Explanatory note

These Regulations set fees relating to work carried out by the Pesticides Safety Directorate relating to the approval of pesticides and to the inclusion of a new active substance into Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

They revoke—

• the Evaluation of Active Substances for Pesticides (Fees) Regulations 2000;

• the Plant Protection Products (Fees) Regulations 2003;

• the Plant Protection Products (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations; and

• the Evaluation of Active Substances for Pesticides (Fees)(Amendment) Regulations 2004.

A comparison with previous fees is on the Pesticides Safety Directorate’s website at www.pesticides.gov.uk.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at www.pesticides.gov.uk.