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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
3.11.4.1 CPHR costs for the Competent Authorities
Based on the data provided for the tasks considered in the cost analysis (see Table 1-4), the
total costs for the 24 MS CAs 218 amount to € 59,218,314 on average per year. This total cost
is a ‗net cost‘, i.e. it takes into account the revenues from the fees 219 charged to the private
operators for 1) documentary, identity and plant health checks at imports; 2) inspections at the
place of production; 3) registration and 4) authorization to issue plant passport.
The total amount recovered through fees by the 24 MS CAs for these four tasks is estimated
at 36,914,993€ 220 on average per year. Overall, the fees collected for import inspection and
for inspection at the place of production respectively represent 67.3% and 56.32% of the costs
incurred by the CAs for carrying out these obligations. However, important differences appear
between MS, for instance, the fees collected for imports checks varies between 34% and
100% of costs incurred by the CA (based on the data available for 18 MS CAs).
Table 3-27: Average annual administrative and compliance costs for CAs (EU 24)
Obligations
Competent Authorities
Administrative Substantive Total
Obligation 1: Registration
EU 24 1,236,625 0 1,236,625
Obligation 2: Authorization to issue Plant Passport
EU 24 101,272 0 101,272
Obligation 3: Issuance of plant passport
EU 24 3,164,606 0 3,164,606
Obligation 4: Notification of interceptions in trade
EU 24 217,368 0 217,368
Obligation 5: keeping of records
EU 24
Obligation 6: Check the correct and uniform application of CPHR
EU 24 277,774 0 277,774
Obligation 7: Submission and treatment of applications for Solidarity Funding
EU 24 28,322 0 28,322
218 As outlined in section 1.5.4, of the 25 MS that responded to the specific cost survey, the analysis was only
possible for 24 MS, as in the case of 1 MS the response was incomplete.
219 Pursuant to Article 13d(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, MS shall ensure the collection of fees (Phytosanitary fee)
to cover the costs occasioned by documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks, for some of the
obligations listed in the Directive.
220 The calculation of total fees for import checks is based on the assumption that all MS charge fees except IE
where fees on import inspection are not yet applied (see FVO mission to Ireland DG SANCO/ 2008 7891 and
7893). Data on fees have been provided by AT, BE, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, HU, LV, LT, MT, NL, PL, PT, SI, SK,
SE,and UK and have been estimated by FCEC for the other ones. The calculation of fees for checks at the place
of production is based on the fact that 17 MS have indicated they collect fees for that purpose, of which AT, BE,
DK, FI, FR, HU, LV, LT, NL, PL, PT, SI, SK, SE,and UK have provided data. Estimation has been made by
FCEC for the 2 remaining ones.
FCEC 221