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The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

16th December 2009

Coming into operation

1st February 2010

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and section 56(1), (2) and (5) of the Finance Act 1973(2), with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(3).

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Northern Ireland department designated(4) for the purposes of the said section 2(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.–(1) These Regulations may be cited as The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and come into operation on 1st February 2010.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendments to the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

2. The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(6) shall be amended as follows.

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 £0.39 £0.59
Ecuador £1.98 £2.97
Kenya, Turkey £3.31 £4.96
Israel £6.62 £9.93
– for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof Colombia £0.003 £0.004
Ecuador £0.01 £0.02
Kenya, Turkey £0.02 £0.03
Israel £0.05 £0.07
– maximum price Colombia £3.17 £4.76
Ecuador £15.88 £23.83
Kenya, Turkey £26.48 £39.72
Israel £52.96 £79.44
Rosa Per consignment
– up to 20,000 in number Ecuador £0.39 £0.59
Colombia £0.66 £0.99
Ethiopia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98
Tanzania £1.98 £2.97
Zambia £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 £0.05 £0.07
– maximum price Ecuador £3.17 £4.76
Colombia £5.30 £7.94
Ethiopia, Kenya £10.59 £15.88
Tanzania £15.88 £23.83
Zambia £52.96 £79.44
Fruit
Citrus Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £0.39 £0.59
Morocco £0.66 £0.99
Israel, Uruguay, USA £1.98 £2.97
Egypt, Mexico £3.31 £4.96
Peru £4.63 £6.95
Honduras £6.62 £9.93
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.01 £0.02
Morocco £0.02 £0.03

Israel, Uruguay,

USA

£0.07 £0.11
Egypt, Mexico £0.13 £0.19
Peru £0.18 £0.27
Honduras £0.26 £0.39
Malus Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Chile £0.92 £1.39
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 £1.32 £1.98
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil £0.05 £0.07
Passiflora Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Columbia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98
Zimbabwe £4.63 £6.95
South Africa £6.62 £9.93
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Columbia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98
Zimbabwe £0.18 £0.27
South Africa £0.26 £0.39
Prunus Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Chile, South Africa, Turkey £1.32 £1.98
Argentina £4.63 £6.95
USA £6.62 £9.93
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Chile, South Africa, Turkey £0.05 £0.07
Argentina £0.18 £0.27
USA £0.26 £0.39
Psidium Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Brazil £9.93 £14.89
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil £0.39 £0.58
Pyrus Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Argentina, South Africa £1.98 £2.97
Chile, China £4.63 £6.95
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Argentina, South Africa £0.07 £0.11
Chile, China £0.18 £0.27
Vegetables
Solanum melongena Per consignment
– up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £1.32 £1.98
– for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.05 £0.07

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

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16th December 2009.

Legal seal

John Speers

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 16th December 2009.

Legal seal

Jack Layberry

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005 (S.R. 2005/373) ("the principal Regulations"). The principal Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ No L 169, 10.7.00, p1) ("the Directive"), 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.

The Directive contains a procedure (Articles 13a(2), 13d(2) and 18(2)) for setting reduced rates of inspection for imports of certain plants and plant products and for charging fees at a proportionately reduced rate. Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations sets out the fees for reduced rate inspections and these Regulations amend that Schedule to set out the fees corresponding to the latest rates of inspection. 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:

(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.

(3)

New rates apply from 1st January 2010.

Genus Country of origin Previous rate of inspection Initial fee(1)

New

rate of inspection

Initial fee, specified in Schedule 2
Cut Flowers
Dianthus Israel 35% £4.63 50% £6.62
Dianthus Kenya 10% £1.32 25% £3.31
Rosa India 50% £6.62 100%(2) (3) -
Rosa Uganda 50% £6.62 100%(2) (3) -
Rosa Zambia 25% £3.31 50% £6.62
Fruit
Mangifera Brazil 5% £0.66 10% £1.32
Psidium Brazil 100% £13.24 75% £9.93
Prunus Argentina 25% £3.31 35% £4.63
Pyrus Argentina 25% £3.31 15% £1.98
Pyrus China 50% £6.62 35% £4.63
Citrus Honduras 75% £9.93 50% £6.62
Citrus Israel 25% £3.31 15% £1.98
Citrus Peru 25% £3.31 35% £4.63
Vegetables
Solanum melongena Turkey 15% £1.98 10% £1.32
(2)

1973 c. 51 Back [2]

(3)

The Department of Finance was renamed the Department of Finance and Personnel by Article 3 of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/338). (N.1.6) which was repealed by Article 9(2) and Schedule 3 to the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/283 (N.I.1) Back [3]

(4)

S.I. 2000/2812 Back [4]

(5)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.) Back [5]

(6)

S.R. 2005/373, amended by S.R. 2007/21, S.R. 2007/252, S.R. 2008/60 and S.R.2009/134 Back [6]



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