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The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018
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- reg. 3(3)(g) omitted by S.I. 2024/617 reg. 2(2)(d)(ii)
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- Sch. 2B inserted by S.I. 2024/617 reg. 2(5)
- reg. 3(2E)(2EA) substituted for reg. 3(2E) by S.I. 2024/617 reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg. 3(3)(da) inserted by S.I. 2024/617 reg. 2(2)(d)(i)
- reg. 3(4) inserted by S.I. 2019/674 reg. 58(d) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/674 revoked immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1628, regs. 1(2)(a), 23)
Regulation 3(2A) and (2C)
[F1SCHEDULE 1WImport inspection fees
Textual Amendments
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category and description of plant, plant product or other object | Country of origin | Fee: Physical check (£) | Fee: Identity check (£) |
(1) “Intended for final users” means intended, by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct supply to final users. | |||
(2) “Woody plants” means plants which have a woody or partly woody stem, and includes all trees, forest reproductive material (other than seed), shrubs and palms, and those vines and perennial herbs with woody or partly woody stems; and for this purpose “perennial herbs” means herbs for which the average life exceeds two years. | |||
(3) “Non-woody plants” means plants which are not woody plants. | |||
(4) “Indoor plants” means plants which appear from their packaging, labelling or by other means to be intended for direct supply to final consumers for indoor use or use in aquaria.] | |||
| Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers (other than tubers of potatoes), onions, shallots, garlic, leaks and other alliaceous vegetables, dormant, not in substrate | |||
| All genera intended for planting, other than commercial flower production, and not intended for final users(1) | Any third country | 205.04 | 5.25 |
| All genera intended for planting, and intended for commercial flower production, or for final users(1) | Any third country | 20.50 | 0.52 |
| Cuttings, seedlings, intended for planting, not specified or included elsewhere in this table | |||
| All genera | Any third country | 32.15 | 1.57 |
| Woody plants(2) (other than any specified or included elsewhere in this table), intended for planting | |||
| All genera | Any third country | 32.15 | 1.57 |
| Non-woody plants(3) (other than any specified or included elsewhere in this table), intended for planting, and intended for final users(1) | |||
| All genera | Any third country | 32.15 | 1.57 |
| Indoor plants(4) | |||
| All genera | Any third country | 32.15 | 1.57 |
| Other plants intended for planting, not specified or included elsewhere in this table | |||
| All genera | Any third country | 32.15 | 1.57 |
| Cut flowers | |||
| Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. (Chrysanthemum L.) | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.28 | 0.15 |
| Columbia or Ecuador | 21.37 | 2.62 | |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Columbia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 2.13 | 0.26 | |
| Eryngium Tournier ex Linnaeus. | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.28 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 4.27 | 0.52 | |
| Lisianthus L. | Any third country | 4.27 | 0.52 |
| Rosa L. | Any EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.28 | 0.15 |
| Canada, India, Mexico or the USA | 21.37 | 2.62 | |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland or the USA | 2.13 | 0.26 | |
| Solidago L. | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.28 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 4.27 | 0.52 | |
| Other genera not specified or included elsewhere in this table | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.28 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 2.13 | 0.26 | |
| Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than bark or cut Christmas trees) | |||
| All genera | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.01 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.69 | 0.26 | |
| Fruit, vegetables, leaves | |||
| Momordica L. | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.59 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 26.55 | 2.62 | |
| Ocimum L. | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 2.15 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 35.84 | 2.62 | |
| Solanaceae Juss. (other than Solanum tuberosum L.) | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.59 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 26.55 | 2.62 | |
| Solanum melongena L. | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.59 | 0.15 |
| Turkey | 15.93 | 1.57 | |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey | 2.65 | 0.26 | |
| Other genera or species of fruit or vegetables not specified or included elsewhere in this table | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 1.59 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 2.65 | 0.26 | |
| Other leaves not specified or included elsewhere in this table | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 2.15 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 3.58 | 0.26 | |
| Seeds (for sowing), tissue cultures | |||
| All genera, for trials or testing | Any third country | 12.81 | 0.52 |
| Brassicaceae (other than for trials or testing) | Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay | 6.40 | 0.26 | |
| Capsicum spp. L. (other than for trials or testing) | Any third country | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Poaceae (other than for trials or testing) | Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay | 6.40 | 0.26 | |
| Secale L. (other than for trials or testing) | Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 6.40 | 0.26 | |
| Solanum lycopersicum L. (other than for trials or testing) | Any third country | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. (True seed) (other than for trials or testing) | Any third country | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Trifolium spp. (other than for trials or testing) | Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay | 6.40 | 0.26 | |
| Triticum L. (other than for trials or testing) | Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 6.40 | 0.26 | |
| X Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus (other than for trials or testing) | Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 128.13 | 5.25 |
| Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 6.40 | 0.26 | |
| Other genera or species not specified or included elsewhere in this table | Any third country | 6.40 | 0.26 |
| Grain (other than seeds for sowing) | |||
| Secale L. | Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 142.98 | 5.25 |
| Triticum L. | Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 142.98 | 5.25 |
| X Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus | Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA | 142.98 | 5.25 |
| Tubers of potatoes | |||
| Solanum tuberosum L. (seed potatoes) | Any third country | 156.69 | 5.25 |
| Solanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes) | Egypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania | 78.34 | 2.62 |
| Spain | 156.69 | 5.25 | |
| Any third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain | 4.70 | 0.15 | |
| Cut Christmas trees (less than 3 metres in height) | |||
| All genera | Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 3.58 | 0.15 |
| Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland | 5.98 | 0.26 | |
| Machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes | Any third country | 5.98 | 0.26 |
Regulation 3(2A)(a)
F2SCHEDULE 1AWImport inspection fees: consignments originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1A omitted (22.7.2022) by virtue of The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/804), regs. 1, 2(5)
Regulation 3(2A)(b)(i) to (v) and (3)
F3SCHEDULE 2WImport inspection fees: Reduced rates for consignments originating in countries other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 2 omitted (22.7.2022) by virtue of The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/804), regs. 1, 2(5)
Regulation 3(2E)
[F4SCHEDULE 2AWList of plants and plant products originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland subject to fees for physical checks and identity checks from the end of the transitional staging period
Textual Amendments
1. Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers other than bark or cut Christmas trees.W
2. Cut Christmas trees.W
3. Cut flowers.W
4. Fruit.W
5. Grain, other than seeds for sowing.W
6. Leaves.W
7. Seeds other than—W
(a)seeds of—
(i)Allium cepa L.,
(ii)Allium porrum L.,
(iii)Castanea Mill.,
(iv)Capsicum spp. L.,
(v)Helianthus annuus L.,
(vi)Medicago sativa L.,
(vii)Phaseolus cocineus.,
(viii)Phaseolus vulgaris L.,
(ix)Solanum lycopersicum L.,
(x)Solanum tuberosum L. (True potato seed).
