PART 4Fees

Fees for approvals of control bodies and post-approval inspections13

1

The Secretary of State may charge a person who has applied for approval as a control body for the purposes of Article 27 of the Council Regulation a fee of F1£203.00.

2

The Secretary of State may charge a control body a fee in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out, for the purposes of Article 27(8) or (9) of the Council Regulation—

a

any further inspection of a control body’s offices or facilities;

b

any inspection of an operator’s premises, facilities or holding; and

c

any associated administrative work (including verification of the competence of the inspectors employed by the control body).

3

Any fee payable by a control body under this regulation remains payable even if its approval as a control body has subsequently been withdrawn by the Secretary of State under Article 27(8) or 27(9)(d) of the Council Regulation.