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

Article 2 (general interpretation)

3.—(1) In article 2—

(a) in paragraph (1) in the definition of “associated controlled dunnage”, for “12a and 13” substitute “12, 12a, 13 or 13c”.

(b) after the definition of “debarked”, insert—

““Decision 2002/757/EC” means Commission Decision 2002/757/EC on provisional emergency phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in ‘t Veld sp.nov., as amended from time to time(1);

“Decision 2012/535/EU” means Commission Implementing Decision 2012/535/EU on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Union of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode), as amended from time to time(2);

“Commission Implementing Decision 2014/690/EU repealing Commission Decision 2006/464/EC on provisional measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, as amended from time to time(3);

“Decision (EU) 2015/893” means Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), as amended from time to time(4)

“Decision (EU)2018/1203” means Commission Implementing Decision (EU)2018/1203 recognising certain areas of the United States of America as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, as amended from time to time (5);”;

(c) for the definition of “ISPM No 4” substitute—

““ISPM No 4” means International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 4 of November 1995 on the requirements for the establishment of pest-free areas, prepared by the Secretariat of the IPPC established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations(6)”;

(d) after the definition of “ISPM No. 4” insert—

““ISPM No.10” means International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No.10 of October 1999 on requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites, prepared by the Secretariat of the IPPC established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations(7);”;

(e) for the definition of “ISPM No. 15” substitute—

““ISPM No 15” means International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No.15 of March 2002 on the regulation of wood packaging material in international trade, prepared by the Secretariat of the IPPC established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations(8);”;

(f) after the definition of “round wood”, insert—

““solid fuel wood” means fuel wood in the form of logs, billets, twigs, faggots, chips or other similar forms;”;

(g) for the definition of “working day” substitute—

““working day”, in relation to the notice requirements in articles 5(3)(b)(ii) and 15(3) and 17(4) and the period for which material may be detained under article 13(1), means a period of twenty-four hours which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in Northern Ireland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(9);”;

(h) after the definition of “working day” , insert—

““working hour” means a period of one hour during a working day.”.

(2) After article 2(3), insert—

“(4) The requirements specified in any entry in column 3 of Part A, Part B or Part C of Schedule 4 are without prejudice to any other requirements specified in another entry in Column 3 of the Part.”.

(1)

OJ No L 252, 20.9.2002, p. 37, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision EU 2016/1967 (OJ No L 303, 10.11.2016, p. 21).

(2)

OJ No L 266, 2.10.2012, p.42, as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/618 (OJ No L 102, 23.4.2018, P 17).

(3)

OJ No L 288, 2.10.2014, p.5

(4)

OJ No L 146, 11.6.2015, p.16.

(5)

OJ No L 217, 27.8.2018, p.7.

(6)

Available from the IPPC Secretariat, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy and at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-settings/ispms./.

(7)

Available from the IPPC Secretariat, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy and at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-settings/ispms./.

(8)

Available from the IPPC Secretariat, AGPP-FAO, Viale Delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy and at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-settings/ispms./.

(9)

Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 Chapter 80