SCHEDULE 1DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION
SCHEDULE 2CALCULATION OF THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS CHARGE
The official controls charge
1.
Subject to paragraph 2, the official controls charge payable by the operator of any premises for any accounting period will be the lower of —
(a)
the sum of —
(i)
the standard charge incurred in relation to those premises for that period, and
(ii)
any additional charge incurred in relation to those premises for that period by virtue of paragraph 6; and
(b)
the time costs generated by those premises for that period.
2.
(1)
This paragraph applies where the official controls charge calculated under paragraph 1 for any accounting period (amount A), when added to the official controls charge payable in respect of all earlier accounting periods falling within the same financial period (amount B), produces a total (amount C) which is greater than the amount of the official controls charge which would be payable under paragraph 1 if those accounting periods were one accounting period (amount D).
(2)
Where this paragraph applies, the official controls charge payable by an operator for an accounting period is the amount by which amount D exceeds amount B.
(3)
In this paragraph “financial period” (“cyfnod ariannol”) means—
(a)
the period commencing on 26 March 2007 and ending on 30 March 2008; and
(b)
thereafter, the period commencing on the Monday immediately following the last Sunday in March in any year and ending on the last Sunday in March in the following year.
The standard charge
3.
The standard charge for any accounting period payable by the operator of a slaughterhouse is to be calculated by multiplying the rate specified in the following Table applicable to a given type of animal by the number of animals of that type slaughtered and/or dressed there in the period.
4.
The standard charge for any accounting period payable by the operator of a game-handling establishment in respect of wild game dressed there during that period is to be calculated by multiplying the rate specified in the following Table applicable to a given type of animal that is categorised as wild game by the number of animals of that type dressed there in the period.
Type of animal | Rate per type of animal in Pounds Sterling |
|---|---|
Bovine animals | |
—aged less than 8 months at slaughter | 1.7670 |
—aged 8 months or more at slaughter | 3.3788 |
Solipeds and equidae | 3.1099 |
Pigs | |
—carcase weight less than 25 kg | 0.3534 |
—carcase weight equal to or greater than 25 kg | 0.9189 |
Sheep and goats | |
—carcase weight less than 12 kg | 0.1237 |
—carcase weight between 12 and 18 kg inclusive | 0.2474 |
—carcase weight greater than 18 kg | 0.3534 |
Poultry | |
— all broilers; all cast hens; other poultry weighing less than 2 kg | 0.0071 |
—poultry (not being broilers or cast hens) weighing at least 2 kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5 kg) | 0.0142 |
—poultry (not being broilers or cast hens) being adult and weighing at least 5 kg | 0.0282 |
Duck and geese | |
—weighing less than 2 kg | 0.0071 |
—weighing at least 2 kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5 kg) | 0.0142 |
—adult and weighing at least 5 kg | 0.0282 |
Turkeys | |
—any weight (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5 kg) | 0.0169 |
—adult and weighing at least 5 kg | 0.0282 |
Farmed rabbits | |
—weighing less than 2 kg | 0.0071 |
—weighing at least 2 kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5 kg) | 0.0142 |
—adult and weighing at least 5 kg | 0.0282 |
Small game birds | |
—weighing less than 2 kg | 0.0071 |
—weighing at least 2 kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5 kg) | 0.0142 |
—adult and weighing at least 5 kg | 0.0282 |
Small ground game | |
—weighing less than 2 kg | 0.0071 |
—weighing at least 2 kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5 kg) | 0.0142 |
—adult and weighing at least 5 kg | 0.0282 |
Ratites | 0.9189 |
Land mammals | |
—boars | 1.0136 |
—ruminants of carcase weight no more than 18 kg | 0.3379 |
—ruminants of carcase weight greater than 18 kg | 0.3534 |
5.
The standard charge for any accounting period payable by the operator of a cutting plant or of a game-handling establishment in respect of meat brought into the plant or establishment during that period for the purposes of being cut up or boned there is to be calculated by multiplying by £2.1204 the number of tonnes of such meat.
The additional charge
6.
(1)
Where in respect of an accounting period the Agency incurs increased costs because of inefficiency in the operation of premises, it may, in accordance with this paragraph, add an additional charge to the standard charge incurred in relation to the premises for that period.
(2)
The additional charge is a sum equal to the time costs generated by the inefficiency for the accounting period concerned.
(3)
The Agency may not make an additional charge in accordance with this paragraph unless it has notified the operator of its intention to do so.
(4)
The notification referred to in sub-paragraph (3) must be given as soon as is practicable after the Agency has concluded that it wishes to make an additional charge in accordance with this paragraph.
