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The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

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Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018

3.—(1) The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)for “which consists of” substitute “insofar as it includes”;

(ii)at the end insert “or any machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “£9.71” substitute “£10.51”;

(ii)for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

(b)in the case of—

(i)a Schedule 2 cut flower consignment which includes—

(aa)one lot of cut flowers, the fee specified in respect of those cut flowers in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

(bb)two or more lots of cut flowers, a fee equal to the amount of the highest of the fees specified in respect of those lots in column 3 of that table;

(ii)a Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment which includes—

(aa)one lot of fruit or vegetables, the fee specified in respect of those fruit or vegetables in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

(bb)two or more lots of fruit or vegetables, a fee equal to the amount of the highest of the fees specified in respect of those lots in column 3 of that table;

(c)in the case of a consignment which—

(i)includes cut branches of Phoenix spp. originating in Costa Rica and no other cut branches to which this regulation applies, the fee specified in respect of those cut branches in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2;

(ii)in the case of any other consignment to which this regulation applies—

(aa)where the consignment includes any machinery or vehicles that have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes, a fee of £5.98;

(bb)where the consignment includes plants, plant products or other objects of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1, the fee or fees specified in respect of those plants, plant products or other objects in column 2 of that table;;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (d), for “£157.08” substitute “£147.35”;

(c)in paragraph (3), after the definition of “controlled plant pest”, insert—

(aa)“Europe” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2018 Order;

(ab)“lot” means one or more units of a single commodity, identifiable by its homogeneity of composition and origin, which form part of a consignment;

(ac)“Schedule 2 cut flower consignment” means a consignment which includes cut flowers of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 originating in a country specified in column 2 of that table and does not include any other cut flowers to which this regulation applies;

(ad)“Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment” means a consignment which includes fruit or vegetables of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 originating in a country specified in column 2 of that table and does not include any other fruit or vegetables to which this regulation applies;.

(3) In regulation 4—

(a)in paragraph (2), for “fees specified in the table in Schedule 3 are” substitute “fee specified in paragraph (3) is”;

(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) A fee of £61.58 is payable for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) spent in carrying out the inspection and any associated activities at the relevant premises, subject to a minimum fee of £123.16.;

(c)in paragraph (4), for “£18.78” substitute “£20.66”.

(4) In regulation 6(1) for “£60.40” substitute “£70.83”.

(5) In regulation 8—

(a)in paragraph (4), for “£14.76” substitute “£15.76”;

(b)after paragraph (4) insert—

(4A) Where a person submits an application for the provision of printed labels, the following additional fee is payable—

(a)in the case of an application submitted online, £11.45;

(b)in the case of an application submitted in paper form, £15.61..

(6) For regulation 9(2) substitute—

(2) A fee of £26.00 per each 15 minutes (or part thereof) is payable in respect of time spent in carrying out an official examination and any associated activities at the relevant premises for the purposes of certifying the material, subject to a minimum fee of £52.00..

(7) For Schedule 1 substitute—

Regulation 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1Import inspection fees

Column 1

Plant, plant product or other object

Column 2

Fee (£)

Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables173.91
Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed)182.38
Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes)205.04
Seeds, tissue cultures128.13
Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table182.38
Cut flowers42.75
Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees)33.99
Cut Christmas trees119.64
Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables71.68
Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables)53.10
Tubers of potatoes156.69
Soil and growing medium, bark119.64
Grain142.98
Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table, except forest trees22.73.

(8) For Schedule 2 substitute—

Regulation 3(2)(c)

SCHEDULE 2Import inspection fees: reduced rates

Column 1

Genus

Column 2

County of origin

Column 3

Fee (£)

Cut flowers
AsterZimbabwe32.06
DianthusColombia1.28
Ecuador6.41
Kenya2.14
Turkey6.41
RosaColombia1.28
Ecuador0.43
Ethiopia2.14
Kenya4.28
Tanzania21.38
Zambia4.28
Branches with Foliage
PhoenixCosta Rica17.00
Fruit
ActinidiaAny third country2.66
Carica papayaAny third country2.66
CitrusEgypt39.83
Morocco1.59
Peru5.31
Turkey1.59
USA13.28
Citrus lemon and citrus aurantifoliaIsrael13.28
CydoniaAny third country in Europe2.66
FragariaAny third country2.66
MalusArgentina18.59
Brazil26.55
Chile2.66
Any third country in Europe2.66
New Zealand5.31
South Africa2.66
MangiferaBrazil26.55
PassifloraColombia3.72
Kenya13.28
South Africa18.59
Vietnam13.28
Zimbabwe26.55
Persea americanaAny third country2.66
PrunusArgentina39.83
Chile5.31
Any third country in Europe2.66
Morocco26.55
Turkey18.59
USA26.55
Prunus other than prunus persicaSouth Africa2.66
PyrusArgentina7.97
Chile7.97
China26.55
Any third country in Europe2.66
South Africa5.31
RibesAny third country in Europe2.66
RubusAny third country2.66
VacciniumArgentina13.28
Any third country in Europe2.66
VitisAny third country2.66
Vegetables
Solanum lycopersiconCanary Islands

2.66

Morocco2.66
Solanum melongenaTurkey13.28.

(9) Omit Schedule 3.

(10) For Schedule 4 substitute—

Regulation 5(1)

SCHEDULE 4Plant health licence fees

In this Schedule—

“period 1” means the period ending on 31 March 2020;

“period 2” means the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on 30 September 2020.

Column 1

Type of application or inspection

Column 2

Date of application

Column 3

Fee (£)

Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes, other than—

  • a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium

  • a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items

995.36
Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items995.36, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items
Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium, other than a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items745.41
Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items745.41, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items
Application for a variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment380.25
Application for any other licence42.50
Issue of an annual letter of authority42.50
Monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditionsIn the case of monitoring undertaken during period 1

69.75 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 139.50

In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 281.25 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 162.50
In the case of monitoring undertaken on or after 1 October 202092.67 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 185.34.

(11) For Schedule 5 substitute—

Regulation 8(1)

SCHEDULE 5Seed potatoes: fees

Column 1

Activity

Column 2

Fee (£)

Column 3

Minimum fee (£)

Soil sampling and testing for Potato Cyst Nematode
Soil sampling and testing for the purposes of paragraph 4, 7 or 9 of Schedule 1 to the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016(2)24.75 for each hectare (or part thereof) sampled and tested
Inspection of growing crop
Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC30.39 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)60.78
Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB12.16 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected60.75
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected105.70
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected105.70
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E10.33 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected103.30
Certification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B9.39 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected93.90
Inspection of harvested tubers
Inspection40.55 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)81.10
Provision of labels and seals in respect of application
Printed labels for bags holding 50 kgs of seed potatoes or less0.05 per label
Printed labels and seals for bags holding more than 50 kgs of seed potatoes0.11 per label (including seal)
Blank labels and seals0.16 per label (including seal).

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