13.—(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by a control body under this regulation remains payable even if its approval as a control body has subsequently been withdrawn by the Secretary of State under Article 27(8) or 27(9)(d) of the Council Regulation.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 13(1) sum substituted (1.10.2015) by The Organic Products (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1669), regs. 1, 2(4)