Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 625)

ANNEX IV U.K.

CHAPTER II U.K. Fees or charges for the official controls in slaughterhouses, cutting plants, game-processing plants, milk production and producing and placing on the market fishery products and aquaculture productS

I. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES U.K.

(a)

Beef meat:

(i)

adult bovine animals: 5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

young bovine animals: 2 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(b)

solipeds/equidae meat: 3 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(c)

pigmeat: animals of a carcass weight:

(i)

of less than 25 kg: 0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

equal to or greater than 25 kg: 1 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(d)

sheepmeat and goatmeat: animals of a carcass weight:

(i)

of less than 12 kg: 0,15 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

equal to or greater than 12 kg: 0,25 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(e)

poultry meat:

(i)

poultry of genus Gallus and guinea fowl: 0,005 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

ducks and geese: 0,01 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(iii)

turkeys: 0,025 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(iv)

farmed rabbit meat: 0,005 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(v)

quails and partridges: 0,002 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Annex 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1481), regs. 1, 29(3)(b) (with reg. 46)

II. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN CUTTING PLANTS U.K.

Per tonne of meat:

(a)

beef, veal, pig, solipeds/equidae, sheep and goatmeat: 2 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR],

(b)

poultry and farmed rabbit meat: 1,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR],

(c)

farmed and wild game meat:

• small game birds and ground game: 1,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR],

• ratites (ostrich, emu, nandou): 3 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR],

• boar and ruminants: 2 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR].

III. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN GAME-PROCESSING PLANTS U.K.

(a)

small game birds: 0,005 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(b)

small ground game: 0,01 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(c)

ratites: 0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(d)

land mammals:

(i)

boar: 1,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

ruminants: 0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal.

IV. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON MILK PRODUCTION U.K.

(a)

1 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR] per 30 tonnes

and

(b)

0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter.

V. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON PRODUCING AND PLACING ON THE MARKET FISHERY PRODUCTS AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS U.K.

(a)

First placing on the market of fishery and aquaculture products:

(i)

1 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month;

(ii)

0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter.

(b)

First sale in fish market

(i)

0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month;

(ii)

0,25 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter;

(c)

First sale in case of lack of or insufficient gradation for freshness and/or size:

(i)

1 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month;

(ii)

0,5 [F1 Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter.