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Regulations 54(1), 55 and 56

SCHEDULE 3N.I.CALCULATION OF CHARGES FOR VETERINARY CHECKS

PART IN.I.COSTS COVERED BY THE CHARGES

1.  For the purposes of this Schedule “the actual cost” of the veterinary checks carried out on a consignment at a border inspection post means the aggregate of—N.I.

(a)the proportion properly attributable to those veterinary checks of the cost of any items listed in paragraph 2 which relate partly to those veterinary checks; and

(b)the full cost of any items listed in paragraph 2 which relate wholly to those veterinary checks.

2.  The items referred to in paragraph 1 are the following—N.I.

(a)the salaries and fees, together with overtime payments and employers’ national insurance and superannuation contributions, of all staff directly involved in carrying out veterinary checks, and of all staff engaged in the management or administration of veterinary checks, at the border inspection post;

(b)recruiting and training the staff referred to in item (a);

(c)travel and related incidental expenses incurred in carrying out the veterinary checks, except where incurred by a person attending his normal place of work;

(d)office accommodation, equipment and services for staff involved in carrying out veterinary checks at the border inspection post, including depreciation of office furniture and equipment and the cost of information technology, stationery and forms;

(e)protective clothing and equipment used in carrying out the veterinary checks;

(f)laundering the protective clothing referred to in item (e);

(g)sampling, and testing and analysing samples (except sampling and testing for the presence of salmonella) in processed animal protein not intended for human consumption;

(h)routine invoicing and collection of charges for veterinary checks at the border inspection posts; and

(i)providing payroll and personnel services in connection with the employment of staff carrying out veterinary checks at the border inspection post.

PART IIN.I.CONSIGNMENTS FROM NEW ZEALAND

The charge for veterinary checks carried out on a consignment brought into the customs territory of the Community from New Zealand shall be 1.5 euro for each tonne of the consignment, subject to a minimum of 30 euro and a maximum of 350 euro, save that where the actual cost of the veterinary checks carried out on a consignment exceeds 350 euro, the amount of the charge shall be the actual cost.

PART IIIN.I.MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

The charge for veterinary checks carried out on a consignment (other than a consignment to which Part II of this Schedule applies) covered by—

(a)Chapter III of Council Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultry meat (O.J. No. L55, 8.3.71, p.23) as amended and updated by Council Directive 92/116/EEC (O.J. No. L62, 15.3.93, p.1) as last amended by the Act of Accession (see paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule I);

(b)Council Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (O.J. No. L302, 31.12.72, p 28) as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1452/2001 (O.J. No L198, 21.7.2001, p 11);

(c)Chapter III of Council Directive 92/45/EEC on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of the wild game meat (O.J. No. L268, 14.9.92, p 35) as last amended by the Act of Accession (see paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule I); or

(d)Chapter 11 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2004 (O.J. No. L72, 11.3.2004, p.60)—

(i)30 euro;

(ii)5 euro per tonne of the consignment; or

(iii)the actual cost of the veterinary checks carried out on the consignment,

(iv)whichever is the greatest.

PART IVN.I.FISHERY PRODUCTS

The charge for veterinary checks carried out on a consignment of fishery products falling under Chapter II of Council Directive 91/493/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (O.J. No. L268, 24.9.91, p.15) as last amended by the Act of Accession (see paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule I), other than a consignment to which Part II of this Schedule applies shall be—

(a)30 euro;

(b)5 euro per tonne of the consignment for the first 100 tonnes plus—

(i)1.5 euro per additional tonne if the consignment has undergone no preparation other than gutting; or

(ii)2.5 euro per additional tonne in other cases; or

(c)the actual cost of the veterinary checks carried out on the consignment,

whichever is the greatest.

PART VN.I.ALL OTHER PRODUCTS

The charge for veterinary checks carried out on a consignment, other than a consignment to which Part II, III or IV of this Schedule applies, shall be the actual cost of the veterinary checks carried out on the consignment.

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