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The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

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2017 No. 6

Plant Health

The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

Made 11th January 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th January 2017

Coming into force 11th February 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 19731and all other powers enabling them to do so.

S-1 Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 and come into force on 11th February 2017.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

S-2 Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

2. In the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 20142, for schedule 2 (import inspection fees for applicable checks (reduced rates)), substitute—

“SCHEDULE 2

Regulations 3 and 4(2)

IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR APPLICABLE CHECKS (REDUCED RATES)

Fees(*)

Item

Plants/plant products

Quantity

Country of Origin

Normal working hours

Outside normal working hours

Cut Flowers

Aster

up to 20,000 in number

Zimbabwe

£37.50

£57.00

for each additional 1,000 units

£0.15

£0.23

maximum price

£132.00

£246.00

Dianthus

up to 20,000 in number

Columbia

£24.60

£31.10

Ecuador, Turkey

£26.70

£35.40

Kenya

£24.90

£31.80

for each additional 1,000 units

Columbia

£0.01

£0.01

Ecuador, Turkey

£0.03

£0.05

Kenya

£0.01

£0.02

maximum price

Columbia

£28.40

£38.70

Ecuador, Turkey

£45.60

£73.20

Kenya

£31.20

£44.40

Phoenix

up to 20,000 in number

Costa Rica

£30.30

£42.60

for each additional 1,000 units

£0.07

£0.11

maximum price

£74.40

£130.80

Rosa

up to 20,000 in number

Columbia, Ecuador

£24.60

£31.10

Ethiopia, Kenya

£24.90

£31.80

Tanzania

£26.70

£35.40

Zambia

£25.80

£33.60

for each additional 1,000 units

Columbia, Ecuador

£0.01

£0.01

Ethiopia, Kenya

£0.01

£0.02

Tanzania

£0.03

£0.05

Zambia

£0.02

£0.03

maximum price

Columbia, Ecuador

£28.40

£38.70

Ethiopia, Kenya

£31.20

£44.40

Tanzania

£45.60

£73.20

Zambia

£38.40

£58.80

Fruit

Citrus

up to 25,000kg in weight

Egypt

£28.50

£39.00

Israel, Peru

£25.80

£33.60

Morocco

£24.90

£31.80

Turkey

£24.60

£31.10

USA

£26.70

£35.40

for each additional 1,000kg

Egypt

£0.20

£0.38

Israel, Peru

£0.08

£0.15

Morocco

£0.04

£0.08

Turkey

£0.03

£0.05

USA

£0.12

£0.23

Malus

up to 25,000kg in weight

Argentina

£30.30

£42.60

Brazil

£28.50

£39.00

Chile, South Africa

£24.90

£31.80

New Zealand

£25.80

£33.60

USA

£37.50

£57.00

for each additional 1,000kg

Argentina

£0.28

£0.53

Brazil

£0.20

£0.38

Chile, South Africa

£0.04

£0.08

New Zealand

£0.08

£0.15

USA

£0.60

£1.13

Passiflora

up to 25,000kg in weight

Columbia

£25.30

£32.60

Kenya

£28.50

£39.00

South Africa, Vietnam

£30.30

£42.60

Zimbabwe

£37.50

£57.00

for each additional 1,000kg

Columbia

£0.06

£0.11

Kenya

£0.20

£0.38

South Africa, Vietnam

£0.28

£0.53

Zimbabwe

£0.60

£1.13

Prunus

up to 25,000kg in weight

Argentina

£37.50

£57.00

Chile, South Africa, Turkey

£25.80

£33.60

Morocco, USA

£28.50

£39.00

for each additional 1,000kg

Argentina

£0.60

£1.13

Chile, South Africa, Turkey

£0.08

£0.15

Morocco, USA

£0.20

£0.38

Pyrus

up to 25,000kg in weight

Argentina, South Africa

£25.80

£33.60

Chile

£26.70

£35.40

China

£37.50

£57.00

for each additional 1,000kg

Argentina, South Africa

£0.08

£0.15

Chile

£0.12

£0.23

China

£0.60

£1.13

Vaccinium

up to 25,000kg in weight

Argentina

£28.50

£39.00

for each additional 1,000kg

£0.20

£0.38

Vegetables

Capsicum

up to 25,000kg in weight

Israel

£25.80

£33.60

Morocco

£24.90

£31.80

for each additional 1,000kg

Israel

£0.08

£0.15

Morocco

£0.04

£0.08

