Schedule 4 (restrictions on the landing in and movement within Great Britain of relevant material)
20.—(1) In Part A (relevant material, from third countries, which may only be landed in Great Britain if special requirements are satisfied) of Schedule 4(1)—
(a)for items 1 to 3, substitute—
“1. | Wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L. or Taxus L., other than in the form of:
but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that: | |
(a) | it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), 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 and on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; and | ||
(b) | subsequent to its treatment the wood was transported, until leaving the country issuing that statement, outside of the flight season of the vector Monochamus, taking into account a safety margin of four additional weeks at the beginning and at the end of the expected flight season or, except in the case of wood free from any bark, with a protective covering ensuring that infestation with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Bührer) Nickle et al. or its vector cannot occur | ||
2. | Wood of conifers (Coniferales) in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that: | |
(a) | it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; and | ||
(b) | subsequent to its treatment the wood was transported, until leaving the country issuing that statement, outside of the flight season of the vector Monochamus, taking into account a safety margin of four additional weeks at the beginning and at the end of the expected flight season or, except in the case of wood free from any bark, with a protective covering ensuring that infestation with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Bührer) Nickle et al. or its vector cannot occur | ||
3. | Wood of Thuja L. or Taxus L., other than in the form of:
but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan or the USA, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al. is known to occur | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | is bark-free; | ||
(b) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage; or | ||
(c) | has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), and there shall be evidence of that treatment by a mark “HT” put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage and on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export ”; |
(b)omit item 4;
(c)for items 5 and 6 substitute—
“5. | Wood of conifers (Coniferales), other than in the form of:
but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Russia, Kazakhstan or Turkey | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | originates in an area or areas known to be free from: –Monochamus spp. (non-European) –Pissodes spp. (non-European) –Scolytidae spp. (non-European), and the area or areas shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export under the rubric “place of origin”; | ||
(b) | is bark-free and free from grub holes, caused by the genus Monochamus spp. (non-European), defined for this purpose as those which are larger than 3mm across; | ||
(c) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage; or | ||
(d) | has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), and there shall be evidence of that treatment by a mark “HT” put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage and on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export | ||
6. | Wood of conifers (Coniferales), other than in the form of:
but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in any third country other than:
| The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | is bark-free and free from grub holes, caused by the genus Monochamus spp. (non-European), defined for this purpose as those which are larger than 3mm across; | ||
(b) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage; or | ||
(c) | has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56̊ C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), and there shall be evidence of that treatment by a mark “HT” put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage and on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export ”; |
(d)in the third column of item 7, for the entry in paragraph (d), substitute “has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export”;
(e)for items 8 and 9 substitute—
“8. | Wood packaging material, except:
coming from any third country, except Switzerland | The wood packaging material shall: | |
(a) | be subject to one of the approved treatments as specified in Annex I to ISPM No. 15; and | ||
(b) | display a mark as specified in Annex II to ISPM No. 15, indicating that it has been subjected to an approved phytosanitary treatment in accordance with this standard | ||
9. | Wood of Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, other than in the form of:
originating in the USA or Canada | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage”; |
(f)for items 10a and 11 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:
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; or | ||
(b) | the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1 kGy throughout the wood | ||
11. | Wood of Quercus L., other than in the form of:
but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | is squared so as to remove entirely the rounded surface; | ||
(b) | is bark-free and the water content is less than 20% expressed as a percentage of the dry matter; | ||
(c) | is bark-free and has been disinfected by an appropriate hot-air or hot water treatment; or | ||
(d) | in the case of sawn wood, with or without residual bark attached, has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage”; |
(g)for items 12 and 13 substitute—
“12. | Wood of Platanus L., other than in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage | |
12A. | Wood of Betula L., other than in the form of:
but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, furniture or other objects made of untreated wood, originating in Canada or the USA where Agrilus anxius Gory is known to occur | 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; or | ||
(b) | the wood has undergone ionizing irradiation to achieve a minimum absorbed dose of 1 kGy throughout the wood | ||
13. | Wood of Populus L., other than in the form of:
but including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in any country of the American continent | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | is bark-free; or | ||
(b) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying by a mark “kiln-dried” or “KD” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on any wrapping in accordance with current usage”; |
(h)for items 14 and 14a substitute—
“14. | Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, obtained in whole or in part from:
| The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | has been produced from debarked round wood; | ||
(b) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule; or | ||
(c) | has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration for 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export | ||
14A. | Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, obtained in whole or in part from Platanus L., originating in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter achieved throught an appropriate time/temperature schedule; or | ||
(b) | has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export | ||
14B. | Wood in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, shavings, wood waste or scrap, obtained in whole or in part from Betula L. | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in a country known to be free from Agrilus anxius Gory”; |
(i)in the third column of item 15, for the entry in paragraph (b), substitute “has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export”;
(j)for items 16 and 16a substitute—
“16. | Isolated bark of conifers (Coniferales), originating in any country outside Europe | The isolated bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that: | |
