The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 398 (W.43)

PLANT HEALTH, WALES

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

26 February 2009

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

2 March 2009

Coming into force

23 March 2009

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 1973(1).

Title, application and commencement

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 23 March 2009.

Amendment to the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006(2) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 4(1)(a)(ii) omit “the fee specified”.

(3) For Schedule 2, substitute—

Regulation 4

“SCHEDULE 2 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES (REDUCED RATES)

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
		Kenya	£1.32	£1.98
		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
		Kenya	£0.01	£0.015
		Ecuador	£0.01	£0.02
		Turkey	£0.02	£0.03
		Israel	£0.03	£0.05
	—	Colombia	£3.17	£4.75
	maximum price	Kenya	£10.59	£15.89
		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	£0.66	£0.99
		Ethiopia, Kenya	£1.32	£1.98
		Tanzania	£1.98	£2.97
		Zambia	£3.31	£4.96
		India, Uganda	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Ecuador	£0.003	£0.004
		Colombia	£0.005	£0.007
		Ethiopia, Kenya	£0.01	£0.015
		Tanzania	£0.01	£0.02
		Zambia	£0.02	£0.03
		India, Uganda	£0.05	£0.07
	—	Ecuador	£3.17	£4.75
	maximum price	Colombia	£5.29	£7.94
		Ethiopia, Kenya	£10.59	£15.89
		Tanzania	£15.88	£23.83
		Zambia	£26.48	£39.72
		India, Uganda	£52.96	£79.44
Fruit
Malus	Per consignment
		Chile	£0.93	£1.39
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Brazil	£1.98	£2.97
		China, USA	£3.31	£4.96
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Chile	£0.03	£0.05
		Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa	£0.05	£0.07
		Brazil	£0.07	£0.11
		China, USA	£0.13	£0.19
Mangifera	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Brazil	£0.66	£0.99
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Brazil	£0.02	£0.03
Prunus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Chile, South Africa, Turkey	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina	£3.31	£4.96
		USA	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Chile,	£0.05	£0.07
		South Africa, Turkey
		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	Turkey	£0.39	£0.58
		Morocco	£0.66	£0.99
		Uruguay, USA	£1.98	£2.97
		Egypt,	£3.31	£4.96
		Israel, Mexico, Peru
		Honduras	£9.93	£14.89
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Turkey	£0.01	£0.02
		Morocco	£0.02	£0.03
		Uruguay, USA	£0.07	£0.11
		Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Peru	£0.13	£0.19
		Honduras	£0.39	£0.58
Passiflora	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Colombia,	£1.32	£1.98
		Kenya
		Zimbabwe	£4.63	£6.95
		South Africa	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Colombia,	£0.05	£0.07
		Kenya
		Zimbabwe	£0.18	£0.27
		South Africa	£0.26	£0.39
Vegetables
Solanum melongena	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Turkey	£1.98	£2.97
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Turkey	£0.07	£0.11

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

26 February 2009

Explanatory Note

(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) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No. L169, 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 substitute a new Schedule 2 to 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:

Genus	Country of origin	Previous rate of inspection	Initial fee(1)	New rate of inspection	Initial fee, specified in Schedule 2
(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.
Cut Flowers
Dianthus	Kenya	100%(2)	—	10%	£1.32
Rosa	Ethiopia	5%	£0.66	10%	£1.32
Rosa	Kenya	5%	£0.66	10%	£1.32
Rosa	Uganda	10%	£1.32	50%	£6.62
Rosa	Zambia	10%	£1.32	25%	£3.31
Rosa	Zimbabwe	50%	£6.62	100%(2)	—
Fruit
Malus	Argentina	15%	£1.98	10%	£1.32
Malus	Brazil	25%	£3.31	15%	£1.98
Malus	China	35%	£4.63	25%	£3.31
Mangifera	Peru	50%	£6.62	100%(2)	—
Passiflora	Colombia	15%	£1.98	10%	£1.32
Prunus	Chile	15%	£1.98	10%	£1.32
Citrus	Honduras	100%(2)	—	75%	£9.93
Citrus	Turkey	5%	£0.58	3%	£0.39
Citrus	USA	10%	£1.32	15%	£1.98
Momordica	Suriname	50%	£6.62	100%(2)	—
Vegetables
Solanum melongena	Turkey	25%	£3.31	15%	£1.98

(1)

1973 c. 51.

(2)

S.I. 2006/2832 as last amended by S.I. 2007/3306.