The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 788

PLANT HEALTH, ENGLAND

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

7th March 2007

Laid before Parliament

14th March 2007

Coming into force

6th April 2007

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 1973(1).

Title, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 6th April 2007.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply only in relation to England.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2006(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1, insert “, or part thereof” after the following words each time they appear: “for each additional 100 units”, “for each additional 1,000 units”, “for each additional 10kg”, “for each additional 100kg”, “for each additional 1,000kg” and “for each additional 25,000kg”.

(3) For Schedule 2, substitute—

Regulation 4

“SCHEDULE 2 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES (REDUCED RATES)

Genus	Quantity	Country of origin	Fee	Fee (non-daytime working hours)
Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount of less than £0.01, that amount shall be excluded.”.
Cut flowers
Aster	Per consignment
	— up to 20,000 in number	Zimbabwe	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Zimbabwe	£0.05	£0.07
	— maximum price	Zimbabwe	£52.96	£79.44
Dianthus	Per consignment
	— up to 20,000 in number	Colombia	£0.40	£0.60
		Ecuador	£1.98	£2.97
		Israel, Turkey	£3.31	£4.96
		Morocco	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Colombia	£0.003	£0.004
		Ecuador	£0.01	£0.02
		Israel, Turkey	£0.02	£0.03
		Morocco	£0.05	£0.07
	— maximum price	Colombia	£3.17	£4.75
		Ecuador	£15.88	£23.83
		Israel, Turkey	£26.48	£39.72
		Morocco	£52.96	£79.44
Rosa	Per consignment
	— up to 20,000 in number	Kenya	£0.13	£0.19
		Colombia, Ecuador, Uganda	£0.66	£0.99
		Israel, Zambia	£1.32	£1.98
		Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe	£3.31	£4.96
		India	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Kenya	£0.001	£0.002
		Colombia, Ecuador, Uganda	£0.005	£0.007
		Israel, Zambia	£0.01	£0.015
		Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe	£0.02	£0.03
		India	£0.05	£0.07
	— maximum price	Kenya	£1.06	£1.59
		Colombia, Ecuador, Uganda	£5.29	£7.94
		Israel, Zambia	£10.59	£15.89
		Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe	£26.48	£39.72
		India	£52.96	£79.44
Fruit
Malus	Per consignment
		Chile	£0.93	£1.39
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	New Zealand, South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina, USA	£1.98	£2.97
		Brazil	£3.31	£4.96
		China	£4.63	£6.95
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Chile	£0.03	£0.05
		New Zealand, South Africa	£0.05	£0.07
		Argentina, USA	£0.07	£0.11
		Brazil	£0.13	£0.19
		China	£0.18	£0.27
Mangifera	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Brazil	£1.32	£1.98
		Peru	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Brazil	£0.05	£0.07
		Peru	£0.26	£0.39
Prunus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Chile, South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina, Turkey	£1.98	£2.97
		USA	£4.63	£6.95
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Chile, South Africa	£0.05	£0.07
		Argentina, Turkey	£0.07	£0.11
		USA	£0.18	£0.27
Pyrus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina	£1.98	£2.97
		Chile	£3.31	£4.96
		China	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	South Africa	£0.05	£0.07
		Argentina	£0.07	£0.11
		Chile	£0.13	£0.19
		China	£0.26	£0.39
Citrus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Morocco	£0.66	£0.99
		Israel, Turkey, Uruguay, USA	£1.98	£2.97
		Egypt, Mexico	£3.31	£4.96
		Peru, Zimbabwe	£9.93	£14.89
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Morocco	£0.02	£0.03
		Israel, Turkey, Uruguay, USA	£0.07	£0.11
		Egypt, Mexico	£0.13	£0.19
		Peru, Zimbabwe	£0.39	£0.58
Fortunella	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	South Africa	£9.93	£14.89
		Israel	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	South Africa	£0.39	£0.58
		Israel	£0.26	£0.39
Momordica	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Suriname	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Suriname	£0.26	£0.39
Passiflora	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Kenya	£1.32	£1.98
		Colombia,	£1.98	£2.97
		Zimbabwe	£4.63	£6.95
		South Africa	£9.93	£14.89
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Kenya	£0.05	£0.07
		Colombia	£0.07	£0.11
		Zimbabwe	£0.18	£0.27
		South Africa	£0.39	£0.58
Vegetables
Solanum melongena	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Turkey	£9.93	£14.89
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Turkey	£0.39	£0.58

Jeff Rooker

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1st March 2007

We consent

Dave Watts

Alan Campbell

Two of the Lords Commissioners

of Her Majesty’s Treasury

7th March 2007

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, 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.

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. These Regulations substitute a new Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, to give effect to the latest agreement in respect of reduced rate fees.

A regulatory impact assessment was prepared in respect of the predecessor to the principal Regulations (S.I. 2005/906) which 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 Plant Health Division, Defra, Foss House, Kings Pool, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PX.

(1)

1973 c. 51.

(2)

S.I. 2006/1879.