Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 4 U.K. Fees

[F1 1. The [F2 reference laboratory] shall charge the applicant a fee in accordance with the rates set out in Annex IV (‘the fee’).]

2. The [F2 reference laboratory] shall use the fees towards supporting the costs of the duties and tasks as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, and in particular those referred to in 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of that Annex.

[F3 3. The appropriate authority may, once a year, prescribe adaptations in the amount of the fee mentioned in paragraph 1. The adaptation shall take into account the experience gained during the operation of this Regulation and in particular the possibility of fixing different fees for different types of applications.]

[F4 4. In this Regulation, any rates, fees or charges denominated in euro (“EUR”) are to be read as converted into pounds sterling (“GBP”) using an exchange rate of GBP1 = EUR1.1413.

5. Any power to make regulations under this Article—

(a) so far as exercisable by a Minister of the Crown, is exercisable by statutory instrument;

(b) so far as exercisable by the Welsh Ministers, is exercisable by statutory instrument.

6. For regulations made under this Article by the Scottish Ministers, see also section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Scottish statutory instruments).

7. Any power to make regulations under this Article includes power—

(a) to make different provision in relation to different cases or classes of case (including different provision for different areas or different classes of business); and

(b) to provide for such exceptions, limitations and conditions, and to make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions, as the appropriate authority considers necessary or expedient.

8. Any statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Article is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution—

(a) in the case of England, of either House of Parliament;

(b) in the case of Wales, of Senedd Cymru;

(c) in the case of Scotland, of the Scottish Parliament.

9. In this Article, any power—

(a) of the Secretary of State to make regulations is limited to regulations which apply in relation to England only;

(b) of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations is limited to regulations which apply in relation to Wales only;

(c) of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations is limited to regulations which apply in relation to Scotland only.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2009 of 25 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 as regards reference samples, fees and the laboratories listed in Annex II (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Words in Art. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 66(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Art. 4(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 66(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Art. 4(4)-(9) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 66(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 12(14)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)