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SCHEDULE 2CALCULATION OF THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS CHARGE

Definitions

18.—(1) In this Schedule—

(a)“inspector” (“arolygydd”) means an official veterinarian or an approved veterinarian as defined in Article 2.1(g) of Regulation 854/2004;

(b)“the standard charge” (“y ffi safonol”) means, in relation to any slaughterhouse, game-handling establishment or cutting plant for any accounting period, the charge calculated in accordance with paragraph 4, 5 or 6, as the case may be, converted into sterling in accordance with paragraph 7;

(c)“the Euro / sterling conversion rate” (“cyfradd drosi Ewro / punnoedd”) applicable in respect of any given year is—

(i)for 2006, 1 Euro = £0.68290, and

(ii)in each subsequent year, the rate published in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Communities on the first working day of the September of the preceding year or, if no rate is published in it on that day, the first rate published in it thereafter; and

(d)“time costs” (“costau amser”) means, in relation to any establishment for any accounting period, the costs calculated in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12; and

(e)“wild game” (“anifeiliaid hela gwyllt”) has the meaning given to it in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation 853/2004.

(2) Expressions used in this Schedule, other than those defined in sub-paragraph (1), which are used in Council Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC (as amended and consolidated by Council Directive 96/43/EC(1)) have the same meaning as in the first-mentioned Directive.

(1)

The text of Council Directive 85/73/EEC is annexed to Council Directive 96/43/EC at OJ No. L162, 1.7.96, p.1. Council Directive 85/73/EEC has been modified by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L157, 30.4.2004, p.33); the revised text of Directive 2004/41/EC is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L195, 2.6.2004, p.12).