The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
W.S.I. 2009/398 · Made 26 February 2009
PLANT HEALTH, WALES
Made 26 February 2009
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 2 March 2009
Coming into force 23 March 2009
The Welsh Ministers, with the consent of the Treasury, make 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, application and commencement
- 2Amendment to the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Title, application and commencement
The title of these Regulations is the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 23 March 2009.
2Amendment to the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006f1 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
In regulation 4(1)(a)(ii) omit “the fee specified”.
For Schedule 2, substitute—
“SCHEDULE 2
IMPORT INSPECTION FEES (REDUCED RATES)
Regulation 4
Genus Quantity Country of origin Fee Fee (non-daytime working hours) Cut flowers Dianthus Per consignment — up to 20,000 in number Colombia £0.40 £0.60 Kenya £1.32 £1.98 Ecuador £1.98 £2.97 Turkey £3.31 £4.96 Israel £4.63 £6.95 — for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof Colombia £0.003 £0.004 Kenya £0.01 £0.015 Ecuador £0.01 £0.02 Turkey £0.02 £0.03 Israel £0.03 £0.05 — Colombia £3.17 £4.75 maximum price Kenya £10.59 £15.89 Ecuador £15.88 £23.83 Turkey £26.48 £39.72 Israel £37.07 £55.60 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 India, Uganda £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 £0.02 £0.03 India, Uganda £0.05 £0.07 — Ecuador £3.17 £4.75 maximum price Colombia £5.29 £7.94 Ethiopia, Kenya £10.59 £15.89 Tanzania £15.88 £23.83 Zambia £26.48 £39.72 India, Uganda £52.96 £79.44 Fruit Malus Per consignment Chile £0.93 £1.39 — up to 25,000 kg in weight 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 £0.66 £0.99 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil £0.02 £0.03 Prunus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Chile, South Africa, Turkey £1.32 £1.98 Argentina £3.31 £4.96 USA £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Chile, £0.05 £0.07 South Africa, Turkey Argentina £0.13 £0.19 USA £0.26 £0.39 Pyrus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight South Africa £1.98 £2.97 Argentina £3.31 £4.96 Chile £4.63 £6.95 China £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof South Africa £0.07 £0.11 Argentina £0.13 £0.19 Chile £0.18 £0.27 China £0.26 £0.39 Citrus Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £0.39 £0.58 Morocco £0.66 £0.99 Uruguay, USA £1.98 £2.97 Egypt, £3.31 £4.96 Israel, Mexico, Peru Honduras £9.93 £14.89 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.01 £0.02 Morocco £0.02 £0.03 Uruguay, USA £0.07 £0.11 Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Peru £0.13 £0.19 Honduras £0.39 £0.58 Passiflora Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Colombia, £1.32 £1.98 Kenya Zimbabwe £4.63 £6.95 South Africa £6.62 £9.93 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Colombia, £0.05 £0.07 Kenya Zimbabwe £0.18 £0.27 South Africa £0.26 £0.39 Vegetables Solanum melongena Per consignment — up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £1.98 £2.97 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.07 £0.11 Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount of less than £0.01, that amount is to be excluded.”.
Signature
Elin Jones
Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
26 February 2009
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2832) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No. L169, 10.7.00, p.1), 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.
These Regulations substitute a new Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, to give effect to the latest agreed reduced rates for inspections of certain material. (Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations includes provision for reduced rates for certain plants and plant products agreed under the procedure provided for in Articles 13d(2) and 18(2) of the Directive.) 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. | |||||
| Cut Flowers | |||||
| Dianthus | Kenya | 100%f2 | — | 10% | £1.32 |
| Rosa | Ethiopia | 5% | £0.66 | 10% | £1.32 |
| Rosa | Kenya | 5% | £0.66 | 10% | £1.32 |
| Rosa | Uganda | 10% | £1.32 | 50% | £6.62 |
| Rosa | Zambia | 10% | £1.32 | 25% | £3.31 |
| Rosa | Zimbabwe | 50% | £6.62 | 100% | — |
| Fruit | |||||
| Malus | Argentina | 15% | £1.98 | 10% | £1.32 |
| Malus | Brazil | 25% | £3.31 | 15% | £1.98 |
| Malus | China | 35% | £4.63 | 25% | £3.31 |
| Mangifera | Peru | 50% | £6.62 | 100% | — |
| Passiflora | Colombia | 15% | £1.98 | 10% | £1.32 |
| Prunus | Chile | 15% | £1.98 | 10% | £1.32 |
| Citrus | Honduras | 100% | — | 75% | £9.93 |
| Citrus | Turkey | 5% | £0.58 | 3% | £0.39 |
| Citrus | USA | 10% | £1.32 | 15% | £1.98 |
| Momordica | Suriname | 50% | £6.62 | 100% | — |
| Vegetables | |||||
| Solanum melongena | Turkey | 25% | £3.31 | 15% | £1.98 |