date:May 13, 2013
nge to the way official controls are funded.
At present, the system for funding and charging is mainly left to the discretion of individual EU member states. Under the Commissions proposed plans, member states would be expected to recover the full cost of official controls.
There would also be a major increase in the number of controls subject to mandatory charging. The Commissions proposals include detailed measures for the calculation of fees and a mandatory exemption for micro-businesses. A