Cabinet Regulation No. 83 of 2007 on the State Fee for the Registration of a Fertiliser and a Substrate or Receipt of a Permit for the Importation or Sale of a Fertiliser and a Substrate, also the Procedures for Payment Thereof

Translation © 2017 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) Text consolidated by Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) with amending regulations of: 6 December 2011 [shall come into force from 23 December 2011]; 15 May 2012 [shall come into force from 30 May 2012]; 24 September 2013 [shall come into force from 1 January 2014]; 22 December 2015 [shall come into force from 29 December 2015]. If a whole or part of a paragraph has been amended, the date of the amending regulation appears in square brackets at the end of the paragraph. If a whole paragraph or sub-paragraph has been deleted, the date of the deletion appears in square brackets beside the deleted paragraph or sub-paragraph. Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No. 83 Adopted 30 January 2007 Regulations Regarding the State Fee for the Registration of a Fertiliser and a Substrate or Receipt of a Permit for the Importation or Sale of a Fertiliser and a Substrate, also the Procedures for Payment Thereof [22 December 2015] Issued pursuant to Section 16 of the Law On Circulation of Fertilisers 1. This Regulation prescribes the amount of the State fee for the registration of a fertiliser and a substrate or receipt of a permit for the importation or sale of a fertiliser and a substrate, also the procedures for payment thereof. [22 December 2015] 2. The State fee for the registration of a fertiliser shall be paid by an importer or a producer, taking into account the identification group of the fertiliser specified in the laws and regulations regarding the identification, quality conformity assessment and sale of fertilisers. The State fee shall be specified in the following amount: 2.1. for registration of a fertiliser included in identification groups D, E, G or H – EUR 71.14; 2.2. for registration of a fertiliser and a substrate included in identification groups A, B, C, F or K – EUR 142.29; 2.3. for temporary registration or registration of a fertiliser (a microbiological preparation) included in identification group I – EUR 284.57. The State fee for registration of a fertiliser (a microbiological preparation) shall not be paid if the fee has been paid for the temporary registration of a fertiliser (a microbiological preparation); 2.4. for temporary registration or registration of a fertiliser included in identification group J – EUR 142.29. The State fee shall not be paid for re-registration of a fertiliser registered in another group to identification group J. The State fee for registration of a fertiliser (an atypical fertiliser and a plant growth promoter) shall not be paid if the fee has been paid for the temporary registration of a fertiliser (an atypical fertiliser and a plant growth promoter). [6 December 2011; 15 May 2012; 24 September 2013; 22 December 2015] Translation © 2017 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 2 3. If a person preparing a mechanical mixture in Latvia has used registered fertilisers or fertilisers with an indication “EK marķējums” [EC labelling] and a packer has packaged a registered fertiliser, regarding which the State fee has been paid, the State fee for registration of the fertiliser shall not be paid. 4. The State fee for the receipt of a permit for the importation or sale of a fertiliser and a substrate shall be specified in the following amount: 4.1. a permit for sale of a registered fertiliser and substrate if the testing results thereof show non-conformity with the quality declared in the Fertiliser and Substrate State Register – EUR 14.23; 4.2. a permit for sale or importation of fertilisers and substrates that are not referred to in laws and regulations regarding requirements of identification, quality conformity assessment and sale of fertilisers and substrates – EUR 71.14; 4.3. a permit for the importation of a non-registered fertiliser for effectiveness trials and research – EUR 142.29; 4.4. a permit for the importation of a fertiliser and a substrate for testing and registration – EUR 14.23; 4.5. a permit for the sale of relevant lots of fertiliser and substrate imported for testing and registration – EUR 71.14; 4.6. a permit for the importation and sale of a particular lot of a fertiliser if the lot of the fertiliser does not conform to the quality requirements specified in the laws and regulations regarding fertilisers – EUR 71.14. [24 September 2013; 22 December 2015] 5. [6 December 2011] 6. A registration document of fertilisers and a substrate shall be issued for an unlimited period of time. [22 December 2015] 7. Upon renewing a registration document of a fertiliser and a substrate, the State fee shall not be paid. [22 December 2015] 8. The State fee shall be transferred into the State basic budget in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding the procedures by which payments into the State budget are to be made and are to be recognised as received, and the requirements for the use of online payment services for accounting with the State budget. [6 December 2011] 8. 1 Payments in the State budget shall be made: 8. 1 1. via such provider of payment services who has the right to provide payment services within the meaning of the Law On Payment Services and Electronic Money; 8. 1 2. at the State Plant Protection Service with a VISA, VISA Electron, MasterCard, Maestro or American Express payment card at a payment card terminal or in another alternative system if the State Plant Protection Service or intermediary body ensures it technically. [6 December 2011] 9. Cabinet Regulation No. 285 of 2 July 2002, Regulations regarding the State Fee for the Registration of Fertilisers and Procedures for Payment Thereof (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2002, No. 102), is repealed. Translation © 2017 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 3 Prime Minister A. Kalvītis Acting for the Minister for Agriculture – Minister for Welfare D. Staķe