Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order (No. 75 of 2013)

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU AGRICULTURAL FEES ACT [CAP 74] Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order No. 7.5 of2013 In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the Agricultural Fees Act [CAP 74], I, the Honourable DAVID TOSUL Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity, by order make this Regulation. 1 Amendments The Agricultural Fees Regulation Order No. 99 of2012 is amended as set out in the Schedule. 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on the day on which it is made. """" Made at Port Vila this Q.. q day of ~'r- ' 2013. Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order No. 75of2013 1 .' '. SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL FEES REGULATION ORDER NO. 99 OF 2012 1 Schedule, Table A, Items 1 and 2, Column I Delete "plant materials" (wherever occurring) , sUbstitute "plant products" 2 Schedule, Table A, Item 2 Delete "plan materials" (wherever occurring), substitute "plant products" 3 Schedule, Table A, Item SA Delete "inspection fees" , substitute "certificates" 4 Schedule, Table A, Item SA, Column II Delete "5,000VT", substitute "1 ,OOOVT" 5 Schedule, Table A, FUMIGATION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS, Timber (subheading) After "Timber" (subheading) , add "and Timber Products" 6 Schedule, Table A, Items 6, 7, 8 and 9, Column I After "timber", insert "and timber products" 7 Schedule, Table A, Item 20, Column I Delete "outside", substitute "at" 8 Schedule, Table A, Item 25, Column I Delete "less than 1 cubic meter" (wherever occurring) 9 Schedule, Table A, Item 25, Column II (corresponding to Column 1(a)) Delete "800VT", substitute "1 ,OOOVT" 10 Schedule, Table A, PERSONAL LUGGAGE AND INDIVITUAL RISK GOOD (heading) Delete "LUGGAGE AND INDIVITUAL RISK GOOD", substitute "EFFECTS AND INDIVIDUAL RISK GOODS" 11 Schedule, Table A, Item 27, Column I Delete "luggage less than 0.5 to 1.0 cubic meter", substitute "effects" Agricultural Fees Regulation (A mendment) Order No. 75 a! 2013 2 12 Schedule, Table A, Item 28 Repeal the item 13 Schedule, Table A, Item 29, Column I Delete "luggage", sUbstitute "effects" 14 Schedule, Table A, Item 30, Column II Delete "per treatment", substitute "per cubic meter" 15 Schedule, Table A, TROCHUS SHELLS AND OTHER THINGS (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute "TREATMENT OF MARINE PRODUCTS" 16 Schedule, Table A, Item 31, Column I Delete "trochus shells" (wherever occurring), substitute "marine products" 17 Schedule, Table A, Item 31, Column I(b) and Column II Add at the end, I ( c) additional treatment for commercial use I 800VT per cubic meter 18 Schedule, Table A, Items 32 and 33 Repeal the items, substitute 32 Treatment of regulated goods (a) at a quarantine station 1,500VT per cubic meter (b) outside quarantine station 2,OOOVT per cubic meter (c) additional treatment of regulated 800VT per cubic meter goods 33 Treatment of non-regulated goods (a) treatment of non-regulated goods 1,500VT per cubic meter (b) additional cubic of non-regulated 1,OOOVT per cubic meter goods 19 Schedule, Table A, Item 36, Column II Delete "per inspection", substitute "per container" Agricultural Fees Regulation (A mendment) Order No. 7.50/2013 3 · ' 20 Schedule, Table A, Item 37, Column II After "5,500VT", add "per container" 21 Schedule, Table A, PLANT MATERIAL AND PRODUCE (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute "EXPORT OR IMPORT OF PLANT MATERIAL AND PRODUCE" 22 Schedule, Table A, Item 41, Column I (a) and (b) Delete "export or import consignment of' 23 Schedule, Table A, Item 42 Repeal the item, substitute 42 Inspection of export or import of cocoa beans (a) for personal use 1,OOOVT per consignment (b) for commercial use 8,OOOVT per consignment 42A Inspection of export or import of kava and kava products (a) for personal use 1,OOOVT per consignment (b) for commercial use 2,500VT per consignment 24 Schedule, Table A, Item 44 Repeal the item, substitute 44 Inspection of export or import consignment of stored products (a) Inspection of exports and imports 1,OOOVT per consignment for personal use (b) Inspection of imports for 5,OOOVT per container commercial use (c) Inspection of exports for 2,OOOVT per inspection commercial use Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order No. 76 of 20 13 4 .' 