The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made14th August 2007

Laid before Parliament17th August 2007

Coming into force1st October 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 45 and 48(1)(b) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and now vested in him2.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act he has had regard to advice given by the Food Standards Agency on the proposal to make the Regulations.

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety3, he has consulted those whom he considers likely to be affected by the Regulations.

Title, extent and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2007, extend to Great Britain and come into force on 1st October 2007.

Amendment of the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 20062

1

The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 20064 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

2

In Schedule 1, for the table, substitute the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Jonathan ShawParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14th August 2007

SCHEDULESubstitution of the table in Schedule 1 to the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006

regulation 2(2)

Type of creature or animal product	Charge (£)
Bovine	0.4744}	per carcase
Goat	0.0603}
Sheep	0.0603}
Soliped	0.3333}
Swine	0.0636}
Game and wild game	1.0461}	per tonne
Poultry	0.6379}	per tonne
Eggs	0.0168	per 360
Milk	0.0266	per 1000 litres
Salmon	2.0449	per tonne of marketed product
Trout: brown and rainbow	1.7303	per tonne of fish food

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006.

The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 give effect (except for honey) to Article 27, as read with Annex IV section A, of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ No. L165, 30.4.2004, p.1, as corrected by the corrigendum in OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p. 1).

The effect of the amendments made by these Regulations (regulation 2(2) and the Schedule) is to vary the level of fees charged under the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 for the Secretary of State’s surveillance of animals and animal products for residues of veterinary medicinal products and other substances.

Changes to fees (by comparison with the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006), ranging from a decrease of 10% to an increase of 30%, are itemised in the table below.

Type of creature or animal product and basis of charge		Current charge (£)	Replacement charge (£)	Change (%)
Bovine}	per carcase	0.4352	0.4744	9
Goat}		0.0561	0.0603	7.5
Sheep}		0.0561	0.0603	7.5
Soliped}		0.3058	0.3333	9
Swine}		0.0707	0.0636	-10
Game and wild game}	per tonne	1.0461	1.0461	0
Poultry}	per tonne	0.6223	0.6379	2.5
Eggs	per 360	0.0129	0.0168	30
Milk	per 1000 litres	0.0244	0.0266	9
Salmon	per tonne of marketed product	2.0449	2.0449	0
Trout: brown and rainbow	per tonne of fish food	1.7303	1.7303	0

A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the effect of this instrument on the costs of business has been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. Copies are available from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3LS.