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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
the trader‘s decision. It is therefore difficult to estimate to what extent a trader will choose
another MS only because of a lower import inspection fee.
3.11.5.2 Fees to cover the costs associated with other CPHR obligations
MS are also collecting fees to cover expenditures due to other CPHR obligations, as
summarized in the following table:
CPHR obligation MS applying a fee MS not applying a fee No data provided
Registration
Inspection for delivery
of authorization to
issue PP
Inspection at the place
of production
Inspection for the
survey of PZ
AT, DE, DK, EE, IT, LT,
LV, NL, PT, SK and SE
AT, BE, DE, EE, EL, FR,
IT, LT, NL, SK, SI and
UK.
BE, DE, DK, FI, FR, HU,
IT, LT, LV, NL, PL, PT,
SI, SE and UK
BE, DE, FR, IT, LT, PL
and SI
BE, CZ, CY, FI, FR, EL,
HU, IE, MT, PL, RO, SI
and UK
CZ, CY, DK, FI, HU, IE,
LV, MT, PL, PT, RO and
SE
CZ, CY, DK, EE, EL, IE,
MT and RO
AT, CZ, CY, DK, EE, FI,
EL, HU, IE, LV, MT, PT,
RO, SE and UK
Source: compiled by FCEC based on responses to the specific cost survey
BG, LU and ES
BG, LU and ES
BG, LU, SK and ES
BG, LU, NL, SK and
ES
The results of the cost survey indicate that the obligations of registration, inspections for the
purpose of delivering authorisation to issue plant passport, inspections of PZ and inspections
at the place of production are often subject to the collection of fees by the competent
authorities.
11 MS indicate they collect a registration fee (AT, DE, DK, EE, IT, LT, LV, NL, PT, SK and
SE). The amount of the fee is fixed and can vary significantly from one country to the other.
In some other countries (e.g. DK), the amount of the registration fee is function of the activity
of the private operator (i.e. importer, producer, producer of seed potatoes. For the later, no fee
applies). In those MS, the unit fee varies between € 7 and € 680. Differences may also appear
between the regions of a MS, in the case of decentralized plant health services. For instance in
Italy, the unit registration fee varies from € 25 to € 100 depending on the region.
12 MS indicate they collect a fee to cover the expenditures of inspection for the delivery of
authorization to issue plant passport (AT, BE, DE, EE, EL, FR, IT, LT, NL, SK, SI and UK).
The amount of the fee is either fixed (as e.g. in AT or in IT) or calculated according to the
number of inspectors and the time needed to perform the inspection (as e.g. in BE, NL and
UK).
A fee is collected for inspection of protected zones in 7 MS (BE, DE, FR, IT, LT, PL and SI).
In some countries (e.g. FR or LI), the amount of the fee is fixed; in some other, it is calculated
according to the time needed for the inspection (e.g. BE) or according to the surface of the PZ
(PL). In some MS, the fee can also vary significantly depending on the region (as in DE or in
IT), or on the species and the quantity of plant (SI).
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