The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
S.I. 2009/2053 · Made 21 July 2009 · Extends to England and Wales
Plant Health, England
Made 21st July 2009
Laid before Parliament 28th July 2009
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973f1.
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Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Title and commencement Not yet in force
- 2Amendments Not yet in force
- 3Amendments coming into force on 1st September 2009 Not yet in force
- 4Amendment coming into force on 1st January 2010 Not yet in force
- Signature
- Schedule Schedule Not yet in force
- Explanatory note
1Title and commencementI1
These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.
These Regulations come into force on 1st September 2009, except for regulation 4 which comes into force on 1st January 2010.
2AmendmentsI1
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2006f1 are amended as follows.
3Amendments coming into force on 1st September 2009I1
In Schedule 2—
for the entry for Rosa, substitute the entry for Rosa set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;
after the entry for Prunus, insert the entry for Psidium set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
4Amendment coming into force on 1st January 2010I1
For Schedule 2, substitute—
“SCHEDULE 2
IMPORT INSPECTION FEES (REDUCED RATES)
Regulation 4
Genus Quantity Country of origin Fee Fee (non-daytime working hours) Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount less than £0.01, that amount is to be excluded. Cut flowers Dianthus Per consignment — up to 20,000 in number Colombia £0.39 £0.59 Ecuador £1.98 £2.97 Kenya, Turkey £3.31 £4.96 Israel £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof Colombia £0.003 £0.004 Ecuador £0.01 £0.02 Kenya, Turkey £0.02 £0.03 Israel £0.05 £0.07 — maximum price Colombia £3.17 £4.76 Ecuador £15.88 £23.83 Kenya, Turkey £26.48 £39.72 Israel £52.96 £79.44 Rosa Per consignment — up to 20,000 in number Ecuador £0.39 £0.59 Colombia £0.66 £0.99 Ethiopia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98 Tanzania £1.98 £2.97 Zambia £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof Ecuador £0.003 £0.004 Colombia £0.005 £0.007 Ethiopia, Kenya £0.01 £0.015 Tanzania £0.01 £0.02 Zambia £0.05 £0.07 — maximum price Ecuador £3.17 £4.76 Colombia £5.30 £7.94 Ethiopia, Kenya £10.59 £15.88 Tanzania £15.88 £23.83 Zambia £52.96 £79.44 Fruit Citrus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £0.39 £0.59 Morocco £0.66 £0.99 Israel, Uruguay, USA £1.98 £2.97 Egypt, Mexico £3.31 £4.96 Peru £4.63 £6.95 Honduras £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.01 £0.02 Morocco £0.02 £0.03 Israel, Uruguay,
USA
£0.07 £0.11 Egypt, Mexico £0.13 £0.19 Peru £0.18 £0.27 Honduras £0.26 £0.39 Malus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Chile £0.92 £1.39 Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa £1.32 £1.98 Brazil £1.98 £2.97 China, USA £3.31 £4.96 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Chile £0.03 £0.05 Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa £0.05 £0.07 Brazil £0.07 £0.11 China, USA £0.13 £0.19 Mangifera Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Brazil £1.32 £1.98 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil £0.05 £0.07 Passiflora Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Columbia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98 Zimbabwe £4.63 £6.95 South Africa £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Columbia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98 Zimbabwe £0.18 £0.27 South Africa £0.26 £0.39 Prunus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Chile, South Africa, Turkey £1.32 £1.98 Argentina £4.63 £6.95 USA £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Chile, South Africa, Turkey £0.05 £0.07 Argentina £0.18 £0.27 USA £0.26 £0.39 Psidium Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Brazil £9.93 £14.89 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil £0.39 £0.58 Pyrus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Argentina, South Africa £1.98 £2.97 Chile, China £4.63 £6.95 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Argentina, South Africa £0.07 £0.11 Chile, China £0.18 £0.27 Vegetables Solanum melongena Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £1.32 £1.98 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.05 £0.07 ”.
