Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1E+WSalmonella National Control Programmes (Zoonoses): Fees

Table 1

Fees payable by the person in charge of chicken or turkey holding from which an official sample is taken, processed and examined for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003

Column 1[F1Column 2 [F2Column 3
Activity Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Time spent in obtaining an official control sample for examination in a laboratory (in this table the “time fee”) (in addition to the fees specified below, unless otherwise specified in column 2)12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by an animal health officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of activities below12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 8412 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72
Taking an official control sample from a chicken laying flock4149
Taking an official control sample from a chicken or turkey breeding flock6883
Taking an official control sample from a chicken broiler flock, or turkey fattening flock95117
Examination of an official control sample in a laboratory18 per sample tested (time fee does not apply)]21 per sample tested (time fee does not apply)]

Table 2

Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003

Column 1[F3Column 2 [F4Column 3
Activity Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 Fee (£) on or after 1 July 2024
Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or a biennial renewal of a laboratory approval8686
Conducting inspections [F5for] quality assurance F6...688 per visit1,025 per visit
Conducting collaborative testing for Salmonella as required to obtain and maintain approval as a testing laboratory44 per test]44 per test]

Table 3

Fees payable by the person in charge of poultry flocks for conducting tests under point 4(b) of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003

Column 1[F7Column 2 [F8Column 3
Activity Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024 Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Conducting tests on seven dust and faecal samples taken from each flock123146
Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the caeca and oviducts of 300 birds from each flock3,2033,936
Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the shell and the content of 4,000 eggs from each flock3,517]3,954]