Regulation 12 Charge in respect of processing establishmentsI1

Subject to paragraph (3), the proprietor or operator of a processing establishment shall pay the charge determined in accordance with paragraph (2) (“the processing establishment charge”) to the relevant food authority.

The processing establishment charge shall be a contribution towards the expenditure incurred by the relevant food authority in exercising the official controls required under F1Title 6 of and Annex 6 to Regulation 2019/627, calculated at the rate of 0.5 Euro per tonne of fishery products entering the establishment for the purpose of processing.

Where the actual costs of exercising the official controls required under Title 6 of and Annex 6 to Regulation 2019/627 are less than the processing establishment charge, the proprietor or operator shall pay an amount equal to those costs to the relevant food authority, instead of the processing establishment charge.