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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
PLANT HEALTH
Made
10th August 2005
Coming into operation
1st September 2005
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(1), being a Department designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2), and section 56(1), (2) and (5) of the Finance Act 1973(4) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees)(Wood and Bark) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2005.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“consignment” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(p) of the Directive;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“the Directive” means Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8th May 2000(5) on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/15/EC of 28th February 2005(6);
“documentary check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(i) of the Directive;
“identity check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(ii) of the Directive;
“isolated bark” means bark which has been removed or become detached from a living, felled or fallen tree or from any part of any such tree;
“plant health check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(iii) of the Directive;
“specified wood or isolated bark” means wood or isolated bark described in column 2 (Description) of Parts A and B of Schedule 1;
“third country” means a country or territory other than one within the European Community;
“wood packaging material” has the same meaning as in Annex IV(A)(1)(ii) of the Directive.
(2) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000(7), which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(8) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
3. These Regulations apply to—
(a)consignments of specified wood or isolated bark listed in the second column of Part A of Schedule 1, landed in Northern Ireland from a third country, in respect of which Article 13d(1) of the Directive requires Member States to charge phytosanitary fees to cover the costs occasioned by documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks.
(b)consignments of specified wood listed in the second column of Part B of Schedule 1, which are subject to emergency measures under the Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Phytophthora ramorum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005(9).
4.—(1) An importer of a consignment to which these Regulations apply shall pay to the Department the fees specified in this regulation.
(2) In respect of a plant health check carried out on any consignment of specified wood or isolated bark the fee payable shall be the fee specified in the fourth column of Parts A and B of Schedule 1.
(3) In respect of a documentary check or an identity check carried out on any consignment of specified wood or isolated bark the fee payable shall be the fee specified for that check in the third column of Schedule 2.
(4) Nothing in this regulation shall require the payment of a fee in respect of wood packaging material actually in use with any consignment of specified wood or isolated bark.
5. An importer of a consignment to which these Regulations apply must submit to the Department such information relating to the consignment, in writing and in such form as the Department may reasonably require, and such information must be submitted at least 3 days before the consignment is landed in Northern Ireland.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 10th August 2005
L.S.
Malcolm Beatty
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 10th August 2005
L.S.
Jack Layberry
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
Regulations 2, 3 and 4(2)
Item (1) | Description (2) | Quantity (3) | Fee (4) |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wood of conifers (Coniferales), including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
originating in non-European countries, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey. | Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
2. | Wood of conifers (Coniferales), excluding wood which is bark-free, in the form of;
originating in European third countries. | Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
3. | Wood of Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
4. | Wood of Platanus, including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
5. | Wood of Castanea Mill., excluding wood which is bark-free, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
6. | Wood of Quercus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, except where there is documented evidence that the wood has been processed or manufactured using a heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 176°C for 20 minutes, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
7. | Wood of Populus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
8. | Isolated Bark of:
originating in third countries. | Per consignment
| £13.24 £0.52 £105.92 |
Item (1) | Description (2) | Quantity (3) | Fee (4) |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wood of Acer macrophyllum Pursh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
2. | Wood of Aesculus californica Nutt., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
3. | Wood of Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A), including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:
| Per consignment
| £13.00 £0.13 |
Regulation 4(3)
Check (1) | Quantity (2) | Fee (3) |
---|---|---|
Documentary check | Per consignment | £5.29 |
Identity check | Per consignment
| £5.29 £10.58 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply only to Northern Ireland and come into operation on 1st September 2005, implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8th May 2000 (OJ No. L 169, 10.7.00, p. 1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/15/EC of 28th February 2005 (OJ No. L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 12), (“the Directive”), which requires member States to charge fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of imports of specified wood or isolated bark from third countries provided for in Article 13a(1) of the Directive.
The Regulations also apply to consignments of specified wood that are subject to emergency measures under The Plant Health (Wood and Bark)(Phytophthora ramorum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (regulation 3(1)(b)).
An importer is required to pay the fee specified in Parts A and B of Schedule 1 for plant health checks which are carried out (regulation 4(2)).
An importer is required to pay the fee specified in Schedule 2 for documentary checks and identity checks (regulation 4(3)). Wood packaging material actually in use is exempt from fees (regulation 4(4)).
An importer must provide certain information concerning the consignment at least 3 days before it is landed in Northern Ireland (regulation 5).
No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been undertaken in respect of these regulations.
Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Art. 3(4)
S.I. 2000/2812
OJ No. L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
OJ No. L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 12.
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