
1 

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 October 2006.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “consignment” (“llwyth”)has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(p) of the Directive;
 “daytime working hours” (“oriau gwaith yn ystod y dydd”) means any time between the hours of 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on any day except a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971  in Wales;
 “the Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb”) means Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/35/EC;
 “documentary check” (“gwiriad dogfennol”) has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(i) of the Directive;
 “identity check” (“gwiriad adnabod”) has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(ii) of the Directive;
 “plant” (“planhigyn”) has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(a) of the Directive;
 “plant health check” (“gwiriad iechyd planhigion”) has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(iii) of the Directive;
 “plant intended for planting” (“planhigyn a fwriedir ar gyfer ei blannu”) has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(d) of the Directive;
 “plant product” (“cynnyrch planhigyn”) has the same meaning as in Article 2(1)(b) of the Directive; and
 “third country” (“trydedd wlad”) means a country or territory other than one within the European Community.
3 
These Regulations apply in relation to consignments of plants, plant products and other objects of a description specified in the first column of Schedule 1 that are landed in Wales from a third country and are:
(a) listed in Annex V, Part B of the Directive; or
(b) seeds of Solonaceae whether or not listed in Annex V, Part B of the Directive.
4 

(1) An importer must pay to the National Assembly upon import of a consignment to which these Regulations apply—
(a) subject to paragraph (2), the fee specified—
(i) in the third column of Schedule 1 in respect of any consignment other than a consignment of a plant or plant product to which sub-paragraph (a)(ii) applies; or
(ii) ...in the fourth column of Schedule 2 in respect of a consignment of any plant or plant product listed in the first column of that Schedule and originating from a country listed in the third column of that Schedule; and
(b) the fee specified for a documentary check and an identity check in the third column of Schedule 3.
(2) Where, at the request of an importer, or any other person responsible for the consignment, a plant health check is carried out on a consignment outside daytime working hours, the fee payable under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of that consignment is—
(a) the fee specified in the fourth column of Schedule 1 if the consignment is a consignment to which paragraph (1)(a)(i) applies; or
(b) the fee specified in the fifth column of Schedule 2 if the consignment is a consignment to which paragraph (1)(a)(ii) applies.
5 
The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2006  are revoked.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

SCHEDULE 1
Regulations 3 and 4

Plant, plant product or other object Quantity Fee Fee (non- daytime working hours)
Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables Per consignment    
  — up to 10,000 in number £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 1,000 units £0.52 £0.78
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) Per consignment    
  — up to 1,000 in number £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 100 units £0.33 £0.49
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) Per consignment    
  — up to 200 kg in weight £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 10 kg £0.12 £0.18
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Seeds, tissue cultures Per consignment    
  — up to 100 kg in weight £5.67 £8.50
  — for each additional 10 kg £0.13 £0.19
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule Per consignment    
  — up to 5,000 in number £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 100 units £0.13 £0.19
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Cut flowers Per consignment    
  — up to 20,000 in number £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 1,000 units £0.10 £0.15
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) Per consignment    
  — up to 100 kg in weight £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 100 kg £1.32 £1.98
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Cut Christmas trees Per consignment    
  — up to 1,000 in number £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 100 units £1.32 £1.98
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables Per consignment    
  — up to 100 kg in weight £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 10 kg £1.32 £1.98
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) Per consignment    
  — up to 25,000 kg in weight £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 1,000 kg £0.52 £0.78
Tubers of potatoes Per lot    
  — up to 25,000 kg in weight £39.72 £59.58
  — for each additional 25,000 kg £39.72 £59.58
Soil and growing medium, bark Per consignment    
  — up to 25,000 kg in weight £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 1,000 kg £0.52 £0.78
  — maximum price £105.92 £158.88
Grain Per consignment    
  — up to 25,000 kg in weight £13.24 £19.86
  — for each additional 1,000 kg £0.52 £0.78
  — maximum price £529.60 £794.40
Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this Schedule, except forest trees Per consignment £13.24 £19.86
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 4