(b)Vegetable seeds of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L.
(c)Seeds of oil and fibre plants of—
(i)Brassica napus L.,
(ii)Brassica rapa L.,
(iii)Sinapis alba L.,
(iv)Glycine max (L.) Merrill,
(v)Linum usitatissimum L.
8. Vegetables.]W
Regulation 4(2)
F5SCHEDULE 3WPlant passport authorisation fees
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 3 omitted (14.11.2019) by virtue of The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1378), regs. 1(2), 3(9)
Regulation 5(1)
[F6SCHEDULE 4WPlant health licence fees
Textual Amendments
F6Sch. 4 substituted (14.11.2019) by The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1378), regs. 1(2), 3(10)
In this Schedule—
“period 1” means the period ending on 31 March 2020;
“period 2” means the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on 30 September 2020.
Column 1 Type of application or inspection | Column 2 Date of application | Column 3 Fee (£) |
|---|---|---|
Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes, other than—
| 995.36 | |
| Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items | 995.36, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items | |
| Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium, other than a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items | 745.41 | |
| Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items | 745.41, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items | |
| Application for a variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment | 380.25 | |
| Application for any other licence | 42.50 | |
| Issue of an annual letter of authority | 42.50 | |
| Monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions | In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 1 | 69.75 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 139.50 |
| In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 2 | 81.25 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 162.50 | |
| In the case of monitoring undertaken on or after 1 October 2020 | 92.67 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 185.34] |
Regulation 5A
[F7SCHEDULE 4AWFees for export certification services and pre-export services
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 4A inserted (31.1.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/44), regs. 1(2), 34(10)
(1) Service | (2) Fee - small exporter (£) | (3) Fee – other exporter (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection of consignment | 31.90 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 63.80 | 63.80 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 127.60 |
| Audit of a grain inspection | 13.20 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 26.40 | 26.40 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 52.80 |
| Laboratory examination (including laboratory testing) | 16.78 per sample tested | 33.56 per sample tested |
| Issue of certificate | 12.76 per certificate | 25.52 per certificate |
| Amendment of a certificate at the request of the exporter | 7.88 per certificate | 15.76 per certificate] |
Regulation 8(1)
[F8SCHEDULE 5WSeed potatoes: fees
Textual Amendments
F8Sch. 5 substituted (14.11.2019) by The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1378), regs. 1(2), 3(11)
Column 1 Activity | Column 2 Fee (£) | Column 3 Minimum fee (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Soil sampling and testing for Potato Cyst Nematode | ||
| Soil sampling and testing for the purposes of paragraph 4, 7 or 9 of Schedule 1 to the Seed Potatoes (Wales) Regulations 2016 | 24.75 for each hectare (or part thereof) sampled and tested | |
| Inspection of growing crop | ||
| Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC | 30.39 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) | 60.78 |
| Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB | 12.16 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected | 60.75 |
| Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S | 10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected | 105.70 |
| Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE | 10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected | 105.70 |
| Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E | 10.33 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected | 103.30 |
| Certification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B | 9.39 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected | 93.90 |
| Inspection of harvested tubers | ||
| Inspection | 40.55 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) | 81.10 |
| Provision of labels and seals in respect of application | ||
| Printed labels for bags holding 50 kgs of seed potatoes or less | 0.05 per label | |
| Printed labels and seals for bags holding more than 50 kgs of seed potatoes | 0.11 per label (including seal) | |
| Blank labels and seals | 0.16 per label (including seal)] | |
Regulation 12
[F8SCHEDULE 6WRevocations
— The Plant Health (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2014 M1.
— The Plant Health (Fees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 M2.]
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2014/1792 (W. 185), amended by S.I. 2015/777 (W. 61).
M2S.I. 2015/777 (W. 61).
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