physical and identity check of plants, plant products or other objects are amended to reflect the frequency rates of physical checks and identity checks of such plants, plant products and other objects determined in accordance with Part 1 of the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022. The fees are set out in a new schedule 1 inserted into the 2014 Regulations.\n(b) existing schedules 1A, 2 and 2ZA, relating specifically to fees payable in respect of physical and identity checks for consignments originating in EU member states, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, and for reduced checks are revoked.\n(c) a new schedule 2 is inserted with a list of plants and plant products which will not require to have import fees charged if they are imported from an EU member state, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.\nThe table below provides a comparison of changes made to the fees in schedule 1 of the proposed Regulations.\nPlant, plant product or other object\nInspection Rate\nPrevious Fee*\nInspection Rate\nNew Fee*\nEU\nNon EU Third country\nEU\nNon EU Third country\nEU\nNon EU Third country\nEU\nNon EU Third country\nPlants for planting\nDormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, garlic, shallots, not in substrate intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) and not intended for final consumers** or commercial flower production\n100%\n100%\n£36.00\n£36.00\nNo change\nDormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, garlic, shallots, not in substrate intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) and intended for final consumers** or commercial flower production only\n10%\nNew category\n£14.40\nNew category\nNo change\n10%\nNo change\n£14.40\nCuttings\n100%\n100%\n£36.00\n£36.00\nNo change\nNon-woody plants (other than seed) for final consumers**. Excludes shrubs, trees, other woody nursery plants and forest reproductive material\n10%\nNew category\n£15.00\nNew category\n30%\n30%\n£19.20\n£19.20\nShrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed); plants not specified elsewhere in this table\n100%\n100%\n£36.00\n£36.00\nNo change\n*** Indoor plants (including plants for use in aquaria) for final consumers**\nNew category\n5%\n5%\n£13.20\n£13.20\nPlants intended for planting (other than cut Christmas trees), not specified or included elsewhere in this table\n100%\n100%\n£36.00\n£36.00\nNo change\nSeeds\nSeeds for trials or testing\nNew category\n10%\n10%\n£14.40\n£14.40\nSeeds not specified elsewhere in this table\n100%\n100%\n£36.00\n£36.00\n5%\n5%\n£13.20\n£13.20\nBrassicaceae spp, Poaceae spp and Trifolium spp. except from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay\nNew category\n5%\n5%\n£13.20\n£13.20\nBrassicaceae spp, Poaceae spp and Trifolium spp. from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay\nNew category\nN/A\n100%\nN/A\n£36.00\nCapsicum spp., Solanum lycopersicum L. Solanum tuberosum L. (‘true potato seed’)\nNew category\n100%\n100%\n£36.00\n£36.00\nTriticum L., Secale L. and\nX Triticosecale except from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA\nNew category\n5%\n5%\n£13.20\n£13.20\nTriticum L., Secale L. and\nX Triticosecale from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA\nNew category\nN/A\n100%\nN/A\n£36.00\nSeeds, tissue cultures intended for final users or to produce plants for final use\n5%\nN/A\n£13.20\nN/A\nNo change\n5%\nNo change\n£13.20\nGrain (not seed for sowing)\nOf the genera Triticum L., Secale L. and X Triticosecale from countries with Karnal bunt except from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA\n5%\n100%\n£13.18\n£36.00\n5%\n5%\n£13.20\n£13.20\nOf the genera Triticum L., Secale L. and X Triticosecale from countries with Karnal bunt from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA\nNew category\nN/A\n100%\nN/A\n£36.00\nGrain not specified elsewhere in this table\n5%\n100%\n£13.18\n£36.00\n5%\n5%\n£13.20\n£13.20\nCut flowers\nChrysanthemum L. and Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. except from Colombia and Ecuador\nNew category\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nChrysanthemum L. and Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. from Colombia and Ecuador\nNew category\nN/A\n50%\nN/A\n£18.00\nEryngium Tournier ex Linnaeus, Solidago L.\nNew category\n3%\n10%\n£12.72\n£14.40\nLisianthus L.\nNew category\n10%\n10%\n£14.40\n£14.40\nRosa L. except from Canada, USA, Mexico, India, Colombia and Ecuador\nN/A\nFee specific to individual country\nN/A\nFee specific to individual country\nN/A\n5%\nN/A\n£13.20\nRosa L. from Canada, USA, Mexico, India\nN/A\nNew category\nN/A\nNew category\nN/A\nN/A\n50%\n£24.00\nRosa L. from\nColombia\nN/A\n3%\nN/A\n£12.78\nN/A\nN/A\n5%\n£13.20\nEcuador\n1%\n£12.26\nCut flowers not specified elsewhere in this table\n3%\n100%\n£15.00\n£36.00\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nFruits, vegetables (not leafy vegetables)\nMomordica L. and Solanaceae Juss. (excluding Solanum tuberosum L.)\nNew category\n3%\n50%\n£12.72\n£27.00\nSolanum melongena L. except from Turkey\nN/A\n100%\nN/A\n£36.00\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nSolanum melongena L. from Turkey\nN/A\n15%\nN/A\n£15.60\nN/A\n30%\nN/A\n£17.40\nFruit, vegetables not specified elsewhere in this table\n3%\n100%\n£13.18\n£36.00\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nLeaves of plants and leafy vegetables\nOcimum L.\nNew category\n3%\n50%\n£12.72\n£18.00\nLeaves of plants and leafy vegetables not specified elsewhere in this table\n3%\n100%\n£13.18\n£36.00\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nBranches with foliage, parts of conifers other than bark\nBranches with foliage, parts of conifers other than bark\n5%\n100%\n£13.20\n£36.00\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nTubers of potatoes\nSeed potatoes - Solanum tuberosum L.\n100%\n100%\n£64.00\n£64.00\nNo change\nWare potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. except Egypt, Poland, Portugal Romania and Spain\n3%\n100%\n£13.56\n£64.00\nNo change\n3%\nNo change\n£13.56\nWare potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. from Poland, Portugal and Romania\n50%\nN/A\n£35.00\nN/A\nNo change\nN/A\nNo change\nN/A\nWare potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. from Egypt\nN/A\n100%\nN/A\n£64.00\nN/A\n50%\nN/A\n£35.00\nWare potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. from Spain\n100%\nN/A\n£72.00\nN/A\nNo change\nN/A\nNo change\nN/A\nCut Christmas trees\nCut Christmas trees (less than 3 metres in height)\n3%\n100%\n£13.18\n£36.00\n3%\n5%\n£12.72\n£13.20\nOther objects\nMachinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes\n5%\n100%\n£13.20\n£36.00\nNo change\n5%\nNo change\n£13.20\nGrowing media and soil from all third countries will be inspected at the frequency rate of the plants that it is attached to.\n* The fee listed is the combined fee for the physical check and the identity check.\n** “Final consumers” means by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct sales to final consumers.\n*** “Indoor Plants” means clearly packed and ready for supply to final consumers, identifiable as being for indoor use or use in aquaria”.\nNote—\n1. Previous fees for physical checks were rounded up to the nearest pound. The fees introduced by these Regulations are not rounded up.\n2. References in this table to “EU” are to be read as also referring to Liechtenstein and Switzerland.\nRegulation 3(5A) to (5BB) of the 2015 Regulations makes provision relating to phytosanitary certification fees, including an exemption to provide that such fees are not payable in relation to exports from Scotland to Northern Ireland in certain circumstances. Regulation 2 amends regulation 3(5BB) of the 2015 Regulations to change the date on which this exemption ceases to have effect from 31 December 2022 to 31 December 2023.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.",
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