TITLE IIOFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES IN MEMBER STATES

CHAPTER VIFinancing of official controls and of other official activities

Article 85Transparency

1

Member States shall ensure a high level of transparency on:

a

the fees or charges provided for in point (a) of Article 79(1), Article 79(2) and Article 80, namely on:

  1. (i)

    the method and data used to establish these fees or charges;

  2. (ii)

    the amount of the fees or charges, applied to each category of operators and for each category of official controls or other official activities;

  3. (iii)

    the breakdown of the costs, as referred to in Article 81;

b

the identity of the authorities or bodies responsible for the collection of the fees or charges.

2

Each competent authority shall make available to the public the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for each reference period and the costs to the competent authority for which a fee or charge is due in accordance with point (a) of Article 79(1), Article 79(2) and Article 80.

3

Member States shall consult relevant stakeholders on the general methods used to calculate the fees or charges provided for in point (a) of Article 79(1), Article 79(2) and Article 80.