2007 No. 3306 (W.293)
PLANT HEALTH, WALES

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers, with the consent of the Treasury, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 19731 and now vested in them2:

Title and commencement1.

The title of these Regulations are the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007 and come into force—

(a)

for the purposes of regulation 2(3), on 1 January 2008; and

(b)

for all other purposes, on 18 December 2007

Amendments to the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 20062.

(1)

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 20063 are amended as follows.

(2)

For regulation 3, substitute—

“3.

These Regulations apply in relation to consignments of—

(a)

plants, plant products and other objects of a description specified in the first column of Schedule 1 that are listed in Annex V, Part B of the Directive; and

(b)

seeds of Solanaceae whether or not listed in Annex V, Part B of the Directive,

which are landed in Wales from a third country or are the subject of an agreement made under article 12(6) of the Plant Health (Wales) Order 20064.”.

(3)

For Schedule 2, substitute—

“SCHEDULE 2IMPORT INSPECTION FEES (REDUCED RATES)

Regulation 4

Genus

Quantity

Country of origin

Fee

Fee (non-daytime working hours)

Cut flowers

Dianthus

Per consignment

— up to 20,000 in number

Colombia

£0.40

£0.60

Ecuador

£1.98

£2.97

Turkey

£3.31

£4.96

Israel

£4.63

£6.95

— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof

Colombia

£0.003

£0.004

Ecuador

£0.01

£0.02

Turkey

£0.02

£0.03

Israel

£0.03

£0.05

— maximum price

Colombia

£3.17

£4.75

Ecuador

£15.88

£23.83

Turkey

£26.48

£39.72

Israel

£37.07

£55.60

Rosa

Per consignment

— up to 20,000 in number

Ecuador

£0.40

£0.60

Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya

£0.66

£0.99

Uganda, Zambia

£1.32

£1.98

Tanzania

£1.98

£2.97

India, Zimbabwe

£6.62

£9.93

— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof

Ecuador

£0.003

£0.004

Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya

£0.005

£0.007

Uganda, Zambia

£0.01

£0.015

Tanzania

£0.01

£0.02

India, Zimbabwe

£0.05

£0.07

— maximum price

Ecuador

£3.17

£4.75

Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya

£5.29

£7.94

Uganda, Zambia

£10.59

£15.89

Tanzania

£15.88

£23.83

India, Zimbabwe

£52.96

£79.44

Fruit

Malus

Per consignment

Chile

£0.93

£1.39

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

New Zealand, South Africa

£1.32

£1.98

Argentina

£1.98

£2.97

Brazil, USA

£3.31

£4.96

China

£4.63

£6.95

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

Chile

£0.03

£0.05

New Zealand, South Africa

£0.05

£0.07

Argentina

£0.07

£0.11

Brazil, USA

£0.13

£0.19

China

£0.18

£0.27

Mangifera

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

Brazil

£0.66

£0.99

Peru

£6.62

£9.93

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

Brazil

£0.02

£0.03

Peru

£0.26

£0.39

Prunus

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

South Africa, Turkey

£1.32

£1.98

Chile

£1.98

£2.97

Argentina

£3.31

£4.96

USA

£6.62

£9.93

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

South Africa, Turkey

£0.05

£0.07

Chile

£0.07

£0.11

Argentina

£0.13

£0.19

USA

£0.26

£0.39

Pyrus

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

South Africa

£1.98

£2.97

Argentina

£3.31

£4.96

Chile

£4.63

£6.95

China

£6.62

£9.93

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

South Africa

£0.07

£0.11

Argentina

£0.13

£0.19

Chile

£0.18

£0.27

China

£0.26

£0.39

Citrus

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

Morocco, Turkey

£0.66

£0.99

USA

£1.32

£1.98

Uruguay

£1.98

£2.97

Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Peru

£3.31

£4.96

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

Morocco, Turkey

£0.02

£0.03

USA

£0.05

£0.07

Uruguay

£0.07

£0.11

Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Peru

£0.13

£0.19

Momordica

