These Regulations are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

The Regulations set fees for the fourth stage of the European Community review of active substances for plant protection products. The review of active substances was established by Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ No L230, 19.8.1991, p.1) as amended and detailed rules for the conduct of the fourth stage of the review are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2229/2004 (OJ No. L379, 24.12.2004, p.13) (“the Commission Regulation”). These fees relate to substances for which the UK is rapporteur.

For those substances (all of which are listed in Part A of Annex I to the Commission Regulation) the fee for the administrative treatment and evaluation of a dossier shall be £20,000.

The fee for the preparation and submission of a draft Assessment Report shall be £5,000.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from Pesticides Safety Directorate, Room 314, Mallard House, Kings Pool, 3 Peasholme Green, York YO1 2PX or via the website www.pesticides.gov.uk.