The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART A N.I. Relevant material, from third countries, which may only be landed in Northern Ireland if special requirements are satisfied

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 Pt. A in operation at 31.3.2006, see art. 1

(1) Item	(2) Description of relevant material	(3) Requirements of landing
1.	Wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L., other than in the form of— chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or in part from these conifers, wood packaging material, dunnage; or wood of Libocedrus decurrens Torr. where there is evidence that the wood has been processed or manufactured for pencils using heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 82°C for a 7 to 8 day period, but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, and there shall be evidence of that heat treatment by a mark “HT” put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage, and on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
2.	Wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L., in the form of— chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or in part from these conifers, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
3.	Wood of Thuja L., other than in the form of— chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, wood packaging material, or dunnage, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, or the USA where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) is bark-free; (b) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage; or (c) has undergone appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes and there shall be evidence of that heat treatment by a mark “HT”— (i) put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage, and (ii) on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
4.	Wood of Thuja L., in the form of: chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) has been produced from debarked round wood; (b) has undergone kiln drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule; or (c) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
5.	Wood of conifers (Coniferales), other than in the form of— chips, particles, sawdust, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or in part from these conifers, wood packaging material, or dunnage, but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Russia, Kazakhstan or Turkey	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) originates in an area or areas known to be free from: Monochamus spp. (non-European), Pissodes spp. (non-European), Scolytidae spp. (non-European), and that area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “place of origin”; (b) is bark-free and free from grub holes which are caused by the genus Monochamus spp. (non-European), defined for this purpose as those which are larger than 3mm across; (c) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with the current usage; or (d) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes and there shall be evidence of that heat treatment by a mark “HT”: (i) put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage, and (ii) on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
6.	Wood of conifers (Coniferales) other than in the form of— chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or in part from these conifers, wood packaging material, or dunnage, but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in third countries, other than: Russia, Kazakhstan or Turkey; European countries; or Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) is bark-free and free from grub holes which are larger than 3mm across and which are caused by the genus Monochamus spp. (non-European); (b) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “Kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage; or (c) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, and there shall be evidence of that heat treatment by a mark “HT”: (i) put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage, and (ii) on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
7.	Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or in part from conifers (Coniferales), originating in: Russia, Kazakhstan or Turkey, or non-European countries other than Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) originates in an area or areas known to be free from— (i) Monochamus spp. (non-European), (ii) Pissodes spp. (non-European), (iii) Scolytidae spp. (non-European), and that area shall be mentioned in the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “place of origin”; (b) has been produced from debarked round wood; (c) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved though an appropriate time/temperature schedule; or (d) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
8.	Wood packaging material, other than in the form of: raw wood of 6mm thickness or less; or wood that has undergone a manufacturing process involving glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof, coming from any third country except Switzerland	The wood packaging material shall: (a) be subject to one of the approved measures specified in Annex I to ISPM No.15; and (b) display a mark which shall contain as specified in Annex II to ISPM No. 15: (i) the two-letter ISO country code; (ii) a code identifying the producer; (iii) the code identifying the approved measure to which the wood packaging material has been subject in accordance with subparagraph (b); (iv) the letters “DB” which shall be added to the code referred to in (iii); and (v) the logo, with effect from 1st March 2005, or in respect of wood packaging material manufactured, repaired or recycled before that date, from 31st December 2007
9.	Wood of Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, other than in the form of— wood intended for the production of veneer sheets; or chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, originating in the USA or Canada	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognized mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage
10.	Wood of Acer saccharum Marsh., intended for the production of veneer sheets, originating in the USA or Canada	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in an area or areas known to be free from Ceratocystis virescens (Davidson) Moreau and is intended for the production of veneer sheets
11.	Wood of Quercus L., other than in the form of— chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap; or casks, barrels, vats, tubs or other coopers' products or parts thereof, of wood (including staves) where there is documented evidence that the wood has been produced or manufactured using heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 176°C for 20 minutes, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) is squared so as to remove entirely the rounded surface; (b) is bark-free and the water content is less than 20% expressed as a percentage of the dry matter (c) is bark-free and has been disinfected by an appropriate hot-air or hot water treatment; or (d) in the case of sawn wood with or without residual bark attached, has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognized mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage
12.	Wood of Platanus L., except that in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA or Armenia	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognized mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage
13.	Wood of Populus L., except that in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in any country of the American continent	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) is bark-free; or (b) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time / temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence thereof by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognized mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage
14.	Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, obtained in whole or in part from— Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in the USA or Canada, Platanus L., originating in the USA or Armenia , or Populus L., originating in any country of the American continent	The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) has been produced from debarked round wood; (b) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter achieved though an appropriate time/temperature schedule; or (c) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
15.	Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, obtained in whole or in part from Quercus L. originating in the USA	The wood is accompanied by an official statement that it: (a) has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule; or (b) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
16.	Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside Europe	The isolated bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve the minimum temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export
17.	Dunnage, including that which has not kept its natural round, surface, other than in the form of— raw wood of 6mm thickness or less; or wood that has undergone a manufacturing process involving glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof; consigned directly from any third country except Switzerland	The dunnage: (a) shall— (i) be subject to one of the approved measures specified in Annex I to ISPM No. 15; and (ii) display a mark which shall contain as specified in Annex II to ISPM No. 15 at least: (aa) the two letter ISO country code; (bb) the code identifying the producer; and (cc) the code identifying the approved measure in to which the dunnage has been subject in accordance with paragraph (i); or (b) shall until 31st December 2007, be made from bark-free wood that is free from pests and signs of live pests