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

Suriname

£6.62

£9.93

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

Suriname

£0.26

£0.39

Passiflora

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

Kenya

£1.32

£1.98

Colombia

£1.98

£2.97

Zimbabwe

£4.63

£6.95

South Africa

£6.62

£9.93

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

Kenya

£0.05

£0.07

Colombia

£0.07

£0.11

Zimbabwe

£0.18

£0.27

South Africa

£0.26

£0.39

Vegetables

Solanum melongena

Per consignment

— up to 25,000 kg in weight

Turkey

£3.31

£4.96

— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof

Turkey

£0.13

£0.19

Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount of less than £0.01, that amount is to be excluded.”.

Elin Jones
Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2832 (W.253)) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No. L 169, 10.7.00, p. 1), which requires Member States to charge fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries.

These Regulations: (a) extend the application of the principal Regulations to consignments consisting of goods in transit within the European Community in respect of which the Welsh Ministers have agreed with the official body of point of entry for those goods, in accordance with the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1643 (W.158)), that they the Welsh Ministers would be responsible for certain matters; and (b) substitute a new Schedule 2 instead of the current one in the principal Regulations, to give effect to the latest agreed reduced rates for inspections of certain material. (Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations includes provision for reduced rates for certain plants and plant products agreed under the procedure provided for in Articles 13d(2) and 18(2) of the Directive.) The changes to the fees made by these Regulations, which are set at a proportion of the standard fee (described in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations) corresponding to the rate of inspection, are based on the agreed inspection rates set out below:

A regulatory impact assessment was prepared in respect of the predecessor to the principal Regulations (S.I. 2006/171 (W.22)). This can be obtained from the Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.

Genus

Country of origin

Previous rate of inspection

Initial fee(1)

New rate of inspection

Initial fee, s specified in Schedule 2

Cut Flowers

Aster

Zimbabwe

50%

£6.62

100%(2)

Dianthus

Israel

25%

£3.31

35%

£4.63

Dianthus

Morocco

50%

£6.62

100%

Rosa

Ecuador

5%

£0.66

3%

£0.40

Rosa

Ethiopia

25%

£3.31

5%

£0.66

Rosa

Israel

10%

£1.32

100%

Rosa

Kenya

1%

£0.13

5%

£0.66

Rosa

Tanzania

25%

£3.31

15%

£1.98

Rosa

Uganda

5%

£0.66

10%

£1.32

Rosa

Zimbabwe

25%

£3.31

50%

£6.62

Fruit

Fortunella

Israel

50%

£6.62

100%

Fortunella

South Africa

75%

£9.93

100%

Malus

USA

15%

£1.98

25%

£3.31

Mangifera

Brazil

10%

£1.32

5%

£0.66

Passiflora

South Africa

75%

£9.93

50%

£6.62

Prunus

Argentina

15%

£1.98

25%

£3.31

Prunus

Chile

10%

£1.32

15%

£1.98

Prunus

Turkey

15%

£1.98

10%

£1.32

Prunus

USA

35%

£4.63

50%

£6.62

Pyrus

Argentina

15%

£1.98

25%

£3.31

Pyrus

Chile

25%

£3.31

35%

£4.63

Pyrus

South Africa

10%

£1.32

15%

£1.98

Citrus

Israel

15%

£1.98

25%

£3.31

Citrus

Peru

75%

£9.93

25%

£3.31

Citrus

Turkey

15%

£1.98

5%

£0.66

Citrus

USA

15%

£1.98

10%

£1.32

Citrus

Zimbabwe

75%

£9.93

100%

Vegtables

Solanum melongena

Turkey

75%

£9.93

25%

£3.31

(1)

Initial fee per consignment for cut flowers (up to 20,000 in number) and fruit and vegetables (up to 25,000 kg in weight). Corresponding fees are set in the Regulations for additional quantities, maximum price per consignment and non-daytime working hours.

(2)

Consignments subject to an inspection rate of 100% are excluded from the reduced rate inspection scheme and are subject to the import inspection fees specified in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.