SECTION A: ACTIVITIES OR CONTROLS
The activities covered by Directives 97/78/EC and 91/496/EEC for which Member States are currently collecting fees pursuant to Directive 85/73/EEC.
SECTION B: FEES OR CHARGES
CHAPTER I
Fees applicable to imported meat
The minimum fee rates for the official control on the import of a consignment of meat are fixed at:
— EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes,
— and
— EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter,
— or
— EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.
CHAPTER II
Fees applicable to imported fishery products
1. The minimum fee for the official control on the import of a consignment of fishery products is fixed at:
— EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes,
— and
— EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter,
— or
— EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.
2. The above amount for the official control on the import of a consignment of fishery products, transported as break bulk shipment, shall be:
— EUR 600 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to 500 tonnes,
— EUR 1 200 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to 1 000 tonnes,
— EUR 2 400 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to 2 000 tonnes,
— EUR 3 600 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products of more than 2 000 tonnes.
3. In the case of fishery products caught in their natural environment directly landed by a fishing vessel flying the flag of a third country, the provisions laid down in Annex IV, Section B, Chapter V, point (a) shall apply.
CHAPTER III
Fees or charges applicable to meat products, poultrymeat, wild game meat, rabbit meat, farmed game meat, by-products and feed of animal origin
1. The minimum fee for the official control on the import of a consignment of products of animal origin other than those mentioned in Chapters I and II or a consignment of by-products of animal origin or a consignment of feed, is fixed at:
— EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes,
— and
— EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter,
— or
— EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.
2. The above amount for the official control on the import of a consignment of products of animal origin other than those mentioned in Chapters I and II, a consignment of by-products of animal origin or a consignment of feed transported as break bulk shipment, shall be:
— EUR 600 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to 500 tonnes,
— EUR 1 200 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to 1 000 tonnes,
— EUR 2 400 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to 2 000 tonnes,
— EUR 3 600 per vessel, with a cargo products of more than 2 000 tonnes.
CHAPTER IV
Fees applicable to transit trought the community of goods and live animals
The amount of fees or charges for the official control on the transit of goods and live animals through the Community is fixed at a minimum level of EUR 30, increased by EUR 20 per quarter of an hour for every member of staff involved in the controls.
CHAPTER V
Fees applicable to imported live animals
1. The fee for the official control on the import of a consignment of live animals is fixed:
(a) for bovine animals, equidae, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits and small game birds or ground game and the following land mammals: wild boar and ruminants, at:
— EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes,
— and
— EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter,
— or
— EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes,
(b) for animals of other species at the actual cost of inspection expressed either per animal or per tonne imported, at:
— EUR 55 per consignment, up to 46 tonnes,
— or
— EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes,
it being understood that this minimum does not apply to imports of species referred to in Commission Decision 92/432/EEC.
2. At the request of a Member State, accompanied by appropriate supporting documents and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 89/662/EEC, a lower level of fees may be applied to imports from certain third countries.