(a) | it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 ̊C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the bark (including at its core), the latter to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export; and | ||
(b) | subsequent to its treatment the bark was transported, until leaving the country issuing that statement, outside of the flight season of the vector Monochamus, taking into account a safety margin of four additional weeks at the beginning and at the end of the expected flight season, or with a protective covering ensuring that infestation with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Bührer) Nickle et al. or its vector cannot occur | ||
16A. | Bark or objects made out of bark of Betula L. originating in Canada or the USA where Agrilus anxius Gory is known to occur | The bark or objects made out of bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that the bark is free from wood”; |
(k)omit item 17;
(l)for item 19a substitute—
“19A. | Trees, other than fruit or seeds, of Betula L., but including cut branches of Betula L. with or without foliage | The trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that they originate in a country known to be free of Agrilus anxius Gory”; |
(m)in the third column of item 19b, for “Without prejudice to the requirements in item 19a, the”, substitute “The”;
(n)in the third column of items 22 and 23, for “24A”, substitute “24”;
(o)for items 24 and 24A substitute—
“24. | Trees, other than seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L. intended for planting, originating in any third country | Without prejudice to the requirements in items 22, 23, 24B, 31 and 32, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that: | |
(a) | they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or | ||
(b) | no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation”; |
(p)for item 25 substitute—
“25. | Trees, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting, originating in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA | Without prejudice to the requirements in items 31, 33 and 34, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that no symptoms of Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr. have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the last complete cycle of vegetation”. |
(2) In Part B (relevant material, from another part of the European Union, which may only be landed in or moved within Great Britain if special requirements are satisfied) of Schedule 4(2)—
(a)in the third column of item 1, for “Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter”, substitute “Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.”;
(b)for items 5 and 5A substitute—
“5. | Trees, other than seeds, of Castanea Mill. or Quercus L. intended for planting | Without prejudice to the requirements in item 5B, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that: | |
(a) | they originate in an area or areas known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or | ||
(b) | no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation”; |
(c)omit items 5C and 5D;
(d)for item 6 substitute—
“6. | Trees, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting | Without prejudice to the requirements in items 8 and 8A, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that: | |
(a) | they originate in an area known to be free from Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr.; or | ||
(b) | no symptoms of Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr. have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation”. |
(3) In Part C (relevant material, from a third country or another part of the European Union, which may only be landed in or moved with Great Britain (as a protected zone) if special requirements are satisfied) of Schedule 4—
(a)after item 4, insert—
“4A. | Wood of Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the European Union or in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA | The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it: | |
(a) | originates in an area free from Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr., established in accordance with ISPM No. 4; | ||
(b) | has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule, and there shall be evidence of that kiln-drying 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; or | ||
(c) | originates in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone for the tree pest mentioned in paragraph (a)”; |
(b)after item 7, insert—
“7A. | Trees of Castanea Mill., intended for planting | Without prejudice to the requirements in item 7B, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that they: | |
(a) | have been grown throughout their life in a place of production in a country where Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr is known not to occur; | ||
(b) | have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or | ||
(c) | originate in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone in relation to the tree pest mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) | ||
7B. | Trees of Castanea Mill., other than trees in tissue culture, fruit or seeds | Without prejudice to the requirements in item 7A, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that they: | |
(a) | have been grown throughout their life in a place of production in a country where Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu is known not to occur; | ||
(b) | have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, established by the national plant protection organisation in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or | ||
(c) | originate in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone in relation to the tree pest mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) | ||
7C. | Trees, other than seeds, of Platanus L. intended for planting, originating in the European Union or in Armenia, Switzerland or the USA | The trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that they: | |
(a) | have been grown throughout their life in an area free from Ceratocystis platani (J.M. Walter) Engelbr. & T.C. Harr., established in accordance with ISPM No. 4; or | ||
(b) | originate in a protected zone which is recognised as a protected zone in relation to the tree pest mentioned in paragraph (a)”. |
Item 8 was amended by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(5)(a). Item 10a was inserted by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(5)(b). Item 12 was amended by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(1)(a). Item 14 was amended by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(1)(b). Item 14a was inserted by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(5)(c). Item 16a was inserted by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(5)(d). Item 17 was amended by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(5)(e). Item 19a was inserted by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(5)(f) and amended by S.I. 2012/2707, article 2(10)(a). Item 19b was inserted by S.I. 2012/2707, article 2(10)(b). Item 22 was amended by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(1)(c). Item 23 was amended by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(1)(d). Item 24 was amended by S.I. 2006/2696, article 2(7)(a) and replaced with items 24 and 24A by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(1)(e). Item 25 was amended by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(1)(g). There are other amendments to Part A of Schedule 4, but none is relevant.
Item 5 was amended by S.I. 2006/2696, article 2(8)(a) and S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(2)(a). Item 5C was originally inserted as item 5b by S.I. 2008/644, article 2(5)(b), amended by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(6)(a) and re-numbered by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(2)(b). Item 5D was originally inserted as item 5c by S.I. 2009/594, article 2(6)(b) and re-numbered by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(2)(b). Item 6 was amended by S.I. 2013/2691, article 8(2)(c). There are other amendments to Part B of Schedule 4, but none is relevant.