Ms Andrea Lennon:

This would be very much tied in with fees. With regard to anybody who gets an approval, certification or licence, the fees would be associated with that service. The types of entities include airports, cargo entities, regulated agents and known consigners. Known consigners will particularly benefit from this. They are producers who want to transport consignments by air. We work on the basis of a secure supply chain from source. Therefore they do not have screen the goods at the airport. There is a huge cost associated with screening goods at an airport apart from the facilitation issues for the airport. If that can be avoided, that is what companies want. The benefit to these entities is that they get certification which is recognised across the EU and internationally.

In terms of proportionality, in the EU regulations they can recover no more than the cost of the service that is provided so that will limit what can be charged. Again, in terms of proportionality, it would be very much dependent on the level of activity, that is, the level of certification or approvals required. Perhaps Mr. Gavin might add to that.