The processing of the specified wood, as referred to in Article 1 must fulfil all the following requirements:
The specified wood is debarked, with the exception of any number of visually separate and clearly distinct small pieces of bark which comply with one of the following requirements:
they are less than 3 cm in width (regardless of length) or
if they are greater than 3 cm in width, the total surface area of each individual piece of bark is less than 50 cm2.
The specified sawn wood is produced from debarked round wood.
The specified wood is heated through its profile to at least 71 °C for 1 200 minutes in a heat chamber approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), or an agency approved by CFIA.
The specified wood is dried following industrial drying schedules of at least two-week duration, recognised by CFIA.
The final moisture content of the wood shall not exceed 10 % expressed as a percentage of dry matter.
The specified wood must be produced, handled or stored in a facility which fulfils all the following requirements:
it is officially approved by CFIA pursuant to its certification programme concerning the harmful organism Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire;
it is registered in a database published on the CFIA website;
it is audited by CFIA, or an agency approved by CFIA, at least once per month and it has been concluded that it complies with the requirements of this Annex[F1.]
[F2in the case these audits are performed by an agency approved by CFIA, CFIA must carry out six-monthly audits of this work. The six-monthly audits shall include the verification of the procedures and documentation of the agency and audits at approved facilities;]
it uses equipment for the treatment of wood which has been calibrated consistently with the equipment's manual of operation;
it keeps records of its procedures for verification by CFIA or an agency approved by CFIA, including the duration of treatment, temperatures during treatment and the final moisture content for each specific bundle to be exported.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1970 of 11 December 2018 amending and extending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 authorising Member States to provide for a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of ash wood originating or processed in Canada (notified under document C(2018) 8240).
F2 Inserted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1970 of 11 December 2018 amending and extending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 authorising Member States to provide for a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of ash wood originating or processed in Canada (notified under document C(2018) 8240).
Each bundle of the specified wood must visibly display both a bundle number and a label with the words ‘HT-KD’ or ‘Heat Treated-Kiln Dried’. That label must be issued by, or under the supervision of, a designated officer of the approved facility after verifying that the processing requirements set out in point 1 and the requirements for facilities set out in point 2 have been complied with.
[F1The specified wood destined for the Union must be inspected before export by CFIA, or an agency approved by CFIA, to ensure that the requirements laid down in points 1 and 3 are met.]