Commission Implementing Decision of 18 December 2013 amending Decision 2002/757/EC as regards the phytosanitary certificate requirement in respect of the harmful organism Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in ’t Veld sp. nov. for bark-free sawn wood of Acer macrophyllum Pursh and Quercus spp. L. originating in the United States of America (notified under document C(2013) 9181) (2013/782/EU)

Article 1

Decision 2002/757/EC is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Susceptible plants and susceptible wood may only be introduced into the territory of the Union if they comply with the emergency phytosanitary measures laid down in points 1a and 2 of Annex I to this Decision, if the formalities referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC are completed and if, as a result of those formalities in respect of the presence of non-European isolates of the harmful organism, susceptible plants and susceptible wood are found free from the harmful organism.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, until 30 November 2016 bark-free sawn wood of Acer macrophyllum Pursh and Quercus spp. L., originating in the United States of America, may be introduced into the Union without complying with point 2 of Annex I to this Decision, provided it complies with the conditions set out in Annex II to this Decision.’;

(2)

in Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 5(1), the words ‘of the Annex to this Decision’ are replaced by ‘of Annex I to this Decision’ and any grammatical adjustments needed as a consequence of this replacement shall be made;

(3)

the following Article 6a is inserted:

‘Article 6a

1. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States in writing when they have made use of the derogation provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1).

Member States that made use of the derogation shall provide the Commission and the other Member States before 15 July each year with information on the number of consignments imported in the previous year pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of this Decision and with a detailed report of all cases of interceptions as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States no later than two working days after the date of interception of each consignment introduced into their territory pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) which does not comply with the conditions set out in Annex II.

3. The Commission shall request the United States of America to provide it with the technical information necessary to allow the Commission to assess the functioning of the Kiln Drying Sawn Hardwood Lumber Certification Program.’;

(4)

the Annex is renamed as Annex I;

(5)

an Annex II is added, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this Decision.