The Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Regulation 4(2)(a)

SCHEDULE 1 FEES FOR MATTERS RELATING TO THE SEED MARKETING REGULATIONS

Matter			Fee £
A.  Initial fees
Initial fee per hectare or part thereof for crops intended to produce:—
(i)	Pre-Basic Seed or Basic Seed		29.60
(ii)	Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation		4.25
B.  Crop inspection fees
(i)	Fee for the official examination of crops other than a hybrid of swede rape intended to produce Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation, per hectare or part thereof examined		16.30
(ii)	Fee for the official field inspection of a hybrid of swede rape, per hectare or part thereof examined		48.90
(iii)	Fee for the further official examination of crops intended to produce Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the First Generation, Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation, per hectare or part thereof examined, except:—		16.30
	(a)	Further official examination of crops for wild oats, per hectare or part thereof examined	7.96
	(b)	Further official examination of crops in respect of isolation distance, per hectare or part thereof examined	3.17
	(c)	Further official examination of crops which have been lodged, per hectare or part thereof examined	7.13
(iv)	Fee for the authentication of seed lot sown (where this has not been carried out at crop inspection), per crop		7.13
(v)	Fee for the official examination of crops where there has been an official post control the results of which have been unsatisfactory, per hectare or part thereof examined		16.30
C.  Seed lot fees
Fee for issuing an official certificate or a breeder’s confirmation (other than in the circumstances described under paragraph D below) in respect of a seed lot certifying the seed to be:—
(i)	of a multiplication category		73.00
(ii)	of a final generation category		30.55
D.  Seed lot re-entry fee
Fee for issuing an official certificate or a breeder’s confirmation in respect of a seed lot where, following an application for certification of the seed to be within one particular category, that application has been withdrawn and a new application has been submitted for certification of the seed within another category, as follows:
(i)	Pre-Basic Seed, Basic Seed, Certified Seed or Certified Seed of the First Generation		35.00
(ii)	Certified Seed of the Second Generation or Certified Seed of the Third Generation		17.45
E.  Sampling fees
Fee per seed lot for the sampling or re-sampling of a seed lot for the purposes of an official examination, and for sampling or re-sampling imported seed intended for further multiplication			50.12
F.  Official label fees
Fee per seed lot for the issue and printing of a:—
(i)	Tear resistant label for breeder’s confirmation seed, Pre-Basic seed or seed for export		40.50
(ii)	Self adhesive label for breeder’s confirmation seed, Pre-Basic seed or seed for export		28.00
G.  OECD Certificate
Fee per certificate for issuing an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Certificate			25.00
H. Higher Voluntary Standard (HVS)
Fee per seed lot for verification that a seed lot meets the applicable Higher Voluntary Standards (HVS)			6.00