(5)
For the purposes of this paragraph “inefficiency” (“aneffeithlonrwydd”) means inefficiency on the part of the operator and includes in particular —
(a)
delay in the start of slaughtering attributable to the operator;
(b)
mechanical breakdown caused by lack of maintenance;
(c)
enforcement action taken by the Agency or an official;
(d)
under-employment of inspectors caused by the operator’s failure to adhere to the working hours or working practices agreed for the purposes of this paragraph pursuant to sub-paragraph (6);
(e)
insufficient provision of slaughter staff caused by the operator’s failure to adhere to the working hours or working practices agreed for the purposes of this paragraph pursuant to sub-paragraph (6);
(f)
delays caused by risks to the health or safety of inspectors attributable to the operator; and
(g)
any change to the working hours or working practices agreed for the purposes of this paragraph pursuant to sub-paragraph (6) which is attributable to the operator.
(6)
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5)(d), (e) and (g), the Agency and the operator must agree working hours and working practices and keep the working hours and working practices so agreed under review.
(7)
Where, following any such review, it appears to the Agency and the operator that it is appropriate to do so, they may by further agreement vary any working hours or working practices agreed pursuant to sub-paragraph (6).
(8)
Where any working hours or working practices have been varied pursuant to sub-paragraph (7) they are to be treated as having been agreed pursuant to sub-paragraph (6).
(9)
No additional charge may be made in accordance with this paragraph in respect of any increased costs incurred because of any variation in working hours or working practices which does not alter the working hours or working practices which have been agreed in accordance with sub-paragraph (6).
7.
(1)
An operator who does not agree that an additional charge is justified under paragraph 6 may request that the question be determined by a person nominated for the purpose pursuant to sub-paragraph (3)(a).
(2)
A request under sub-paragraph (1) must be made within 1 week of the Agency giving the operator notice under paragraph 6(3).
(3)
Where an operator makes a request under sub-paragraph (1) —
(a)
the Agency must nominate a person from the list established under sub-paragraph (4) to determine the question;
(b)
the person so nominated must give the operator and the Agency an opportunity to make representations on the question to be determined; and
(c)
the person so nominated must, within 1 month of being nominated, decide whether an additional charge is payable and notify the operator and the Agency of his or her decision.
(4)
The Agency must establish and maintain a list of people who may be nominated for the purposes of this paragraph and consult those organisations appearing to represent operators before including any person on the list.
Time costs
8.
The time costs generated by any premises in any accounting period is (subject to paragraphs 9 and 10) calculated by —
(a)
multiplying the time (expressed in hours and fractions of an hour) spent by each inspector exercising official controls at those premises in the period by the hourly rate applicable to that inspector determined or varied in accordance with paragraphs 11 to 13;
(b)
adding the results together; and
(c)
adding any agreed slaughterhouse staff costs for the period.
9.
The time costs in respect of any official controls includes any overtime payments or other similar allowances made to the inspector concerned under his or her contract of employment or contract for services for exercising those official controls.
10.
In determining the total time spent in exercising official controls, any time spent by an inspector—
(a)
in travelling to or from premises at which the inspector exercises official controls and for which he or she is paid under a contract of employment or contract for services;
(b)
at any premises to which the inspector has gone for the purpose of exercising official controls and for which he or she is paid under a contract of employment or contract for services (regardless of whether or not he or she is able to exercise official controls there); and
(c)
at any other place—
(i)
when the inspector is available for exercising official controls but is not in fact exercising any such controls, and
(ii)
for which the inspector is paid under his or her contract of employment or contract for services,
is to be counted as if it were time when the inspector was exercising official controls.
11.
The Agency must determine the hourly rate applicable to inspectors, and may determine different rates for different inspectors or different classes of inspector, having regard to the level of qualifications and experience of different inspectors or classes of inspector and to the cost of exercising official controls by different inspectors or classes of inspector.
12.
The hourly rate for any inspector or class of inspector is to be calculated so as to reflect such proportion of the costs of the items listed in Annex VI to Regulation 882/2004 incurred by that inspector or class of inspector in exercising official controls (excluding any additional costs taken into account pursuant to paragraph 9) as the Agency considers it proper to apportion to that hourly rate.
13.
The Agency may vary any rate determined pursuant to paragraph 11 where, having regard to variations in the costs referred to in paragraph 12, it appears to it to be necessary to do so.
14.
Prior to determining or varying hourly rates in accordance with paragraphs 11 to 13, the Agency must consult such operators as are likely to be affected by those rates.
Definitions
15.
In this Schedule —
(a)
“official auxiliary” (“cynorthwyydd swyddogol”) and “official veterinarian” (“milfeddyg swyddogol”) have the meanings respectively given to them in Article 2.1(h) and (f) of Regulation 854/2004;
(b)
“inspector” (“arolygydd”) means an official veterinarian or an official auxiliary;
(c)
“the standard charge” (“y ffi safonol”) means the charge for any accounting period that is incurred in relation to a slaughterhouse, game-handling establishment or cutting plant and calculated in accordance with paragraph 3, 4 or 5, as the case may be;
(d)
“time costs” (“costau amser”) means, in relation to any establishment for any accounting period, the costs calculated in accordance with paragraphs 8 to 10; and
(e)
any other expressions used both in this Schedule and in Regulation 882/2004 have the meanings that they bear in Regulation 882/2004.