The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendments relating to the Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2011 (“the PPP Fees and Charges Regulations”)

7.  For paragraph 10 (amendment of regulation 4 of the PPP Fees and Charges Regulations) substitute—

“10.   Regulation 4 is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(ii) at the end, after “in accordance with” insert “paragraphs 1 and 3 respectively of”;

(b) after paragraph 1, insert—

“(1A) A Great Britain competent authority may charge fees for work carried out within the scope of Regulation 1107/2009 which relates to evaluating applications made to it for the approval of active substances, safeners, synergists or basic substances, and such fees are payable in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.

(1B) The Northern Ireland competent authority may charge fees for work carried out within the scope of Regulation 1107/2009 which relates to evaluating parallel trade applications made to it and such fees are payable in accordance with paragraph 1A of Schedule 1.”;

(c) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(ii) after “applications for import tolerances” insert “and standalone MRL applications”;

(d) after paragraph 2, insert—

“(2A) A Great Britain competent authority may charge fees for the evaluation of supplementary information provided in accordance with Article 14(3) of the MRL Regulation and such fees are payable in accordance with Schedule 3.”;

(e) in paragraph (4), for “a United Kingdom” substitute “the relevant”;

(f) in paragraph (5), for “A United Kingdom” substitute “The relevant”;

(g) in paragraph (7), for “a United Kingdom” substitute “the relevant”.”.