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| Made | 27th May 2004 | ||
| Laid before the Scottish Parliament | 1st June 2004 | ||
| Coming into force | 22nd June 2004 |
(2) Where a fee is prescribed in this Order in relation to an inspection, examination or test as well as the issue of a certificate, the refusal to issue a certificate by reason of the results of the inspection, examination or test being unsatisfactory shall not affect the amount of the fee payable.
Phytosanitary certificates for export of plants etc. to third countries
3.
- (1) Any requirement of a third country for a plant, plant product or other object to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate issued by an official plant protection organisation whether for the purposes of-
may be met by the issue of such a certificate by an inspector to accompany that plant product or other object.
(2) Where an inspector issues a certificate under paragraph (1)-
(3) An inspector shall be authorised to enter onto premises for the purpose of any examination or inquiry under this Order.
(4) The inspection referred to in the first item of column 1 of the Schedule to this Order may be carried out by any person authorised in writing by an inspector to inspect grain for the purposes of phytosanitary certification.
Fees for export certification services
4.
The producer or exporter (as applicable) shall pay to the Scottish Ministers in respect of any service described in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order the fee specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the reference to that service.
Offences
5.
- (1) Any person who for the purposes of procuring the issue of a phytosanitary certificate or reforwarding phytosanitary certificate under this Order-
is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
Pentland House, Edinburgh
27th May 2004
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Service | Fee |
| £ | |
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1.
Consideration of an application (including inspection and, where necessary, laboratory examination of the relevant material) for the issue of a certificate for the export of grain |
45.00 |
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2.
Consideration of an application for the issue of a certificate for the export of oilseed rape per 100 tonnes or part thereof: |
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(i) in Bulk form |
11.00 |
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(ii) in Bags |
15.00 |
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3.
Soil sampling for potato cyst nematode (PCN): The taking of one sample from a field or part of a field comprising not more than 4 hectares, or from a glass-house or container:- |
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(a) for the first sample taken on any day, where no other chargeable visit is being made |
69.00 |
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(b) for the first sample taken on any day, where another chargeable visit is being made |
32.00 |
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(c) for the second and each subsequent sample taken on the same day as the first sample |
32.00 |
4.
Pre-export inspection of and the issue of a certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs, ware potatoes, malt barley and other plants and plant products where an inspection at the premises of the grower is necessary-
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(i) the value of the consignment is up to and including £10.00 |
1.00 |
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(ii) the value of the consignment is more than £10.00 but not more than £100.00 |
7.50 |
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(iii) the value of the consignment is more than £100.00 but not more than £250.00 |
20.00 |
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(iv) the value of the consignment is more than £250.00 but not more than £500.00 |
32.50 |
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(v) the value of the consignment is more than £500.00; and |
62.00 |
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(b) Charge for second or subsequent certificate for the export of a consignment of ware potatoes and malt barley and other plants and plant products where an inspection is carried out at the same location on the same day |
11.00 |
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5.
Pre-export inspection of and the issue of a certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs, plants and plant products delivered to the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department Horticulture and Marketing Unit where: |
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(a) the value of the consignment is up to and including £10.00; |
1.00 |
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(b) the value of the consignment is more than £10.00 but not more than £100.00 |
7.50 |
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(c) the value of the consignment is more than £100.00 but not more than £250.00 |
20.00 |
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(d) the value of the consignment is more than £250.00 |
26.00 |
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6.
Pre-export inspection of and the issue of a certificate for the export of a consignment of bulbs, plants and plant products for botanical research where: |
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(a) the value of the consignment is up to and including £10.00 |
1.00 |
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(b) the value of the consignment is more than £10.00 but not more than £100.00 |
7.50 |
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(c) the value of the consignment is more than £100.00 but not more than £250.00 |
20.00 |
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(d) the value of the consignment is more than £250.00 |
26.00 |
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7.
The issue of a certificate for the export of a consignment of frozen vegetables, frozen fruit, tea and other processed plant products |
17.00 |
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8.
Pre-export inspection of and the issue of a certificate for the export of used agricultural machinery (such inspection being for trace of soil or plant debris) |
62.00 |
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9.
Pre-export consignment testing of one soil sample for the presence of potato cyst nematodes and for the issue of a certificate for the export of seed potatoes where such testing is necessary |
30.50 |
10.
Growing Season Inspection (Per Day)
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(i) first 0.4 ha or part thereof |
45.00 |
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(ii) each additional 0.4 ha |
23.00 |
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(b) Indoor plants- |
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(i) first 5,000 or part thereof |
45.00 |
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(ii) each additional 5,000 or part thereof up to 70,000 per day |
23.00 |
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(c) Bulbs- |
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(i) first 0.5 ha or part thereof |
45.00 |
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(ii) each additional 0.5 ha or part thereof |
23.00 |
11.
Pre-export testing of potato tuber samples
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(i) Brown rot visual test |
45.00 |
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(ii) Brown rot latent test |
135.00 |
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(iii) Ring rot latent test |
135.00 |
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(iv) Ring rot and Brown rot latent test |
140.00 |
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(b) for gangrene |
62.10 |
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(c) for potato viruses |
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(i)
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165.00 |
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(bb) testing for additional viruses (per virus) |
7.50 |
(ii)
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195.00 |
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(bb) testing for additional viruses (per virus) |
15.00 |
(iii)
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45.00 |
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(bb) testing for additional viruses (per virus) |
3.00 |
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12.
Pre-export testing for potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) (per hour) |
51.93 |
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13.
Any other pre-export laboratory testing, other than seed testing (per hour) |
40.64 |
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14.
Application for a phytosanitary certificate in respect of seed samples: |
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(a) where the value of the consignment is up to £200 |
20.00 |
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(b) where the value of the consignment is over £200 |
25.00 |
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15.
Growing season inspection for seed crop (per hour) |
36.00 |
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16.
Pre-export seed testing (per hour) |
30.00 |
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17.
Issue of a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate |
5.00 |
[2] S.I. 1993/1320 to which there are amendments but none relevant to this Order.back
[3] Adopted in 1951 (Treaty Series No. 16 (1954), Cmd 9077) and revised in 1979 (Miscellaneous Series No. 1 (1981), Cmnd 8108).back
