Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 252

PLANT HEALTH

Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

19th April 2007

Coming into operation

21st May 2007

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

The Department is 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) 2007 and shall come into operation on 21st May 2007.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations” means the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

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

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

2.  The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3.  In Schedule 1, insert “, or part thereof” after the following words each time they appear: “for each additional 100 units”, “for each additional 1,000 units”, “for each additional 10kg”, “for each additional 100kg”, “for each additional 1,000kg” and “for each additional 25,000kg”.

4.  For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 18th April 2007.

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 19th April 2007.

M. McIvor

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE New Schedule 2 to be inserted in the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Regulation 4(3)

“SCHEDULE 2 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES (REDUCED RATES)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Genus	Quantity	Country of origin	Fee	Fee (non-daytime working hours)
Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount of less than £0.01, that amount shall be excluded.”
Cut flowers
Aster	Per consignment
	— up to 20,000 in number	Zimbabwe	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Zimbabwe	£0.05	£0.07
	— maximum price	Zimbabwe	£52.96	£79.44
Dianthus	Per consignment
	— up to 20,000 in number	Colombia	£0.40	£0.60
		Ecuador	£1.98	£2.97
		Israel, Turkey	£3.31	£4.96
		Morocco	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Colombia	£0.003	£0.004
		Ecuador	£0.01	£0.02
		Israel, Turkey	£0.02	£0.03
		Morocco	£0.05	£0.07
	— maximum price	Colombia	£3.17	£4.75
		Ecuador	£15.88	£23.83
		Israel, Turkey	£26.48	£39.72
		Morocco	£52.96	£79.44
Rosa	Per consignment
	— up to 20,000 in number	Kenya	£0.13	£0.19
		Colombia, Ecuador, Uganda	£0.66	£0.99
		Israel, Zambia	£1.32	£1.98
		Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe	£3.31	£4.96
		India	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof	Kenya	£0.001	£0.002
		Colombia, Ecuador, Uganda	£0.005	£0.007
		Israel, Zambia	£0.01	£0.015
		Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe	£0.02	£0.03
		India	£0.05	£0.07
	— maximum price	Kenya	£1.06	£1.59
		Colombia, Ecuador, Uganda	£5.29	£7.94
		Israel, Zambia	£10.59	£15.89
		Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe	£26.48	£39.72
		India	£52.96	£79.44
Fruit
Malus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Chile	£0.93	£1.39
		New Zealand, South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina, USA	£1.98	£2.97
		Brazil	£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, USA	£0.07	£0.11
		Brazil	£0.13	£0.19
		China	£0.18	£0.27
Mangifera	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Brazil	£1.32	£1.98
		Peru	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Brazil	£0.05	£0.07
		Peru	£0.26	£0.39
Prunus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Chile, South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina, Turkey	£1.98	£2.97
		USA	£4.63	£6.95
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Chile, South Africa,	£0.05	£0.07
		Argentina, Turkey	£0.07	£0.11
		USA	£0.18	£0.27
Pyrus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	South Africa	£1.32	£1.98
		Argentina	£1.98	£2.97
		Chile	£3.31	£4.96
		China	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	South Africa	£0.05	£0.07
		Argentina	£0.07	£0.11
		Chile	£0.13	£0.19
		China	£0.26	£0.39
Citrus	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Morocco	£0.66	£0.99
		Israel, Turkey, Uruguay, USA	£1.98	£2.97
		Egypt, Mexico	£3.31	£4.96
		Peru, Zimbabwe	£9.93	£14.89
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Morocco	£0.02	£0.03
		Israel, Turkey, Uruguay, USA	£0.07	£0.11
		Egypt, Mexico	£0.13	£0.19
		Peru, Zimbabwe	£0.39	£0.58
Fortunella	Per consignment
	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	South Africa	£9.93	£14.89
		Israel	£6.62	£9.93
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part therof	South Africa	£0.39	£0.58
		Israel	£0.26	£0.39
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	£9.93	£14.89
	— 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	£0.39	£0.58
Vegetables	Per consignment
Solanum melongena	— up to 25,000 kg in weight	Turkey	£9.93	£14.89
	— for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof	Turkey	£0.39	£0.58

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 373) (“the principal Regulations”), which implemented Article 13(d) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (O.J. No. L 169, 10.7.00, p. 1). This Directive requires Member States to charge fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain import plants, plant products and other objects from third countries.

Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations includes provision for reduced rates of certain plants and plant products agreed under the procedure provided for in Articles 13d(2) and 18(2) of the Directive. These Regulations substitute a new Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, to give effect to the latest agreement in respect of reduced rate fees.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Art. 3(4).

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

1973 c. 51.

(4)

S.I. 2000/2812.

(5)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)