Genus Quantity Country of origin Fee Fee (non-daytime working hours)
Cut flowers
Dianthus Per consignment   
 — up to 20,000 in number Colombia £0.40 £0.60
  Kenya £1.32 £1.98
  Ecuador £1.98 £2.97
  Turkey £3.31 £4.96
  Israel £4.63 £6.95
 — for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof Colombia £0.003 £0.004
  Kenya £0.01 £0.015
  Ecuador £0.01 £0.02
  Turkey £0.02 £0.03
  Israel £0.03 £0.05
 — Colombia £3.17 £4.75
 maximum price Kenya £10.59 £15.89
  Ecuador £15.88 £23.83
  Turkey £26.48 £39.72
  Israel £37.07 £55.60
Rosa Per consignment   
 — up to 20,000 in number Ecuador £0.40 £0.60
  Colombia £0.66 £0.99
  Ethiopia, Kenya £1.32 £1.98
  Tanzania £1.98 £2.97
  Zambia £3.31 £4.96
  India, Uganda £6.62 £9.93
 — for each additional 1,000 units or part thereof Ecuador £0.003 £0.004
  Colombia £0.005 £0.007
  Ethiopia, Kenya £0.01 £0.015
  Tanzania £0.01 £0.02
  Zambia £0.02 £0.03
  India, Uganda £0.05 £0.07
 — Ecuador £3.17 £4.75
 maximum price Colombia £5.29 £7.94
  Ethiopia, Kenya £10.59 £15.89
  Tanzania £15.88 £23.83
  Zambia £26.48 £39.72
  India, Uganda £52.96 £79.44
Fruit
Malus Per consignment   
  Chile £0.93 £1.39
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa £1.32 £1.98
  Brazil £1.98 £2.97
  China, USA £3.31 £4.96
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Chile £0.03 £0.05
  Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa £0.05 £0.07
  Brazil £0.07 £0.11
  China, USA £0.13 £0.19
Mangifera Per consignment   
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight Brazil £0.66 £0.99
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Brazil £0.02 £0.03
Prunus Per consignment   
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight Chile, South Africa, Turkey £1.32 £1.98
  Argentina £3.31 £4.96
  USA £6.62 £9.93
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Chile, £0.05 £0.07
  South Africa, Turkey  
  Argentina £0.13 £0.19
  USA £0.26 £0.39
Pyrus Per consignment   
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight South Africa £1.98 £2.97
  Argentina £3.31 £4.96
  Chile £4.63 £6.95
  China £6.62 £9.93
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof South Africa £0.07 £0.11
  Argentina £0.13 £0.19
  Chile £0.18 £0.27
  China £0.26 £0.39
Citrus Per consignment   
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £0.39 £0.58
  Morocco £0.66 £0.99
  Uruguay, USA £1.98 £2.97
  Egypt, £3.31 £4.96
  Israel, Mexico, Peru  
  Honduras £9.93 £14.89
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.01 £0.02
  Morocco £0.02 £0.03
  Uruguay, USA £0.07 £0.11
  Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Peru £0.13 £0.19
  Honduras £0.39 £0.58
Passiflora Per consignment   
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight Colombia, £1.32 £1.98
  Kenya  
  Zimbabwe £4.63 £6.95
  South Africa £6.62 £9.93
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Colombia, £0.05 £0.07
  Kenya  
  Zimbabwe £0.18 £0.27
  South Africa £0.26 £0.39
Vegetables
Solanum melongena Per consignment   
 — up to 25,000 kg in weight Turkey £1.98 £2.97
 — for each additional 1,000 kg or part thereof Turkey £0.07 £0.11Where the total amount of any fee comprises an amount of less than £0.01, that amount is to be excluded.

SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 4(1)

Check Quantity Fee
Documentary check Per consignment £5.29
Identity check Per consignment  
  — up to a size of a truck load, a railway wagon load or the load of a container of comparable size £5.29
  — bigger than the above size £10.58