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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)

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ANNEX IVU.K.

CHAPTER IU.K.Fees or charges for the official controls on consignments of animals and goods entering [F1Great Britain from a third country]

I.CONSIGNMENTS OF LIVE ANIMALSU.K.

(a)

Bovine animals, equidae, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits and small game birds or ground game, wild boar and wild ruminants:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 6 tonnes, and

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  9 per tonne, over 6 and up to 46 tonnes, or

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR] 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

(b)

Animals of other species:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 46 tonnes, or

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

II.CONSIGNMENTS OF MEATU.K.

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 6 tonnes, and

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  9 per tonne, over 6 and up to 46 tonnes, or

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

III.CONSIGNMENTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTSU.K.

(a)

Fishery products not in bulk:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 6 tonnes, and

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  9 per tonne, over 6 and up to 46 tonnes, or

(iii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

(b)

Fishery products, transported as break bulk shipment:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  600 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to 500 tonnes,

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  1 200 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products over 500 and up to 1 000 tonnes,

(iii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  2 400 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products over 1 000 and up to 2 000 tonnes,

(iv)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  3 600 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products of more than 2 000 tonnes.

IV.CONSIGNMENTS OF MEAT PRODUCTS, POULTRY MEAT, WILD GAME MEAT, RABBIT MEAT OR FARMED GAME MEATU.K.

(a)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 6 tonnes, and

(b)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  9 per tonne, over 6 and up to 46 tonnes, or

(c)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

V.CONSIGNMENTS OF OTHER PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN DIFFERENT FROM MEAT PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONU.K.

(a)

Other products of animal origin for human consumption not in bulk;

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 6 tonnes, and

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  9 per tonne, over 6 and up to 46 tonnes, or

(iii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

(b)

Other products of animal origin for human consumption transported as break bulk shipment:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  600 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to 500 tonnes,

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  1 200 per vessel, with a cargo of products over 500 and up to 1 000 tonnes,

(iii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  2 400 per vessel, with a cargo of products over 1 000 and up to 2 000 tonnes,

(iv)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  3 600 per vessel, with a cargo products of more than 2 000 tonnes.

VI.CONSIGNMENTS OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND FEED OF ANIMAL ORIGINU.K.

(a)

Consignment of animal by-product and feed of animal origin transported not in bulk:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  55 per consignment, up to 6 tonnes, and

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  9 per tonne, over 6 and up to 46 tonnes, or

(iii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.

(b)

Animal by-products and feed of animal origin, transported as break bulk shipment:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  600 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to 500 tonnes,

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  1 200 per vessel, with a cargo of products over 500 and up to 1 000 tonnes,

(iii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  2 400 per vessel, with a cargo of products over 1 000 and up to 2 000 tonnes,

(iv)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  3 600 per vessel, with a cargo products of more than 2 000 tonnes.

VII.CONSIGNMENTS OF ANIMALS AND GOODS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES TRANSITING OR TRANSHIPPEDU.K.

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  30 for consignment increased by [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  20 per quarter of an hour for every member of staff involved in the controls.

VIII.CONSIGNMENTS OF PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, OBJECTS AND MATERIALS CAPABLE OF HARBOURING OR SPREADING PESTS OF PLANTSU.K.

(a)

For documentary checks: [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  7 per consignment.

(b)

For identity checks:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  7 per consignment up to a size of a truck load, a railway wagon load or the load of a container of comparable size,

(ii)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  14 per consignment bigger than the above size.

(c)

For plant health checks, in accordance with the following specifications:

(i)

cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 10 000 in number,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,7 per consignment for each additional 1 000 units,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(ii)

shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed):

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 10 000 in number,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,44 per consignment for each additional 1 000 units,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(iii)

bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes):

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 200 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,16 per consignment for each additional 10 kg,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(iv)

seeds, tissue cultures:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  7,5 per consignment up to 100 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,175 per consignment for each additional 10 kg,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(v)

other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this point:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 5 000 in number,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,18 per consignment for each additional 100 units,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(vi)

cut flowers:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 20 000 in number,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,14 per consignment for each additional 1 000 units,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(vii)

branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees):

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 100 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  1,75 per consignment for each additional 100 kg,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(viii)

cut Christmas trees:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 1 000 in number,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  1,75 per consignment for each additional 100 units,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(ix)

leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR] 17,5 per consignment up to 100 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  1,75 per consignment for each additional 10 kg,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(x)

fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables):

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 25 000 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,7 per consignment for each additional 1 000 kg,

(xi)

tubers of potatoes:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  52,5 per lot up to 25 000 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  52,5 per lot for each additional 25 000 kg,

(xii)

wood (other than bark):

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 1 000 m3 of volume,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,175 per consignment for each additional 10 m3,

(xiii)

soil and growing medium, bark:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 25 000 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  0,7 per consignment for each additional 1 000 kg,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  140 per consignment maximum fee,

(xiv)

grain:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment up to 25 000 kg of weight,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR] 0,7 per consignment for each additional 1 000 kg,

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  700 per consignment maximum fee,

(xv)

other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this point:

  • [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]  17,5 per consignment.

Where a consignment does not consist exclusively of products coming under the description of the relevant indent, those parts thereof consisting of products coming under the description of the relevant indent (lot or lots) shall be treated as a separate consignment.

CHAPTER IIU.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 SLAUGHTERHOUSESU.K.

(a)

Beef meat:

(i)

adult bovine animals: 5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

young bovine animals: 2 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(b)

solipeds/equidae meat: 3 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(c)

pigmeat: animals of a carcass weight:

(i)

of less than 25 kg: 0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

equal to or greater than 25 kg: 1 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(d)

sheepmeat and goatmeat: animals of a carcass weight:

(i)

of less than 12 kg: 0,15 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

equal to or greater than 12 kg: 0,25 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(e)

poultry meat:

(i)

poultry of genus Gallus and guinea fowl: 0,005 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

ducks and geese: 0,01 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(iii)

turkeys: 0,025 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(iv)

farmed rabbit meat: 0,005 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(v)

quails and partridges: 0,002 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal.

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

Per tonne of meat:

(a)

beef, veal, pig, solipeds/equidae, sheep and goatmeat: 2 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR],

(b)

poultry and farmed rabbit meat: 1,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR],

(c)

farmed and wild game meat:

  • small game birds and ground game: 1,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR],

  • ratites (ostrich, emu, nandou): 3 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR],

  • boar and ruminants: 2 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR].

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

(a)

small game birds: 0,005 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(b)

small ground game: 0,01 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(c)

ratites: 0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(d)

land mammals:

(i)

boar: 1,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal,

(ii)

ruminants: 0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/animal.

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

(a)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR] per 30 tonnes

and

(b)

0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter.

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

(a)

First placing on the market of fishery and aquaculture products:

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month;

(ii)

0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter.

(b)

First sale in fish market

(i)

0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month;

(ii)

0,25 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter;

(c)

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

(i)

[F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month;

(ii)

0,5 [F2Sterling equivalent of EUR]/tonne thereafter.

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