Regulation 3 Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018
The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 3—
in paragraph (1)—
for “which consists of” substitute “insofar as it includes”;
at the end insert “or any machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes”;
in paragraph (2)—
in sub-paragraph (a), for “£9.71” substitute “£10.51”;
for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—
“(b)in the case of—
(i)a Schedule 2 cut flower consignment which includes—
(aa)one lot of cut flowers, the fee specified in respect of those cut flowers in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;
(bb)two or more lots of cut flowers, a fee equal to the amount of the highest of the fees specified in respect of those lots in column 3 of that table;
(ii)a Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment which includes—
(aa)one lot of fruit or vegetables, the fee specified in respect of those fruit or vegetables in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;
(bb)two or more lots of fruit or vegetables, a fee equal to the amount of the highest of the fees specified in respect of those lots in column 3 of that table;
(c)in the case of a consignment which—
(i)includes cut branches of Phoenix spp. originating in Costa Rica and no other cut branches to which this regulation applies, the fee specified in respect of those cut branches in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;
(ii)in the case of any other consignment to which this regulation applies—
(aa)where the consignment includes any machinery or vehicles that have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, a fee of £5.98;
(bb)where the consignment includes plants, plant products or other objects of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1, the fee or fees specified in respect of those plants, plant products or other objects in column 2 of that table;”;
in sub-paragraph (d), for “£157.08” substitute “£147.35”;
in paragraph (3), after the definition of “controlled plant pest”, insert—
“(aa)“Europe” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2018 Order;
(ab)“lot” means one or more units of a single commodity, identifiable by its homogeneity of composition and origin, which form part of a consignment;
(ac)“Schedule 2 cut flower consignment” means a consignment which includes cut flowers of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 originating in a country specified in column 2 of that table and does not include any other cut flowers to which this regulation applies;
(ad)“Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment” means a consignment which includes fruit or vegetables of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 originating in a country specified in column 2 of that table and does not include any other fruit or vegetables to which this regulation applies;”.
In regulation 4—
in paragraph (2), for “fees specified in the table in Schedule 3 are” substitute “fee specified in paragraph (3) is”;
for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3)A fee of £61.58 is payable for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) spent in carrying out the inspection and any associated activities at the relevant premises, subject to a minimum fee of £123.16.”;
in paragraph (4), for “£18.78” substitute “£20.66”.
In regulation 6(1) for “£60.40” substitute “£70.83”.
In regulation 8—
in paragraph (4), for “£14.76” substitute “£15.76”;
after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A)Where a person submits an application for the provision of printed labels, the following additional fee is payable—
(a)in the case of an application submitted online, £11.45;
(b)in the case of an application submitted in paper form, £15.61.”.
For regulation 9(2) substitute—
“(2)A fee of £26.00 per each 15 minutes (or part thereof) is payable in respect of time spent in carrying out an official examination and any associated activities at the relevant premises for the purposes of certifying the material, subject to a minimum fee of £52.00.”.
For Schedule 1 substitute—
“SCHEDULE 1
Import inspection fees
Regulation 3(1)
Column 1
Plant, plant product or other object
Column 2
Fee (£)
Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables 173.91 Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) 182.38 Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) 205.04 Seeds, tissue cultures 128.13 Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table 182.38 Cut flowers 42.75 Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) 33.99 Cut Christmas trees 119.64 Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables 71.68 Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) 53.10 Tubers of potatoes 156.69 Soil and growing medium, bark 119.64 Grain 142.98 Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table, except forest trees 22.73 ”.
For Schedule 2 substitute—
“SCHEDULE 2
Import inspection fees: reduced rates
Regulation 3(2)(c)
Column 1
Genus
Column 2
County of origin
Column 3
Fee (£)
Cut flowers Aster Zimbabwe 32.06 Dianthus Colombia 1.28 Ecuador 6.41 Kenya 2.14 Turkey 6.41 Rosa Colombia 1.28 Ecuador 0.43 Ethiopia 2.14 Kenya 4.28 Tanzania 21.38 Zambia 4.28 Branches with Foliage Phoenix Costa Rica 17.00 Fruit Actinidia Any third country 2.66 Carica papaya Any third country 2.66 Citrus Egypt 39.83 Morocco 1.59 Peru 5.31 Turkey 1.59 USA 13.28 Citrus lemon and citrus aurantifolia Israel 13.28 Cydonia Any third country in Europe 2.66 Fragaria Any third country 2.66 Malus Argentina 18.59 Brazil 26.55 Chile 2.66 Any third country in Europe 2.66 New Zealand 5.31 South Africa 2.66 Mangifera Brazil 26.55 Passiflora Colombia 3.72 Kenya 13.28 South Africa 18.59 Vietnam 13.28 Zimbabwe 26.55 Persea americana Any third country 2.66 Prunus Argentina 39.83 Chile 5.31 Any third country in Europe 2.66 Morocco 26.55 Turkey 18.59 USA 26.55 Prunus other than prunus persica South Africa 2.66 Pyrus Argentina 7.97 Chile 7.97 China 26.55 Any third country in Europe 2.66 South Africa 5.31 Ribes Any third country in Europe 2.66 Rubus Any third country 2.66 Vaccinium Argentina 13.28 Any third country in Europe 2.66 Vitis Any third country 2.66 Vegetables Solanum lycopersicon Canary Islands 2.66
Morocco 2.66 Solanum melongena Turkey 13.28 ”.
Omit Schedule 3.
For Schedule 4 substitute—
“SCHEDULE 4
Plant health licence fees
Regulation 5(1)
In this Schedule—
“period 1” means the period ending on 31 March 2020;
“period 2” means the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on 30 September 2020.
Column 1
Type of application or inspection
Column 2
Date of application
Column 3
Fee (£)
Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes, other than—
a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium
a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items
995.36 Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items 995.36, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium, other than a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items 745.41 Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items 745.41, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items Application for a variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment 380.25 Application for any other licence 42.50 Issue of an annual letter of authority 42.50 Monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 1 69.75 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 139.50
In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 2 81.25 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 162.50 In the case of monitoring undertaken on or after 1 October 2020 92.67 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 185.34 ”.
For Schedule 5 substitute—
“SCHEDULE 5
Seed potatoes: fees
Regulation 8(1)
Column 1
Activity
Column 2
Fee (£)
Column 3
Minimum fee (£)
Soil sampling and testing for Potato Cyst Nematode Soil sampling and testing for the purposes of paragraph 4, 7 or 9 of Schedule 1 to the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016f2 24.75 for each hectare (or part thereof) sampled and tested Inspection of growing crop Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC 30.39 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) 60.78 Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB 12.16 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected 60.75 Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S 10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected 105.70 Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE 10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected 105.70 Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E 10.33 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected 103.30 Certification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B 9.39 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected 93.90 Inspection of harvested tubers Inspection 40.55 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) 81.10 Provision of labels and seals in respect of application Printed labels for bags holding 50 kgs of seed potatoes or less 0.05 per label Printed labels and seals for bags holding more than 50 kgs of seed potatoes 0.11 per label (including seal) Blank labels and seals 0.16 per label (including seal) ”.