Signature
Bryan Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
21st July 2009
We consent,
Dave Watts
Tony Cunningham
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
21st July 2009
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| Genus | Quantity | Country of origin | Fee | Fee (non-daytime working hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa | Per consignment | |||
| — up to 20,000 in number | Ecuador | £0.40 | £0.60 | |
| Colombia | £0.66 | £0.99 | ||
| Ethiopia, Kenya | £1.32 | £1.98 | ||
| Tanzania | £1.98 | £2.97 | ||
| Zambia | £3.31 | £4.96 | ||
| — for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof | Ecuador | £0.003 | £0.004 | |
| Colombia | £0.005 | £0.007 | ||
| Ethiopia, Kenya | £0.01 | £0.015 | ||
| Tanzania | £0.01 | £0.02 | ||
| Zambia | £0.02 | £0.03 | ||
| — maximum price | Ecuador | £3.17 | £4.75 | |
| Colombia | £5.29 | £7.94 | ||
| Ethiopia, Kenya | £10.59 | £15.89 | ||
| Tanzania | £15.88 | £23.83 | ||
| Zambia | £26.48 | £39.72 | ||
| Psidium | Per consignment | |||
| — up to 25,000 kg in weight | Brazil | £9.93 | £14.89 | |
| — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof | Brazil | £0.39 | £0.58 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1879) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No L 169, 10.7.00, p1) (“the Directive”), which requires member States to charge fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries.
The Directive contains a procedure (Articles 13a(2), 13d(2) and 18(2)) for setting reduced rates of inspection for imports of certain plants and plant products and for charging fees at a proportionately reduced rate. Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations sets out the fees for reduced rate inspections and these Regulations amend that Schedule to set out the fees corresponding to the latest rates of inspection. The changes to the fees made by these Regulations, which are set at a proportion of the standard fee (described in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations) corresponding to the rate of inspection, are based on the agreed inspection rates set out below:
| Genus | Country of origin | Previous rate of inspection | Initial feef1 | New rate of inspection | Initial fee, specified in Schedule 2 |
(1) Initial fee per consignment for cut flowers (up to 20,000 in number) and fruit and vegetables (up to 25,000 kg in weight). Corresponding fees are set in the Regulations for additional quantities, maximum price per consignment and non-daytime working hours. | |||||
(2) Consignments subject to an inspection rate of 100% are excluded from the reduced rate inspection scheme and are subject to the import inspection fees specified in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations. | |||||
(3) New rates apply from 1st September 2009. Other changes apply from 1st January 2010. | |||||
| Cut Flowers | |||||
| Dianthus | Israel | 35% | £4.63 | 50% | £6.62 |
| Dianthus | Kenya | 10% | £1.32 | 25% | £3.31 |
| Rosa | India | 50% | £6.62 | 100%f2 f3 | - |
| Rosa | Uganda | 50% | £6.62 | 100% | - |
| Rosa | Zambia | 25% | £3.31 | 50% | £6.62 |
| Fruit | |||||
| Mangifera | Brazil | 5% | £0.66 | 10% | £1.32 |
| Psidium | Brazil | 100% | £13.24 | 75% | £9.93 |
| Prunus | Argentina | 25% | £3.31 | 35% | £4.63 |
| Pyrus | Argentina | 25% | £3.31 | 15% | £1.98 |
| Pyrus | China | 50% | £6.62 | 35% | £4.63 |
| Citrus | Honduras | 75% | £9.93 | 50% | £6.62 |
| Citrus | Israel | 25% | £3.31 | 15% | £1.98 |
| Citrus | Peru | 25% | £3.31 | 35% | £4.63 |
| Vegetables | |||||
| Solanum melongena | Turkey | 15% | £1.98 | 10% | £1.32 |
The regulatory impact assessment which was prepared in respect of the predecessor to the principal Regulations (S.I. 2005/906) foresaw changes to the fees for plant health import inspections to which these Regulations apply. This was placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ.