# Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 83: Collection and application of fees or charges

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. An operator shall only be charged with a fee or charge for an official control and for another official activity performed on the basis of a complaint if that control leads to the confirmation of non-compliance.
2. Fees or charges collected in accordance with Articles 79 and 80 shall not be directly or indirectly refunded, unless unduly collected.
3. Competent authorities may—
(a) arrange for fees or charges to be collected by authorities other than the competent authorities or by delegated bodies;
(b) publish details of how and when fees or charges are to be paid;
(c) make separate provision for payment in respect of operators who have previously failed to pay fees or charges that are due;
(d) recover any unpaid fee or charge as a civil debt.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/625/article/83 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-625/article-83
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