Poultry Health Scheme: fees
6. The following fees are specified in Schedule 2 for activities conducted by the Welsh Ministers in relation to the poultry health scheme(1) established under Articles 2 and 6 of, and Annex II to, Council Directive 2009/158/EC and implemented by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011(2)—
(a)Table 1 sets out the fees payable by applicants for approval and registration activities specified in column 1 of that Table in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Table; and
(b)Table 2 sets out the fees payable by the operator of a laboratory for activities specified in column 1 of that Table in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Table.
The poultry health scheme offers a system of registration and approval enabling establishments to verify compliance with EU legislation so that they are then eligible to export over 20 chicks or hatching eggs to other EU Member States. Additionally it provides for proficiency tests to be carried out on the laboratories that test samples on behalf of poultry health scheme members.