CHAPTER VI Certification of plants, plant products and other objects

Section 3 Other attestations

Article 97Repairing of wood packaging material in F1Great Britain

1.

Wood packaging material that is marked with the mark referred to in Article 96 shall only be repaired if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a)

the person carrying out that repair is a registered operator authorised in accordance with Article 98;

(b)

the material and treatment used are eligible for repair;

(c)

the mark is applied anew, as appropriate.

2.

The F2appropriate authority may by regulations set out specific arrangements concerning the material, treatment and marking referred to in paragraph 1 F3, taking into account relevant international standards and in particular ISPM15. F4...

3.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply where a professional operator permanently obliterates by any means all earlier applications of that mark from the wood packaging material.