The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2006
These Regulations, which apply to Wales and come into force on 1 February 2006, give effect to Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 (OJ No. L 169, 10.7.00, p.1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/15/EC of 28 February 2005 (OJ No. L 56, 2.3.2005, p.12), (“the Directive”), which requires member States to charge fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries provided for in Article 13a(1) of the Directive.