Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 3243 of 2014)

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2014 No. 3243 PLANT HEALTH, ENGLAND The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 Made - - - - 8th December 2014 Laid before Parliament 9th December 2014 Coming into force - - 1st January 2015 The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(a). Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st January 2015. Amendment of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014 2. The Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014(b) are amended as follows. Regulation 2(3) 3. For paragraph (3) of regulation 2 (import inspection fees), substitute— “(3) But where an importer or any other person responsible for a consignment requests that the plant health check in respect of the consignment be carried out outside daytime working hours and the whole of the plant health check is carried out on the consignment outside daytime working hours, the fee payable under paragraph (2)(a) in respect of the consignment is— (a) the fee specified in column 4 of Schedule 1 to the extent (if any) that the consignment is a consignment to which paragraph (2)(a)(i) applies; or (b) the fee specified in column 5 of Schedule 2 to the extent (if any) that the consignment is a consignment to which paragraph (2)(a)(ii) applies.”. Schedule 2 4. For Schedule 2 (import inspection fees: reduced rates), substitute— (a) 1973 c. 51. Section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, article 6(1)(e). (b) S.I. 2014/601. 2 “SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 2(2)(a)(ii) and (3)(b) Import Inspection Fees: Reduced Rates Column 1 Genus Column 2 Quantity Column 3 Country of origin Column 4 Fee for each consignment or relevant part of a consignment (daytime working hours) (£) Column 5 Fee for each consignment or relevant part of a consignment (non-daytime working hours) (£) Cut Flowers Dianthus up to 20,000 in number Colombia 1.43 2.15 Ecuador 7.18 10.77 Kenya 2.39 3.59 Turkey 11.96 17.95 each additional 1,000 or part thereof Colombia 0.01, up to a maximum of 11.48 0.01, up to a maximum of 17.23 Ecuador 0.05, up to a maximum of 57.43 0.08, up to a maximum of 86.15 Kenya 0.02, up to a maximum of 19.14 0.03, up to a maximum of 28.71 Turkey 0.09, up to a maximum of 95.73 0.13, up to a maximum of 143.59 Rosa up to 20,000 in number Colombia 1.43 2.15 Ecuador 1.43 2.15 Ethiopia 4.78 7.18 Kenya 2.39 3.59 Tanzania 7.18 10.77 Zambia 7.18 10.77 each additional 1,000 or part thereof Colombia 0.01, up to a maximum of 11.48 0.01, up to a maximum of 17.23 Ecuador 0.01, up to a maximum of 11.48 0.01, up to a maximum of 17.23 Ethiopia 0.04, up to a maximum of 38.29 0.06, up to a maximum of 57.43 Kenya 0.02, up to a maximum of 19.14 0.03, up to a maximum of 28.71 Tanzania 0.05, up to a maximum of 57.43 0.08, up to a maximum of 86.15 Zambia 0.05, up to a maximum of 57.43 0.08, up to a maximum of 86.15 3 Column 1 Genus Column 2 Quantity Column 3 Country of origin Column 4 Fee for each consignment or relevant part of a consignment (daytime working hours) (£) Column 5 Fee for each consignment or relevant part of a consignment (non-daytime working hours) (£) Branches with foliage Phoenix up to 100 kg Costa Rica 16.75 25.13 each additional 100 kg or part thereof Costa Rica 1.66, up to a maximum of 134.02 2.49, up to a maximum of 201.03 Fruit Citrus up to 25,000 kg Egypt 7.18 10.77 Israel 4.78 7.18 Mexico 4.78 7.18 Morocco 2.39 3.59 Peru 4.78 7.18 Tunisia 35.90 53.85 Turkey 1.43 2.15 Uruguay 35.90 53.85 USA 7.18 10.77 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Egypt 0.28 0.43 Israel 0.19 0.28 Mexico 0.19 0.28 Morocco 0.09 0.14 Peru 0.19 0.28 Tunisia 1.43 2.15 Turkey 0.05 0.08 Uruguay 1.43 2.15 USA 0.28 0.43 Malus up to 25,000 kg Argentina 11.96 17.95 Brazil 11.96 17.95 Chile 2.39 3.59 New Zealand 4.78 7.18 South Africa 2.39 3.59 USA 23.93 35.90 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Argentina 0.47 0.71 Brazil 0.47 0.71 Chile 0.09 0.14 New Zealand 0.19 0.28 South Africa 0.09 0.14 USA 0.95 1.43 Passiflora up to 25,000 kg Colombia 4.78 7.18 Kenya 4.78 7.18 South Africa 16.75 25.13 Zimbabwe 35.90 53.85 