Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 254 of 2016).

These Regulations amend the Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2011 by substituting new Schedules 1 and 2. They increase the fees charged for the evaluation of the following applications within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market — (a) authorisation of plant protection products; (b) approval of active substances, safeners, synergists and basic substances; and (c) official recognition of test facilities and organisations. They also increase the fees charged for applications for import tolerances under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin.