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

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1763 (W.153)

PLANT HEALTH, WALES

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

Made

19 June 2007

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

20 June 2007

Coming into force

13 July 2007

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 1973(1) and now vested in them:

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 13 July 2007 and apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) 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)
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

Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount of less than £0.01, that amount is to be excluded.”.

Jane Davidson

Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development one of the Welsh Ministers

19 June 2007

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 (W. 253)) (“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.

(1)

1973 c. 51. The Welsh Ministers may exercise this power by virtue of section 59(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c. 32).

(2)

S.I. 2006/2832 (W. 253).