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Colombia 0.19 0.28 Kenya 0.19 0.28 South Africa 0.66 1.00 Zimbabwe 1.43 2.15 4 Column 1 Genus Column 2 Quantity Column 3 Country of origin Column 4 Fee for each consignment or relevant part of a consignment (daytime working hours) (£) Column 5 Fee for each consignment or relevant part of a consignment (non-daytime working hours) (£) Prunus up to 25,000 kg Argentina 23.93 35.90 Chile 4.78 7.18 Morocco 23.93 35.90 South Africa 4.78 7.18 Turkey 4.78 7.18 USA 4.78 7.18 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Argentina 0.95 1.43 Chile 0.19 0.28 Morocco 0.95 1.43 South Africa 0.19 0.28 Turkey 0.19 0.28 USA 0.19 0.28 Psidium up to 25,000 kg Brazil 35.90 53.85 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil 1.43 2.15 Pyrus up to 25,000 kg Argentina 4.78 7.18 Chile 7.18 10.77 China 23.93 35.90 South Africa 4.78 7.18 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Argentina 0.19 0.28 Chile 0.28 0.43 China 0.95 1.43 South Africa 0.19 0.28 Vaccinium up to 25,000 kg Argentina 11.96 17.95 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Argentina 0.47 0.71 Vegetables Capsicum up to 25,000 kg Israel 2.39 3.59 Morocco 4.78 7.18 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Israel 0.09 0.14 Morocco 0.19 0.28 Momordica up to 25,000 kg Surinam 16.75 25.13 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Surinam 0.66 1.00 Solanum melongena up to 25,000 kg Kenya 4.78 7.18 Turkey 4.78 7.18 each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Kenya 0.19 0.28 Turkey 0.19 0.28”. 5 de Mauley Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 3rd December 2014 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs We consent Mark Lancaster Gavin Barwell 8th December 2014 Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/601) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ No 169, 10.7.2000, p1) (“the Directive”). Article 13d of the Directive requires Member States to charge fees to cover the costs of documentary, identity and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries set out in Annex V, Part B of the Directive. Regulation 3 amends regulation 2(3) of the principal Regulations to clarify the fees that are payable in respect of plant health checks which are carried out on consignments (or parts of consignments) outside daytime working hours. Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations sets out reduced rate fees for certain plants and plant products which are subject to reduced levels of plant health checks agreed under the procedure provided for in Articles 13a(2) and 18(2) of the Directive. Regulation 4 of these Regulations amends Schedule 2 to give effect to the latest notification published by the European Commission of the reduced plant health checks which are applicable to certain plants and plant products. The inspection rates for Citrus from Tunisia and Uruguay have increased (from 25% to 75% and 15% to 75% respectively) with matching increases in fees. Fruit of Mangifera from Brazil are no longer eligible for reduced rate fees since this commodity is subject to an inspection rate of 100%. Accordingly, the relevant entry is removed from Schedule 2 and the fees in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations are applied to these consignments. The inspection rates for the following have decreased with matching decreases in fees: Rosa from Zambia (from 25% to 15%), Citrus from Mexico and Peru (from 15% to 10%), Prunus from Turkey and the USA (15% to 10%), Psidium from Brazil (from 100% to 75%) and Pyrus from Chile (from 25% to 15%). Fruit of Capsicum from Morocco are eligible for a reduced rate fee corresponding to its inspection rate of 10%. The reduced rate fee for this commodity is added to Schedule 2. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no or no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen and it implements annual changes in fees in line with a predetermined level rather than fundamental changes to the regulatory regime itself. © Crown copyright 2014 Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. £4.25 UK201412093 12/2014 19585 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3243