25 Schedule, Table A, Item 45 Repeal the item, substitute 45 Inspection of export or import of timber poles, plywood or other timber products (a) for personal use 3,OOOVT per consignment (b) for commercial use 6,OOOVT per consignment 26 Schedule, Table A, Item 46, Column I Delete "bulk feed shipment", sUbstitute "products for processing" 27 Schedule, Table A, Item 46, Column II Delete "3,500VT", substitute "3,000VT" 28 Schedule, Table A, Item 46 Add at the end of the Item 46A Inspection of artefacts for personal use 800VT per inspection 46B Inspection of artefacts for commercial use 1,OOOVT per inspection 29 Schedule, Table A, VEHICLES AND MACHINERY (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute "USED VEHICLES AND MACHINERIES" 30 Schedule, Table A, Item 54 Repeal the item 31 Schedule, Table A, Item 55, Column I Delete "over 5.0 cubic meters" 32 Schedule, Table A, Item 58, Column II Delete "250VT", substitute "500VT" 33 Schedule, Table A, Item 58 Add at the end of the Item Inspection of used boats 5,OOOVT per inspection Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order No. 75 012013 5 34 Schedule, Table A, Item 62, Column I Delete "empty 20ft" 35 Schedule, Table A, Item 62, Column II Delete "per inspection", substitute "per container" 36 Schedule, Table A, Items 63 and 64 Repeal the items 37 Schedule, Table A, Item 65, Column II Delete "50,OOOVT", substitute "10,OOOVT" 38 Schedule, Table A, Item 66, Column I Repeal the Column, substitute "Inspection outside normal working hours" 39 Schedule, Table A, Item 69, Column I Repeal the Column, substitute "Spot fines for aircrafts/seagoing vessels carrying undeclared live animals" 40 Schedule, Table A, Item 82, Column II Delete "50,OOOVT per year", substitute "5,OOOVT per audit" 41 Schedule, Table A, Item 83, Column II Delete "20,OOOVT", substitute "1 O,OOOVT" 42 Schedule, Table A, Item 84, Column II Delete "2,OOOVT per hour", substitute "500VT per visit" 43 Schedule, Table A, Item 88, Column I (a), Column II Delete "per voyage", substitute "per port" 44 Schedule, Table A, Item 88, Column I(b), Column II Delete "3,OOOVT", substitute "2,OOOVT" 45 Schedule, Table A, Item 88, Column I(i) and Column II Add, G) Surveillance and monitoring of vessels 20,OOOVT per port 46 Schedule, Table A, Item 91, Column II After "per hour", add "per officer" Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order No. 7 60/2013 6 47 Schedule, Table A, Item 94, Column I Repeal the Column, substitute "Special request of Import Risk Analysis" 48 Schedule, Table B - ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS SERVICES Repeal the Table, substitute "TABLE B ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS SERVICES COLUMN II ITEMS COLUMN I (Fees in Vatu) PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES 1 Imports: (1) Import permit for animals, animal products or biological products (meat, dairy, poultry, seafood, veterinary compounds) (a) for personal use 1,200VT per permit (b) for commercial use 5,OOOVT per permit (2) Importation of animals, animal products or biological products (meat, dairy, poultry, seafood, veterinary compounds) (a) Personal importation declared 2,OOOVT without permit (b) Commercial importation declared lO,OOOVT without permit (3) Import permit for live animals (a) for personal use (domestic pets) 5,OOOVT per permit (b) for commercial use (Agricultural 1 O,OOOVT per permit livestock) (4) Import permit for semen 5,OOOVT per permit 2 Exports: (1) Export health certificate of animal Agricultural Fees Regulation (Amendment) Order No. 75 0f2013 7 products (a) for personal use 1 ,500VT per certificate (b) for commercial use 2,500VT per certificate (2) Export health certificate for live animals (a) for personal use (domestic pets) 5,OOOVT per certificate (b) for commercial use (agricultural livestock) 10,OOOVT per certificate (3) Export health certificate for ornamental marine fish 2,500VT per certificate 3 Inspections: (1) Inspection of imported animals, animal products or biological products (a) for personal use 1,OOOVT per inspection (b) for commercial use 4,OOOVT per inspection (2) Inspection of imported live animals (a) for personal use (domestic pets) 2,OOOVT per animal (b) for commercial use (agricultural 5,OOOVT per animal livestock) (3) Inspection of live animals for export (a) for personal use (domestic pets) 2,OOOVT per animal (b) for commercial use (agricultural livestock) 5,OOOVT per animal (4) Inspection of ornamental marine fish 2,OOOVT 49 Schedule, Table D - VETERINARY FEES FOR LIVESTOCK Add at the end of the Table, "TABLE E Agricultural Fees Regulation (A mendment) Order No. 75 0f2013 8 MEAT INSPECTION FEES FOR LIVESTOCK ITEMS COLUMN I COLUMN II (Fees in Vatu) INSPECTIONS 1 Inspection fees where meat inspectors are engaged to provide inspections for meat products (a) Beef meat inspection 6YT per kilogram (b) Poultry meat inspection 3YT per kilogram 2 Annual license fees for operation where Veterinary officers and meat inspectors are engaged to provide inspections of facilities (a) Abattoir 150,OOOYT per year (b) Poultry plant lOO,OOOYT per year (c) Fish processing plant lOO,OOOYT per year (d) Butcheries 50,OOOYT per year (e) Fish outlets 50,OOOYT per year (t) Cannery 50,OOOYT per year SERVICES 3 Application to build an abattoir, a poultry plant and fish processing plant 5,OOOYT per application 4 Application to build a retail butchery, fish outlet or poultry butchery 3,OOOYT per application 5 Export seal 1,500YT per seal Agricultural Fees Regulation 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