The Plant Health (Wood and Bark) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019

Schedule 4 (restrictions on the landing in and movement within Northern Ireland of relevant material)

12.  In Schedule 4(1) in Part A (relevant material, from third countries, which may only be landed in Northern Ireland if special requirements are satisfied)

(a) in item 8—

(i) in the entry in the second column of the table, for “12A or 13” substitute “12, 12a, 13 or 13c”;

(ii) in the entry in the third column of the table, in paragraph (a), after “be” insert “made of debarked wood and”;

(b) for item 10A substitute—

“10a.

Wood of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. or Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., other than in the form of: chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, obtained in whole or part from these trees, or wood packaging material, except associated controlled dunnage, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, furniture or other objects made of untreated wood, originating in Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan or the USA

The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that: (a) Its bark and at least 2.5cm of the outer sapwood have been removed in a facility authorised and supervised by the national plant protection organisation; (b) the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1kGy throughout the wood; or (c) the wood originates in an area recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, for the purposes of point 2.3 of Annex 4, Part A, Section 1 of the Directive and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export.”

(c) in the entry in the second column of item 11, after “other than”, insert “ wood which complies with the requirements in paragraph (b) in the third column of item 13A or wood”;

(d) for the entry in the second column of item 12 substitute—

“Wood of Platanus L., other than in the form of: chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, or wood packaging material, except associated controlled dunnage, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA.”.

(e) after item 13, insert—

“13a. 13b. 13c.

Susceptible wood within the meaning of Article 1(3) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA Specified wood within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2015/893, originating in any third country where Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) is known to be present Wood of Amelanchier Medik., Aronia Medik., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyracantha M. Roem, Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., other than in the form of: chips, sawdust or shavings, obtained in whole or in part from these trees, or wood packaging material, except associated controlled dunnage, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada or the USA

The wood shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export that: (a) it originates in an area in which non-European isolates of Phytophthora ramorum Werres, de Cock & Man in ‘t Veld sp. nov. is known not to occur and which is mentioned under the heading “place of origin”; (b) it meets the requirements specified in point 2(b) of Annex 1 to Decision 2002/757/EC; or (c) in the case of sawn wood with or without residual bark attached, it has undergone kiln-drying in the manner specified in point 2(c) of Annex 1 to that Decision, and there shall be evidence by a mark “Kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark put on the wood or its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage The wood shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export which— (a) in the case of wood in the form of chips , particles, shavings, wood waste or scrap, includes; (i) an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that it meets the requirements specified in point (2)(a), (b) or (c) of Section 1(B) of Annex II to Decision (EU) 2015/893; and (ii) where point (1)(a) of that Section applies, the name of the pest-free area under the heading “place of origin”; (b) in any other case, includes; (i) an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that it meets the requirements specified in point (1)(a) of that Section and the name of the pest-free area under the heading “place of origin”; or (ii) an official statement under the heading “Additional declaration” that it is debarked and has undergone heat treatment in the manner specified in point (1)(b) of that Section, 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. The wood must be accompanied by an official statement that: (a) it originates in an area free from Saperda candida Fabricius, established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with ISPM No. 4, and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”; (b) it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56º C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood, and which is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export; or (c) it has undergone appropriate ionising radiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1kGy throughout the wood, and which is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export.”.

(f) after item 15, insert—

“15a.

Wood in the form of chips obtained in whole or in part from Amelanchier Medik., Aronia Medik., Cotoneaster Medik., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyracantha M. Roem, Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., originating in Canada or the USA

The wood must be accompanied by an official statement that; (a) it originates in an area free from Saperda candida Fabricius established by the national plant protection organisation in the country of origin in accordance with ISPM No.4, which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the heading “Additional declaration”. (b) it has been processed into pieces of not more than 2.5cm thickness and width; or (c) it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56ºC for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the chips, and which is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or the phytosanitary certificate for re-export”;

(g) after item 16b, insert—

“17. 17a.

Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or in part from Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. or Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., originating in Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan or the USA Isolated bark or objects made out of bark of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. or Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold & Zucc., originating in Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan or the USA

The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that the wood originates in an area recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, for the purposes of point 2.4 of Annex 4, Part A, Section 1 of the Directive and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export The bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that the bark originates in an area recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, for the purposes of point 2.5 of Annex 4, Part A, Section 1 of the Directive and which is mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export.”.

(2) In Part B (relevant material, from another part of the European Union, which may only be landed in or moved within Northern Ireland if special requirements are satisfied)—

(a) after item 1, insert—

“1a. 1b. 1c. 1d.

Susceptible wood within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision 2012/535/EU which originates in an area established in accordance with Article 5 of the Decision Specified wood within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2015/893 which originates in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of the Decision or specified wood within the meaning of that Article which retains all or part of its round surface and which does not originate in, but has been introduced into, such an area Specified wood packaging material within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/893 which originates in an area demarcated in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision Susceptible bark within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision 2012/535/EU which originates in an area established in accordance with Article 5 of that Decision

The wood shall: (a) in the case of wood in the form of wood packaging material, meet the requirements specified in point 3 of Section 1 of Annex III to Decision 2012/535/EU: (b) in the case of wood in the form of beehives or bird nesting boxes— (i) meet the requirements specified in point 2(a) of that Section and either be accompanied by an official statement that it meets those requirements or be marked in accordance with Annex II to ISPM No.15; and (ii) if it is not free from bark, meet the requirements specified in point 2(c) of that Section; or (c) in the case of any other wood which is not in the form of wood packaging material; (i) be accompanied by an official statement that it meets the requirements specified in point 2(a) of that Section; and (ii) if it is not free from bark, meet the requirements specified in point 2(c) of that Section The wood shall: (a) in the case of wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste or scrap, be accompanied by an official statement that it meets the requirements in point (2)(a) or (b) of Section 2(B) of Annex II to Decision (EU) 2015/893; (b) in any other case , be accompanied by an official statement that it meets the requirements in points (1)(a) and (b) of that Section, and there shall be evidence of the appropriate heat treatment by a mark “HT” put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage The wood packaging material shall meet the requirements specified in points (a) and (b) of Section 2(C) of Annex II to Decision (EU) 2015/893 The bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that it meets the requirements specified in point 2(a) of Section 1 of Annex III to Decision 2012/535/EU.”

(1)

Item 10A was substituted by S.R. 2015 No.129, item 11 was substituted by S.R. 2015 No.129, item 12 was substituted by S.R. 2015 No. 129. There are other amendments to Schedule 4 part A but they are not relevant.