Article 1U.K.Special requirements for a temporary derogation
By way of derogation from Article 8(1) and points 87(a) and (b) of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, the introduction into the Union of ash (Fraxinus L.) wood originating or processed in the United States (‘the specified wood’) shall be subject to compliance with the requirements set out in Article 2 and the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2U.K.Phytosanitary certificate
1.The specified wood shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in the United States, certifying freedom from Union quarantine pests and pests not listed as Union quarantine pests, subject to the measures adopted pursuant to Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 after inspection.
2.The phytosanitary certificate shall include under the heading ‘Additional declaration’ the following elements:
(a)the statement ‘In accordance with European Union requirements laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1002 (*)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1002 of 9 July 2020 establishing a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the requirements for introduction into the Union of ash wood originating or processed in the United States (OJ L 221, 10.7.2020, p. 122)’;
(b)the bundle number(s) corresponding to each specific bundle being exported;
(c)the name of the approved facility(ies) in the United States.
Article 3U.K.Date of expiry
This Regulation shall expire on 30 June 2023.
Article 4U.K.Entry into force and date of application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen