# The Organic Products Regulations 2009, Regulation 13: Fees for approvals of control bodies and post-approval inspections

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) The Secretary of State may charge a person who has applied for approval as a control body for the purposes of Article 27 of the Council Regulation a fee of £203.00.
(2) The Secretary of State may charge a control body a fee in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out, for the purposes of Article 27(8) or (9) of the Council Regulation—
(a) any further inspection of a control body’s offices or facilities;
(b) any inspection of an operator’s premises, facilities or holding; and
(c) any associated administrative work (including verification of the competence of the inspectors employed by the control body).
(3) Any fee payable by a control body under this regulation remains payable even if its approval as a control body has subsequently been withdrawn by the Secretary of State under Article 27(8) or 27(9)(d) of the Council Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/842/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/organic-products-regulations-2009/regulation-13
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