TITLE II

OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES ...
CHAPTER VI

Financing of official controls and of other official activities

Collection and application of fees or charges
Article 83
1
An operator shall only be charged with a fee or charge for an official control and for another official activity performed on the basis of a complaint if that control leads to the confirmation of non-compliance.
2
Fees or charges collected in accordance with Articles 79 and 80 shall not be directly or indirectly refunded, unless unduly collected.
3
Competent authorities may—
a
arrange for fees or charges to be collected by authorities other than the competent authorities or by delegated bodies;
b
publish details of how and when fees or charges are to be paid;
c
make separate provision for payment in respect of operators who have previously failed to pay fees or charges that are due;
d
recover any unpaid fee or charge as a civil debt.
Words in Title 2 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 4(1) (with reg. 46)
Art. 83(3) substituted (10.2.2025) by The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/102), regs. 1(1)(b), 25