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Listed
below you will find proposed implementation dates by country for the adoption
of IPPC's ISPM 15 Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International
Trade. This information has been provided by the National Wooden Pallet
and Container Association. |
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European
Union (EU) |
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Last
September, we informed you about the European Commissions release of its
draft directive on imported plant or plant products including WPM. The draft
is now a commission directive that all 25 EU Nations will be implementing. |
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the directive, regulated WPM shall be made from debarked round wood and
subject to heat treatment or methyl bromide fumigation and marked accordingly
with the ISPM 15 mark. Dunnage must be made from bark-free round wood,
free from pests and signs of live pests, and ISPM 15 compliant.
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Regarding
implementation date(s), EU will require ISPM 15 compliance on new WPM starting
March 1, 2005. WPM already in circulation or in storage is not required
to be treated and marked until December 21, 2007. |
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Mexico |
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Secretaria
de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturale's (SEMARNAT) released its final rule
on import and export WPM. The rule states that imported WPM must be ISPM
15 compliant starting July 1, 2005, however, it was presented during the
recent North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) meeting that
it will be enforced in September 2005. |
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*The
debarking and bark-free requirements are not consistent with ISPM 15 and
the implementation date(s) of the EU and Mexico are confusing. NWPCA is
working to get the bark-related requirements dropped and will also clarify
the implementation dates. |
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Nigeria |
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Nigeria
Plant Quarantine Service is now enforcing their import requirements for
imported WPM. Nigeria will accept the ISPM 15 mark in lieu of the phytosanitary
certificate as stated in their regulation which took effect September 30,
2004. |
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Costa
Rica |
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Costa
Rica's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has notified WTO of its intent
to adopt ISPM 15 in their regulations for imported WPM. Implementation date
is January 1, 2005. |
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Turkey |
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The General Directorate of Protection and Control of Turkey is proposing
to implement ISPM 15 starting January 1, 2005. Similar to the EU, Turkeys
import requirements for regulated WPM requires debarking. |
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Australia |
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As
posted last month, Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) has announced
its amended import requirements for solid wood packaging; those requirements
took effect September 1, 2004. |
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ISPM
15 compliant wood packaging is accepted for shipment to Australia under
the following conditions: |
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Heat treated at 56°C for at least 30 minutes OR fumigated with methyl bromide
and marked with the ISPM 15 stamp. |
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Bark-free |
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Include a packing declaration (Note: declaration for ISPM 15 compliant solid
wood packaging must be submitted per consignment, an annual declaration
is not acceptable). The NWPCA website will be posting a sample declaration
next week, look for it in the section: Resource Center, Legislation/Regulations,
Australia. |
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The
following are no longer necessary for wood packaging to be compliant under
ISPM 15 in Australia: |
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Treatment certificate (provided that the packing declaration indicates ISPM
15 compliance). |
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Satisfy the 21-day requirement
(no more time limit between treatment and packing) |
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wood packaging is not marked as ISPM 15 compliant: |
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The 21-day rule for
non-permanent treatment methods (e.g. heat sterilization, fumigation) does
apply, and |
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A treatment certificate
AND packing declaration are required. |
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Brazil |
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Brazil
is not yet requiring ISPM 15 compliant WPM originating from the U.S. Their
import requirement based on ISPM 15 only applies to countries that have
notified WTO and the Brazilian government of their adoption of ISPM 15. |
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Ockerlund
Industries, Inc.-1555
Wrightwood Court -Addison, Illinois 60101 - |
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(630)
620-1BOX/(630) 889-1BOX Fax |
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