Momordica

up to 25,000kg in weight

Surinam

£30.30

£42.60

for each additional 1,000kg

£0.28

£0.53

Solanum melongena

up to 25,000kg in weight

Kenya

£25.80

£33.60

Turkey

£24.90

£31.80

for each additional 1,000kg

Kenya

£0.08

£0.15

Turkey

£0.04

£0.08

(*) Fee includes a documentary check and an identity check.

Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest decimal point, with the exception of the additional quantity values, which are rounded up to the nearest penny.”.

S-3 Revocation

Revocation

3. Regulation 2(a) of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20153is revoked.

FERGUS EWING

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

11th January 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the principal Regulations”).

Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC(OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1) (“the Directive”) requires a member State to ensure the collection of fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries which are required by Article 13a(1) of the Directive. Pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1756/2004(OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p.6), the European Commission notifies member States of plants and plant products which should be subject to reduced inspection and of the rate of such inspection. Regulation 2 substitutes schedule 2 of the principal Regulations to take account of the most recent Commission Notification on reduced inspection rates, available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/non_eu_trade/less_frequent_checks_en.

The Table provides a comparison of changes made to the fees in schedule 2 of the principal Regulations:

Schedule 2

Genus

Country of origin

Previous rate of inspection

Previous fee

New rate of inspection

New fee, specified in Schedule 2

Cut Flowers

Aster

Zimbabwe

100%

£42.00

75%

£37.50

Dianthus

Kenya

10%

£25.80

5%

£24.90

Dianthus

Turkey

25%

£28.50

15%

£26.70

Rosa

Zambia

15%

£26.70

10%

£25.80

Fruit

Citrus

Egypt

15%

£26.70

25%

£28.50

Citrus

Mexico

10%

£25.80

100%1002

-

Citrus

Tunisia

50%

£33.00

100%1002

-

Malus

Argentina

25%

£28.50

35%

£30.30

Malus

USA

50%

£33.00

75%

£37.50

Passiflora

Colombia

10%

£25.80

7%

£25.26

Passiflora

Kenya

15%

£26.70

25%

£28.50

Passiflora

Vietnam

100%

£42.00

35%

£30.30

Prunus

Morocco

50%

£33.00

25%

£28.50

Prunus

USA

50%

£33.00

25%

£28.50

Vegetables

Capsicum

Israel

5%

£24.90

10%

£25.80

Momordica

Surinam

25%

£28.50

35%

£30.30

Solanum melongena

Turkey

10%

£25.80

5%

£24.90

Initial fee per consignment for cut flowers (up to 20,000 in number) and fruit and vegetables (up to 25,000 kg in weight). Corresponding fees are set in the principal Regulations for additional quantities, maximum price per consignment and inspections carried out outside normal working hours.

Consignments subject to an inspection rate of 100% are excluded from the reduced rate inspection scheme and are subject to the import inspection fees specified in schedule 1 of the principal Regulations.

Regulation 3 revokes regulation 2(a) of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has limited impact on the cost of business.

(1) 1973 c.51. The reference to a Government department in section 56(1) is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Administration by virtue of article 2(2) of the Scotland Act (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) and the functions of the Minister transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain the consent of the Treasury was removed by section 55 of the Scotland Act 1998.
(2) S.S.I. 2014/338, as amended by S.S.I. 2015/392.
(3) S.S.I. 2015/392.

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